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A thyristor (/θaɪˈrɪstər/) is a solid-state semiconductor device which can be thought of as being a highly robust and switchable diode, allowing the passage...27 KB (3,353 words) - 13:39, 16 August 2024
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...8 KB (1,069 words) - 04:18, 12 May 2024
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...39 KB (4,403 words) - 12:06, 15 September 2024
An MOS-controlled thyristor (MCT) is a voltage-controlled fully controllable thyristor, controlled by MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors)...2 KB (242 words) - 01:12, 19 June 2024
The integrated gate-commutated thyristor (IGCT) is a power semiconductor electronic device, used for switching electric current in industrial equipment...6 KB (727 words) - 18:36, 10 September 2023
Valve hall (redirect from Thyristor tower)inverters of a high-voltage direct current plant. The valves consist of thyristors, or at older plants, mercury arc rectifiers. Mercury arc rectifiers are...3 KB (365 words) - 02:20, 3 May 2024
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,...13 KB (1,598 words) - 13:52, 30 July 2024- 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...10 KB (1,480 words) - 16:23, 26 March 2023
DIAC (redirect from Silicon thyristor for alternating current)another member of the thyristor family. Also referred to as a SYDAC (silicon thyristor for alternating current), bi-directional thyristor breakover diode,...6 KB (764 words) - 19:20, 2 September 2024- transmission system, a thyristor-controlled reactor (TCR) is a reactance connected in series with a bidirectional thyristor valve. The thyristor valve is phase-controlled...5 KB (816 words) - 12:59, 20 August 2024
- Thyristor power controllers (SCR power controllers) control power or voltage supplied to a load. Typical applications are generally found where power...4 KB (513 words) - 23:53, 13 March 2023
High-voltage direct current (section Thyristor valves)semiconductor devices including thyristors, integrated gate-commutated thyristors (IGCTs), MOS-controlled thyristors (MCTs) and insulated-gate bipolar...78 KB (9,926 words) - 00:23, 16 September 2024- The Emitter Turn Off Thyristor (ETO) is a type of thyristor that uses a MOSFET to turn on and turn off. It combines the advantages of both the GTO and...3 KB (379 words) - 00:19, 7 January 2024
- HVDC converter (section Thyristor valves)Because thyristors have breakdown voltages of only a few kilovolts each, HVDC thyristor valves are built using large numbers of thyristors connected...45 KB (5,854 words) - 02:42, 20 June 2024
- The static induction thyristor (SIT, SITh) is a thyristor with a buried gate structure in which the gate electrodes are placed in n-base region. Since...4 KB (445 words) - 23:47, 6 April 2024
Cahora Bassa (HVDC) (section Thyristor valves)1920 megawatts at a voltage level of 533 kilovolts DC and 1800 Amperes. Thyristor valves are used, which unlike most other HVDC schemes are mounted outdoors...16 KB (1,568 words) - 12:45, 2 April 2024- power system's reactive load is capacitive (leading), the SVC will use thyristor controlled reactors to consume VARs from the system, lowering the system...8 KB (920 words) - 18:21, 30 July 2024
- the power supply. Crowbar circuits are frequently implemented using a thyristor, TRIAC, trisil or thyratron as the shorting device. Once triggered, they...6 KB (774 words) - 18:16, 6 August 2024
Rectifier (section High power: thyristors (SCRs) and newer silicon-based voltage sourced converters)transmission, employ silicon semiconductor devices of various types. These are thyristors or other controlled switching solid-state switches, which effectively...65 KB (8,971 words) - 16:01, 9 September 2024- T-RAM (redirect from Thyristor RAM)Thyristor RAM (T-RAM) is a type of random-access memory dating from 2009 invented and developed by T-RAM Semiconductor, which departs from the usual designs...3 KB (375 words) - 17:13, 20 August 2022
- Borrowed from English thyristor. tiristor n (plural tiristoare) (electronics) thyristor Declension of tiristor tiristor m (plural tiristores) thyristor