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  2. Thyristor - Wikipedia

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    A thyristor (/ θ aɪ ˈ r ɪ s t ər /, from a combination of Greek language θύρα, meaning "door" or "valve", and transistor [1]) 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 high power applications ...

  3. Voltage controller - Wikipedia

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    A Voltage controller thyristor based dimmer rack An electrical schematic for a typical SCR-based light dimmer. A voltage controller, also called an AC voltage controller or AC regulator is an electronic module based on either thyristors, triodes for alternating current, silicon-controlled rectifiers or insulated-gate bipolar transistors, which converts a fixed voltage, fixed frequency ...

  4. Gate turn-off thyristor - Wikipedia

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    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 Electric . [ 1 ] GTOs, as opposed to normal thyristors, are fully controllable switches which can be turned on and off by their gate lead.

  5. File:Thyristor I-V diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on az.wikipedia.org Tiristor; Usage on be.wikipedia.org Тырыстар; Usage on bn.wikipedia.org

  6. Triggering device - Wikipedia

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    All thyristors are regenerative switching devices, and they cannot operate in linear manner. Thus, a transistor is not a thyristor even though it can operate like a switch (ON-OFF). The transistor is not inherently an ON-OFF device, and it is possible for a transistor to operate linearly. [1] Some thyristors can be gated into the ON state ...

  7. Capacitor discharge ignition - Wikipedia

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    Capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) or thyristor ignition is a type of automotive electronic ignition system which is widely used in outboard motors, motorcycles, lawn mowers, chainsaws, small engines, gas turbine-powered aircraft, and some cars.

  8. Thyristor-controlled reactor - Wikipedia

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    The current in the TCR is varied from maximum (determined by the connection voltage and the inductance of the reactor) to almost zero by varying the "Firing Delay Angle", α. α is defined as the delay angle from the point at which the voltage becomes positive to the point at which the thyristor valve is turned on and current starts to flow.

  9. Thyristor power controller - Wikipedia

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    The thyristor power controller switches 60% of the solid waves to the load while blocking 40%. The operating mode is to be regarded as unproblematic. Only in the case of a too weakly designed network, it is possible for illuminating installations which are connected to the same network to have undesired luminance fluctuations (flicker effect).