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| Title: | A study of the turn-on mechanisms in thyristors |
| Authors: | Yan, William Fong |
| Advisors: | Hogarth, CA
Fulop, W |
| Keywords: | Plasma spreading velocity
Signal current
Gain value
n-p-n transistor
Turning-on area |
| Publication Date: | 1975 |
| Abstract: | Mechanisms of thyristor turn-on wore studied. An attempt was made to relate the ‘on’ plasma spreading velocity to the small signal current gain value of the n-p-n transistor section of the thyristor.
The extent to which the thyristor turns on initially largely affects the speed of turning-on the device. A model is proposed to calculate the initial turned-on area of thyristors. |
| Description: | This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University. |
| Sponsorship: | Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd. |
| URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5347 |
| Appears in Collections: | Brunel University Theses
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