Firing Circuits: Gate triggering is the most commonly used turn-on method employed to switch on the thyristors. Triggering circuits is…
This post will discuss about testing SCR - Silicon Controlled Rectifier with thte help of Ohmmeter. The thyristor pin assignment diagram…
The Snubber circuit is one type of dv/dt protection circuit of the thyristor. With the help of snubber circuit, the…
How to test TRIAC with Digital Multimeter OR using Ohmmeter? In this short post we will discuss about how to test…
Insulated Gate Bipolar Junction Transistor (IGBTs) are normally classified into two types. They are namely (i) Non Punch Through IGBT…
Thyristor is a three terminal device with four layers of alternating P and N type material (three P-N junctions). The…
SCR Switching Characteristics or Dynamic Characteristics: The switching characteristics are important particularly at high-frequency, to define the device velocity in…
Triggering (Turn on) Methods of Thyristor: Triggering:- The turning on Process of the SCR is known as Triggering. In other…
To tum on a thyristor, a low voltage, short duration pulse is applied to the gate (typically 4V, 100µs). Once the…
What are the different types of Thyristor Protection? For reliable operation of SCR, it should be operated within the specific…
