Acronym · Power & Discretes
SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier)
The unidirectional thyristor: a gated device that blocks in both directions until a gate pulse latches it into forward conduction, after which it conducts like a diode until current reaches zero.
Commutation is normally handled by the AC line.
- Also known as
- Thyristor
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- Power & Discretes, Power devices
Notes
Invented at General Electric in 1957 and the term that launched the modern power semiconductor industry.
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