• DocumentCode
    892046
  • Title

    Firing sensitivity of thyristors—Response time

  • Author

    Rocher, E.Y. ; Reynier, R.E.

  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    1520
  • Lastpage
    1521
  • Abstract
    The firing sensitivity of a thyristor depends on two parameters: 1) the response time τ of the thyristor, 2) the gate-to-cathode resistance. Using this new notion of response time, the "rate effect" capability is evaluated.
  • Keywords
    Coaxial components; Delay; Diodes; Equations; Frequency; Noise level; Physics; Power generation; Probability; Thyristors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1967.5884
  • Filename
    1447814