... at 23:45 from IEEE Xplore. Restrictions apply. A New AC Current Switch Called MERS with Low On- State Voltage IGBTs (1.54 V) for Renewable Energy and Power Saving Applications Ryuichi Shimada∗, ... intensity control of discharge lamps suchas fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps [6]. With a high efficient configuration, energy savings can be achieved with low cost. Voltage and power factor ... Iwamuro, Y. Uchida, and R. Shimada, “Experimentaldemonstration of 1200V IGBT for a magnetic energy recovery switch application,” IEEJ Transaction on Electronics, Information and Systems,vol....