Deepakkumar Yadav
Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) SCR is one of the oldest types of solid state power device. It was invented in 1957 by the General Electric Research Laboratories. SCRs have the highest power handling capacity of all the power semiconductor devices. They have a four layer construction with three user accessible terminals namely anode, cathode and … Read more
Applications of Thyristors Q. List different applications of thyristor in power electronics. Q. List eight applications of thyristor in power electronics. Some of the typical applications of thyristors are as follows : Temperature controllers. Level controllers. Intensity controllers. Speed control of AC and DC motors. Fan regulator. Battery charger. Power inverters. DC to DC choppers. … Read more
Introduction to Thyristors Family Devices Q. What Is triggering ? With neat circuit, explain UJT SCR triggering method. Thyristors is a general term which includes devices such as SCR, Triac, GTO, LASCR, RCT, SCS, .. and many more. Thus thyristors is a family of devices. SCR i.e. silicon controlled rectifier is the most popular device … Read more
General Requirements of Power Devices The general requirements of all power semiconductor devices are as follows : They should be capable of handling large current and power. In the off state they should be able to withstand very high voltage. The on state voltage drop across them should be small. The on state resistance should … Read more
Power Semiconductor Devices The power semiconductor devices can be divided broadly into five different types as shown in chart. Out of these devices the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) was the first device to be developed in 1957. The other semiconductor devices became available after 1970. 1. Power semiconductor (a) Power diodes (b) Thyristors (i) SCR (ii) GTO (iii) RCT … Read more
Application Areas of Power Electronics Q. What the various power electronic are applications? Explain in brief any two of them. Some of the important applications of power electronics are : Heat control (induction heating). Power supplies (for aircrafts), battery chargers. Vehicle propulsion systems. Conveyors, cranes and hoist control. Electric vehicles. Locomotives, mass transit. Air conditioning, … Read more
Induction Voltmeter Its construction is similar to that of an induction ammeter except for the difference that its winding is wound with a large number of turns of fine wire. Since it is connected across the lines and carries very small current (5-10mA), the number of turns of its wire has to be large in … Read more
Properties and Applications of Ferromagnetic Materials Ferromagnetic materials having low retentivities are widely used in power and communication apparatus. Since silicon iron has high permeability and saturation flux density, It is extensively used in the magnetic circuits of electrical machines and heavy current apparatus where a high flux density is desirable in order to limit … Read more
Introduction to Power Electronics In the recent past, the power electronics has radically modernized the concept of power conversion and the control of electric motor drives. The word Power Electronics is a combination of three terms namely power, electronics and control. Power : Power is the term related with the generation, transmission and distribution of … Read more
Voltage or Potential Transformer Q. State the specifications of PT as a protective transformer. Voltage transformers (potential transformers) are used for measurement and protection. They may be either single phase or three phase units. Voltage transformers are necessary for voltage, directional, distance protection. Primary of voltage transformer is connected to power circuit between phase and … Read more