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SUBTOPIC 2 - Power Control Devices

This document discusses power control devices used in power electronics, including thyristors like silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs), triacs, and diacs. It describes the functioning of SCRs, noting that they can switch high currents and turn on when the anode is positive with respect to the cathode if a positive gate signal is applied. SCRs can only turn off if the anode current drops below a holding value when the gate is open. The document also discusses using SCRs for phase control applications to control the voltage applied to motors.

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SUBTOPIC 2 - Power Control Devices

This document discusses power control devices used in power electronics, including thyristors like silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs), triacs, and diacs. It describes the functioning of SCRs, noting that they can switch high currents and turn on when the anode is positive with respect to the cathode if a positive gate signal is applied. SCRs can only turn off if the anode current drops below a holding value when the gate is open. The document also discusses using SCRs for phase control applications to control the voltage applied to motors.

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POWER CONTROL DEVICES AND

POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES


Subtopic 2
Power Control Devices
INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES
At the end of this discussion the students will be able to:
➢ Recognized the power control devices used in motors
➢ Determine the purpose of various power control devices
Power control devices

Thyristors • Silicon Controlled Rectifier Once they are triggered


into conduction, they
Thyristors
• Triac can only be stopped by
turning off current
Thyristors
• Diac external to the device.

• GTO
• BJT Can be turned off while anode current is still flowing

• MOSFET
Power devices - SCRs
• SCRs can switch high currents from about 1A –
2000A

• SCRs turn ON when the +ve potential is applied to


the gate terminal provided the anode is +ve with
respect to the cathode.

• An SCR can only turn off if the anode current is


reduced below its holding value with the gate open.

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Silicon controlled rectifier (thyristor)

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Silicon controlled rectifier (thyristor)
Silicon controlled rectifier (thyristor)

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Silicon controlled rectifiers

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7
Silicon controlled rectifier
Silicon controlled rectifier
Silicon controlled rectifier
Silicon controlled rectifier
SCR control: phase control
SCR control: phase control

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SCR control: phase control

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