Thyristors Questions and Answers – Part 3

For effective turning off of the SCR after the anode current has reached zero value, _________

To avoid commutation failure

For an SCR the total turn-on time consists of
i) Delay time
ii) Rise time and
iii) Spread time
During the delay time the

The gate characteristics of thyristor is a plot of

The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the device is called as the

During the transition time or turn-on time

The area under the curve of the gate characteristics of thyristor gives the

For an SCR the total turn-on time consists of
i) Delay time
ii) Rise time and
iii) Spread time
During the rise time the

For an SCR the total turn-on time consists of
i) Delay time
ii) Rise time and the
iii) Spread time
The spread time interval depends upon

The latching current is _________ than the holding current