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Power Semiconductor Devices

SCR Turn ON Methods or SCR Triggering Methods

September 15, 2022August 8, 2022
Turn ON Methods of Thyristor

An SCR or thyristor can be turned ON by switching it from the forward blocking mode to forward conduction mode with the following methods

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Comparison Between SCR, BJT, MOSFET & IGBT

October 4, 2022August 4, 2022
Comparison Between SCR, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT

An SCR is a controlled rectifier made up of p-type and n-type semiconductor material belonging to the thyristor family. It consists of three terminals anode, cathode, and gate, and works similar to a diode when a pulse is applied to the gate terminal.

Categories Comparisons, Power Semiconductor Devices

Characteristics of IGBT – V-I & Switching Characteristics

September 15, 2022July 27, 2022
Characteristics of IGBT

The insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a semiconductor device developed with combined characteristics of MOSFET and BJT. It has emitter-collector characteristics as BJT and control features of MOSFET.

Categories Power Semiconductor Devices, Power Electronics

Difference Between IGBT and MOSFET – IGBT vs MOSFET

October 4, 2022July 23, 2022
Difference Between IGBT and MOSFET

An IGBT is a new development in power semiconductor devices that possess the advantages of both MOSFET and BJT. A MOSFET is a unipolar three/four-terminal voltage-controlled device.

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Types of IGBT – Punch Through & Non-Punch Through IGBTs

September 15, 2022July 16, 2022
Types of IGBT

An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a semiconductor structure of alternate layers of p-type and n-type doping. With the combination of an easily driven MOS gate and low conduction loss,

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IGBT – Construction, Working, Advantages & Applications

September 15, 2022July 12, 2022
Construction and Working Of IGBT

IGBT standards for Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor. It is another development in the power electronics field also called COMFET (conductivity modulated field-effect transistor), IGT (insulated gate transistor), GEMFET, or bipolar MOSFET. IGBT combines the properties of BJT (bipolar junction transistor)

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Difference Between GTO and SCR

October 4, 2022July 9, 2022
Difference between GTO and SCR

GTO is another type of thyristor similar to SCR for which the gate has full control (both turning OFF and turning ON) over the operation of GTO.

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