Electronic Devices - Thyristors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Thyristors - General Questions (Q.No. 20)
20.
Your boss has asked you to recommend a thyristor that will enable you to turn it on with a pulse and also turn it off with a pulse. Which of the following should you recommend?
an SCR
an SCS
a PUT
a triac
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Lea said:   6 years ago
SCS is composed of two transistors using pnp and npn. It has two gates connected on the bases of the Q1 and Q2 so by just applying forward and reverse biased to these bases you can turn it on and off.

Acm said:   1 decade ago
A negative gate current at the anode turnsON scs and positive gate pulse turns OFF.

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