7 Segment Display using Gaseous Discharge: Segmented gas discharge display work on the principle of gas discharge glow, similar to the case of Nixie tubes. They are mostly available in…
Thyristor Control of Motors: Thyristor Control of Motors - A variety of thyristor control circuitry has been devised for use in motor control depending upon the type of supply (ac/dc)…
What is Power Electronic Converter?: What is Power Electronic Converter? - Since the introduction of the thyristor, the Power Electronic Converter technology has progressed through intense technological evolution for the…
What is Power MOSFET?: What is Power MOSFET? - The power metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is a device derived from the field effect transistor (FET) for use as…
Gate Turn Off Thyristor (GTO) - Symbol, Operations and Applications: Conventional thyristors are used as ideal switches in power electronic applications. They have the capability of blocking several thousand volts…
Motor Control by Static Power Converters: Motor Control by Static Power Converters - Power electronics is a multidisciplinary technology that encompasses power semiconductor devices, converter circuits, electric machines, signal electronics,…
What is RAM?: What is RAM? -Unlike ROM, we can read from or write into the RAM, so it is often called read/write memory. The numerical and character data that…
Foldback Current Limiting Circuit: The disadvantage of constant current limit is relatively large power dissipation in the series pass transistor when the load terminals are shorted. Thus a large power…