POWER ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK, 3rd Edition

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Thyristors

Angus Bryant, Ph.D.

Department of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

Enrico Santi, Ph.D.

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Jerry Hudgins, Ph.D.

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Patrick Palmer, Ph.D.

Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Basic Structure and Operation

6.3 Static Characteristics

6.3.1 Current–Voltage Curves for Thyristors

6.3.2 Edge and Surface Terminations

6.3.3 Packaging

6.4 Dynamic Switching Characteristics

6.4.1 Cathode Shorts

6.4.2 Anode Shorts

6.4.3 Amplifying Gate

6.4.4 Temperature Dependencies ...