Description

The Thyristors and Power Control Circuits module enables students to perform practical exercises that demonstrate thyristor and power control circuit fundamentals.

The system contains the following circuit blocks:

• Driver

• Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

• Triac AC Power Control

• SCR DC Gate Half-wave and Full-wave

• SCR AC Gate and UJT Half-wave and Full-wave/Motor

Topic Coverage

• Thyristor: Component Familiarization, Circuit Fundamentals

• Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR): Testing, DC Operation, Gate Trigger Voltage and Holding Current

• Rectifiers: Half-Wave Rectifier, SCR Controlled Half-Wave Rectifier, Full-Wave Rectifier, Phase Control

• UJT: Characteristics, Half and Full-Wave Phase Control

• Bidirectional Conduction, Triggering Modes (4)

• Troubleshooting Basics and Troubleshooting Thyristor Circuits