[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: SISG
Original poster: "Andrew Bonnell" <andrewbonnell@xxxxxxxxx>
I probably should have clarified a bit. Why is a SIDAC/IGBT setup
used as opposed to a zener diode/SCR setup used? (trigger/power
switch). Wouldn't the SCR automatically turn off when the current
dropped below a certain level, sort of like a spark gap?
Andrew
On 5/27/06, Andrew Bonnell
<<mailto:andrewbonnell@xxxxxxxxx>andrewbonnell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why does the SISG use SIDACS to trigger an IGBT, rather than a triac,
or back to back SCRs with a zener diode on the gate(s)?
Andrew