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Thyristors
CharacteristicsHysteresis character
◦It latches to its last position, on or off◦Example, physical s/w – you s/w it
on, it remains on.May be viewed as 2 transistors
working in pair.Constructed from bipolar junction
technology.
Examples of ThyristorsShockley diodeDIACSCR (silicon controlled rectifier)TRIACOpto thyristors
Shockley DiodeNot to be confused with schottky
diodeIt is a four layer device
Also known as PNPN diode.
The Working of the Shockley DiodeThe four PNPN can be simplified
to two set of separate transistors, PNP and NPN.
P P
N
N
NP
With high voltage, one of the transistor will be turned on causing the other to be on. Once on, the transistors latched. To turn off, the voltage must be reduced to cause the current to drop below minimum
DIACShockley diode works with DC.For AC, 2 shockleys are joint.The result is shown in the lower
image
SCRSilicon Controlled Rectifiers or
thyristors.Used to rectify AC and control the
power output.
TRIAC Dimmer
TRIAC FOR AC
Opto- tyristors
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