Semiconductor diodes suffer from non-idealities in performance, particularly non-zero forward voltage and reverse leakage current, which limit the energy efficiency of power conversion circuits. In this work, a micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) relay configured as a diode is investigated for power conversion application. Specifically, the utility of a MEM diode is demonstrated in a half-wave rectifier circuit. Due to high native pull-in voltage and high ON-state resistance, MEM relay technology requires further refinement to be promising for low-loss power conversion application.
Title
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Diode for Tunable Power Conversion
Published
2016-10-05
Full Collection Name
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Technical Reports
Other Identifiers
EECS-2016-157
Type
Text
Extent
16 p
Archive
The Engineering Library
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