The GTO can be turned off

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• The GTO (gate turn-off thyristor) is a
• The turn-off gain βoff of the GTO is given by
• A GTO can be represented by two transistors T1 & T2. The current gain of both transistors are α1 and α2 respectively. A low value of gate current requires
• In GTO The anode current is ideally limited by the
• In a GTO the n+ layer forms the
• In case of the two-transistor model (T1 & T2) of GTO with anode-short, the anode-short is placed between the
• With gate open, the maximum anode current at which SCR is turned off from ON condition is called
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• A single phase voltage controller has input of 230 V and a load of 15 Ω resistive. For 6 cycles on and 4 cycles off, determine the average value of SCR current.
• Turn-off time of an SCR is measured from the instant: