Modern power control systems utilize electronic devices like Thyristors for power switching, phase control, chopper etc. These devices also find applications in inverter design, brilliance control in ...

This SCR phase control works much like the common TRIAC dimmer, but has numerous advantages including increased current capability, robustness and absence of minimum voltage “snap-on.” A complementary ...

Diacs and triacs are often used for control of ac lines and are seeing increasing use in Internet-enabled line switches. However, the traditional approach of modeling them using bipolar transistors ...