- A
thyristor (/θaɪˈrɪstər/, from a
combination of Gr****
language θύρα,
meaning "door" or "valve", and
transistor ) is a solid-state
semiconductor device...
- A gate turn-off
thyristor (GTO) is a
special type of
thyristor,
which is a high-power (e.g. 1200 V AC)
semiconductor device. It was
invented by General...
- of the IGBT is
topologically similar to a
thyristor with a "MOS" gate (MOS-gate
thyristor), the
thyristor action is
completely suppressed, and only the...
- The
integrated gate-commutated
thyristor (IGCT) is a
power semiconductor electronic device, used for
switching electric current in
industrial equipment...
-
controlled rectifier" is
General Electric's
trade name for a type of
thyristor. The
principle of four-layer p–n–p–n
switching was
developed by Moll,...
- A
thyristor-switched
capacitor (TSC) is a type of
equipment used for
compensating reactive power in
electrical power systems. It
consists of a
power capacitor...
- An MOS-controlled
thyristor (MCT) is a voltage-controlled
fully controllable thyristor,
controlled by
MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors)...
-
another member of the
thyristor family. Also
referred to as a
SYDAC (silicon
thyristor for
alternating current), bi-directional
thyristor breakover diode,...
-
transmission system, a
thyristor-controlled
reactor (TCR) is a
reactance connected in
series with a
bidirectional thyristor valve. The
thyristor valve is phase-controlled...
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Thyristor power controllers (SCR
power controllers)
control power or
voltage supplied to a load.
Typical applications are
generally found where power...
