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    FET can be used as a switch by controlling the width of the conducting channel between the source and drain using the gate voltage. When gate voltage is zero, a wide channel allows current to flow, acting like a closed switch. When a reverse gate voltage is applied, it increases the depletion width and reduces the conducting channel width, cutting off current flow and acting like an open switch. An SCR consists of three pn junctions (J1, J2, J3) like a diode and transistor combined. It has anode, cathode and gate terminals. In the off state with zero gate voltage, J1 and J3 are forward biased but J2 blocks current. Beyond a threshold anode voltage, J

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    FET can be used as a switch by controlling the width of the conducting channel between the source and drain using the gate voltage. When gate voltage is zero, a wide channel allows current to flow, acting like a closed switch. When a reverse gate voltage is applied, it increases the depletion width and reduces the conducting channel width, cutting off current flow and acting like an open switch. An SCR consists of three pn junctions (J1, J2, J3) like a diode and transistor combined. It has anode, cathode and gate terminals. In the off state with zero gate voltage, J1 and J3 are forward biased but J2 blocks current. Beyond a threshold anode voltage, J

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    Code: DE06 Subject: Basic Electronics: Gate (G) (G)

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    FET can be used as a switch by controlling the width of the conducting channel between the source and drain using the gate voltage. When gate voltage is zero, a wide channel allows current to flow, acting like a closed switch. When a reverse gate voltage is applied, it increases the depletion width and reduces the conducting channel width, cutting off current flow and acting like an open switch. An SCR consists of three pn junctions (J1, J2, J3) like a diode and transistor combined. It has anode, cathode and gate terminals. In the off state with zero gate voltage, J1 and J3 are forward biased but J2 blocks current. Beyond a threshold anode voltage, J

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    Code: DE06

    Subject: BASIC ELECTRONICS

    Q.63 Explain how FET can be used as a switch. Ans:

    Marks (2)

    FET as a Switch: When a voltage VDS is applied across the drain and source terminals and voltage applied across the gate and source voltage VGS is zero (i.e., gate circuit is open), the two pn junctions establish a very thin depletion layer. Thus a large amount of electrons will flow from source to drain through a wide channel between the two depletion layers. In this condition FET acts like a closed switch. When a reverse voltage VGS is applied across the gate and source, the width of the depletion layer is increased. This reduces the width of the conducting channel thereby decreasing the conduction through it. At a sufficiently large reverse voltage, depletion width increases enough to cutoff two ends of the channel. In this condition, the FET acts like an open switch. Give the basic structure and working of an SCR. Marks (6)

    Q.64

    Ans: Constructional Features of Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR): An SCR is a pnpn semiconductor device consisting of three pn junctions J,J2,J3 as shown in fig.64.1 is as if an ordinary diode (PN) and a transistor (NPN) are combined in one unit. Three terminals are taken; one from the outer P-type material called Anode (A), second from the outer Ntype material called Cathode (K) and the third from the other P-type material placed in between placed in between and called Gate (G).
    (G)
    GATE (G)

    ANODE

    J1 p n

    J2 p

    J3 n

    CATHODE (K)
    Fig. 64.1

    (A)

    (K)

    (A)

    Working of an SCR: Action of Anode voltage: An SCR circuit shown in fig. 64.2 where anode is made positive w.r.t. cathode and the gate voltage is kept at zero. With the application of this voltage, the junctions J1 and J3 are forward biased, whereas junction J2 is reverse biased. Hence, the flow of current in the circuit is blocked i.e. SCR is cut off. However, if anode to cathode voltage V is increased, a stage is reached when breakdown of junction J2 occurs and the SCR suddenly switches to highly conducting state. In this state, the load current is only limited by supply voltage V and load RL.

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