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Thyristor

A thyristor (/θaɪˈrɪstər/, from a combination of Greek language θύρα, meaning "door" or "valve", and transistor) is a solid-state semiconductor device which can be thought of as being a highly robust and switchable diode, allowing the passage of current in one direction but not the other, often under control of a gate electrode, that is used in…

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Component type
Active
First produced
1956
Invention year
1956
Pin names
anode, gate and cathode

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Triples178
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Sources · 31
Thyristor → Application Manual IGBT, Application Manual Power Semiconductors, Archived, Arendt, Design Considerations, General Electric Corporation, Germany, HBD855/D Rev, ISBN, ISLE Verlag, Josef, June, Jürgen, Lutz, MOSFET Power Modules, Nicolai, Nuremberg, ON Semiconductor, PDF, Petzoldt
related to history · 23
Thyristor → Bell Labs, Bill, Binistor, Clyde, Electrical, Electronics Engineers, GE, GE's Frank, General Electric, Gordon Hall, Gutzwiller, IEEE Historic Milestone, In, Moll, New York, One, PNPN, SCR, The, The Institute
related to Types · 18
Thyristor → AC, ACS, DIAC, FCTh, FET, GTO, It, LTT, MCS, MOS, MOSFET, PUJT, PUT, SCR, SCRBCT, SIDACtor, TRIAC, TRIACAGT
related to Comparisons to other devices · 17
Thyristor → AC, Although, Because, DC, IGBTs, IGCT, In, Inverse, MOSFETs, One, SCR, SCRs, The, The GTO, This, TRIAC, TRIACs
related to Photothyristors · 13
Thyristor → Despite, Following, HVDC, LASCR, Light-triggered, LTT, Photothyristors, SCR, Since, The, TRIAC, Two, VBO
related to Gate terminal · 11
Thyristor → As J2, J1, J2, J3, Now, Off, On, The, VAK, VBO, When
related to HVDC electricity transmission · 8
Thyristor → Each, ETT, HVDC, In, LTT, Since, Three, Thyristors
related to External links · 7
Thyristor → All About CircuitsUniversal, Frank William Gutzwiller, Resources, Silicon Controlled Rectifier, STMicroelectronicsThyristor, The Early History, THYRISTORS
related to Frequency · 7
Thyristor → AC, Frequencies, Hz, Irradiation, Such, Thyristors, Today
related to Snubber circuits · 7
Thyristor → RC, Snubbers, The, This, Thyristors, Upon, When

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thyristors voltage gate current anode used device cathode power switch diode switching applications scr circuit alternating transistor circuits devices triac

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ThyristorComponent typeActive1.00infobox
ThyristorFirst produced19561.00infobox
ThyristorInvention year19561.00infobox
ThyristorPin namesanode, gate and cathode1.00infobox
Thyristoris afour-layered0.90text
Thyristoris aimportant parameter0.90text
gold or platinuminstance ofSuch fast thyristors can be made by diffusing heavy metal ions0.80text
which act as charge combination centersinstance ofSuch fast thyristors can be made by diffusing heavy metal ions0.80text
into the siliconinstance ofSuch fast thyristors can be made by diffusing heavy metal ions0.80text
HVDCinstance oflight-triggered thyristors can be an advantage in high-voltage applications0.80text
autotransformersinstance ofwhere they replaced inferior technologies0.80text
rheostatsinstance ofwhere they replaced inferior technologies0.80text

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