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The document discusses different methods for turning on and off SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers). To turn off an SCR, its forward current must be reduced to zero and a reverse voltage must be applied to remove excess charge carriers. There are two main commutation methods - forced commutation, which uses an externally applied reverse voltage, and natural commutation, which relies on circuit operation. To turn on an SCR, its gate can be triggered using forward voltage, temperature changes, high dV/dt, light exposure, or direct gate current. The document appears to be an assignment submitted by three students for an Industrial Electronics course.

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Pamantasan NG Cabuyao: College of Engineering

The document discusses different methods for turning on and off SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers). To turn off an SCR, its forward current must be reduced to zero and a reverse voltage must be applied to remove excess charge carriers. There are two main commutation methods - forced commutation, which uses an externally applied reverse voltage, and natural commutation, which relies on circuit operation. To turn on an SCR, its gate can be triggered using forward voltage, temperature changes, high dV/dt, light exposure, or direct gate current. The document appears to be an assignment submitted by three students for an Industrial Electronics course.

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Pamantasan ng Cabuyao

Katapatan Subd., Brgy. Banay-banay, City of Cabuyao, Laguna 4025

College of Engineering

To turn OFF the conducting SCR the below conditions must be satisfied.

The anode or forward current of SCR must be reduced to zero or below the level of holding current and
then,

A sufficient reverse voltage must be applied across the SCR to regain its forward blocking state.

When the SCR is turned OFF by reducing forward current to zero. There exist excess charge carriers in
different layers. To regain the forward blocking state of an SCR, these excess carriers must be
recombined. Therefore, this recombination process is accelerated by applying a reverse voltage across
the SCR.

SCR Turn OFF Methods


The reverse voltage which causes to commutate the SCR is called commutation voltage. Depending on
the commutation voltage located, the commutation methods are classified into two major types.

Those are 1) Forced commutation and 2) Natural commutation. Let us discuss in brief about these
methods.

SCR Triggering or Turn ON Methods


With a voltage applied to the SCR, if the anode is made positive with respect to the cathode, the SCR
becomes forward biased. Thus, the SCR comes into the forward blocking state. The SCR can be made to
conduct or switching into conduction mode is performed by any one of the following methods.

Forward voltage triggering

Temperature triggering

dv/dt triggering

Light triggering

Gate triggering
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao

Katapatan Subd., Brgy. Banay-banay, City of Cabuyao, Laguna 4025

College of Engineering

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

ASSIGNMENT

Submitted By:

Apolo, Neil John D.

Casalme, Hazel Anne O.

Ramirez, Meghan Joy E.

Submitted to:

ENGR MANDAYO

February 1, 2019

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