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+ Line
Anode/Collector/
Drain 1
Gate 1

Bus-Clamp
Snubber Circuit

Power
Semiconductor
Switch 1 (IGBT,
IGCT, GTO,
ETO, etc.)

Antiparallel
Diode 1

Device Snubber
Circuit 1

Cathode/Emitter/
Source 1
Anode/Collector/
Drain 2

−Line

Local
Snubber Circuit

Gate 2

Power
Semiconductor
Switch 2 (IGBT,
IGCT, GTO,
ETO, etc.)

Antiparallel
Diode 2

Device Snubber
Circuit 2

Cathode/Emitter/
Source 2
−Load
Anode/Collector/
Drain N
FreeWheeling
Diode

Gate N

Power
Semiconductor
Switch N (IGBT,
IGCT, GTO,
ETO, etc.)

Antiparallel
Diode N

Device Snubber
Circuit N

Cathode/Emitter/
Source N
+Load

Control Circuit
Figure 12. The topology of one-pole MV dc SSPD.

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Biographies
Rich Schmerda (richardfschmerda@drs.com) is a senior electrical engineer at DRS-PCT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 32
years of experience developing power converters, motor
drives, circuit breakers, and semiconductor power modules.

Rob Cuzner (robcuzner@ieee.org) is a staff systems
engineer at DRS-PCT with 25 years of experience designing power conversion systems, VFDs systems, and their
controls.
Rodney Clark is a senior electrical engineer at DRS-PCT
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 15 years of experience
developing analog and digital circuit board assemblies
and engineered components for applications including
power conversion systems, VFDs, and solid-state circuit
breakers.
Dan Nowak is a senior electrical engineer at DRS-PCT
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 15 years of experience
designing power conversion systems, VFDs, and solidstate protective systems.
Steve Bunzel is an engineering manager at DRS-PCT
with 15 years of experience designing high-speed protective relaying systems as well as power distribution and
power conversion systems.

	

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