A study of the turn-on mechanisms in thyristors

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dc.contributor.advisor	Hogarth, CA	-
dc.contributor.advisor	Fulop, W	-
dc.contributor.author	Yan, William Fong	-
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-20T15:05:14Z	-
dc.date.available	2011-06-20T15:05:14Z	-
dc.date.issued	1975	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5347	-
dc.description	This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.	en_US
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.uri	http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/5347/1/FulltextThesis.pdf	-
dc.subject	Plasma spreading velocity	en_US
dc.subject	Signal current	en_US
dc.subject	Gain value	en_US
dc.subject	n-p-n transistor	en_US
dc.subject	Turning-on area	en_US
dc.title	A study of the turn-on mechanisms in thyristors	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
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