Section outline

  • Thyristors

    Objectives of this lecture:

    To learn about different types of thyristor

    To learn the limitation of thyristors as switch

    Lecture Outcomes: 

    At the end of the session students will be able to :

    To understand the gate characteristics and gate control requirements of different types of thyristors 

    Lecture Content:

    Introduction to Thyristors

    V-I characteristics of a Thyristor

    Thyristor turn on

    Thyristor turn off

    Thyristor Types