Title :
Quo vadis, thyristor?
Author :
Arsov, Goce L. ; Mircevski, Slobodan
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., SS Cyril & Methodius Univ., Skopje, Macedonia
Abstract :
The beginning of modern semiconductor power electronics is connected with invention of Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) in the 1957, wide known as thyristor. It was the base component for power electronics converters during 1960s and early 1970s. What is the situation today? Is thyristor still dominant power electronics component? Is the development of thyristor according to former expectations? The answers are given through dealing with evolution of thyristor, comparison between thyristors and transistors and application in power converters for different usage. This paper is dedicated to the 50-th anniversary of the thyristor.
Keywords :
power convertors; thyristors; power electronics converters; semiconductor power electronics; silicon controlled rectifier; thyristor; Converters; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Logic gates; Switches; Thyristors; Transistors; Thyristor; power converter; power electronics application; transistor;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (EPE/PEMC), 2010 14th International
Conference_Location :
Ohrid
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7856-9
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPEMC.2010.5606789
