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IntroductiontoSCRs& Triacs Introduction to SCRs & Triacs

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Overview Overview
NPN PNP equivalent NPN-PNP equivalent
Silicon Controlled Rectifier
symbol PSpice trigger requirements symbol PSpice trigger requirements
turning off specifications
T i Triacs
symbol PSpice operation
selection
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NPN PNP Equivalent NPN - PNP Equivalent
NormallyOff Normally Off
V
gate
=> 0.6V
=> I =>I => I
B Q2
=> I
C Q2
=> I
B Q1
=> I
C Q1
> I => I
B Q2
gate pulse off
h ld I
C Q1
holds Q2 on
I
C Q2
holds Q1 on
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NPN PNP Equivalent NPN - PNP Equivalent
OnceON it holdsitself on Once ON it holds itself on.
Current from A to K only
ifi rectifier
V
AK on
= 1.0V - 1.5V
To get OFF
lower I
load
=I
AK
<I
holding
lower I
load
I
AK
I
holding
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Overview Overview
NPN PNP equivalent NPN-PNP equivalent
Silicon Controlled Rectifier
symbol PSpice trigger requirements symbol PSpice trigger requirements
turning off specifications
T i Triacs
symbol PSpice operation
selection
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SCR SCR
Digi Key S4006L Digi-Key S4006L
Teccor
I
T RMS
V
DRM
I
GT
I
T RMS
V
DRM
I
GT
package pin out isolated ?
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SCR turnON SCR turn ON
V
ak
> +2V
rectifier
I one direction
d t f +h lf l conducts for + half cycle
V
gk
> 0.8 - 2V
onlyuntil well on
+
V
ak
only until well on
then may = 0V
i.e. apulse
ak
-
+
V
gk
i.e. a pulse
R
gate
P
gate
< P
gatemax
-
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gate gate max
V
gate
not burn out gate
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SCR turnON SCR turn ON
e 120V to2600V e
in
120V
RMS
to 2600V
RMS
I
load
up to 2000A
P 5MegW
+
V
ak
P
load
5MegW
P
scr
2kW
ak
-
+
V
gk
V
gate
1.8V I
gate
mA pulse
-
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SCR off SCR off
I <I How ? I
ak
< I
holding
How ?
e
in
goes negative
autocomutate
happens 60 times / sec
-
automatically
Youmust trigger it on
+
You must trigger it on
again (every cycle)
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Specifications Specifications
maximumforward blockingvoltage
V
DRM
maximum forward blocking voltage
V
ak
> V
DRM
=> SCR on without trigger
maximumreverse blockingvoltage
V
DRM
V
RRM
maximum reverse blocking voltage
PIV V
ka
> V
RRM
SCR on in reverse direction
maximumRMS current
V
RRM
I
T RMS
maximum RMS current
not 0.707 V
pk
not sine wave more later
V
ak on
~closed switch
T RMS
V
TM
ak on
required V
gk
to get SCR on pulse
max gate power avg(v
gk
* I
g
) use PSpice
V
GT
P
G
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g p g(
gk g
) p
G
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Overview Overview
NPN PNP equivalent NPN-PNP equivalent
Silicon Controlled Rectifier
symbol PSpice trigger requirements symbol PSpice trigger requirements
turning off specifications
T i Triacs
symbol PSpice operation
selection
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Triac Triac
bidirectional SCR bidirectional SCR
AC switch
current either direction
gating pulse either polarity
f l il On after pulse until I
MT
< I
H
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Triac
partskit
Triac
parts kit
Teccor Q4004L
I
T RMS
V
DRM
I
GT
I
T RMS
V
DRM
I
GT
package pin out isolated ?
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