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Power Sources and Supplies: World Class Designs
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Power Sources and Supplies: World Class Designs

by Marty Brown
April 2011
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
16h 50m
English
Newnes
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215Power Semiconductors
7.3 Gate Turn-Off Thyristors
A gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) is a thyristor-like latching device that can be turned off
by application of a negative pulse of current to its gate. This gate turn-off capability
is advantageous because it provides increased fl exibility in circuit application. It
now becomes possible to control power in DC circuits without the use of elaborate
commutation circuitry.
Prime design objectives for GTO devices are to achieve fast turn-off time and high
current turn-off capability and to enhance the safe operating area during turnoff.
Signifi cant progress has been made ...
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