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    Sagar Institute of Science and Technology Bhopal, M.P: 8051 Based Thyristor Firing Circuit

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    This document describes a thyristor firing circuit using an 8051 microcontroller. It contains details about how a thyristor works as a switch that can be turned on and off by briefly connecting its gate terminal to the power supply using a push button. Once triggered on, the thyristor will stay on latched even after the button is released as long as the load current remains above the minimum holding current. The circuit uses two push buttons - one to turn the thyristor on connecting its gate, and another to turn it off by interrupting the power supply.

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    This document describes a thyristor firing circuit using an 8051 microcontroller. It contains details about how a thyristor works as a switch that can be turned on and off by briefly connecting its gate terminal to the power supply using a push button. Once triggered on, the thyristor will stay on latched even after the button is released as long as the load current remains above the minimum holding current. The circuit uses two push buttons - one to turn the thyristor on connecting its gate, and another to turn it off by interrupting the power supply.

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    This document describes a thyristor firing circuit using an 8051 microcontroller. It contains details about how a thyristor works as a switch that can be turned on and off by briefly connecting its gate terminal to the power supply using a push button. Once triggered on, the thyristor will stay on latched even after the button is released as long as the load current remains above the minimum holding current. The circuit uses two push buttons - one to turn the thyristor on connecting its gate, and another to turn it off by interrupting the power supply.

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    Sagar Institute of Science and Technology Bhopal, M.P: 8051 Based Thyristor Firing Circuit

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    SAGAR INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    BHOPAL , M.P

    FACULTY- Prof. SIDDHARTH SINGH PARIHAR

    DEPARTMENT- ECE

    8051 BASED THYRISTOR FIRING CIRCUIT


    THYRISTOR:
    Thyristor is a four layer ( P-N-P-N ) semiconductor device that contains three PN junctions in series, and is
    represented by the symbol as shown.

     Thyristor is a unidirectional device, that is it will only conduct current in one direction only, but unlike a diode,
    the thyristor can be made to operate as either an open-circuit switch or as a rectifying diode depending upon
    how the thyristors gate is triggered. In other words, thyristors can operate only in the switching mode and
    cannot be used for amplification.

    The thyristor is a three-terminal device labelled: “Anode”, “Cathode” and “Gate” and consisting of three PN
    junctions which can be switched “ON” and “OFF” at an extremely fast rate, or it can be switched “ON” for
    variable lengths of time during half cycles to deliver a selected amount of power to a load.
    THYRISTOR PHASE CONTROL
    THYRISTOR SWITCHING CIRCUIT:

     
    This simple “on-off” thyristor firing circuit uses the thyristor as a switch to control a lamp, but it could also be
    used as an on-off control circuit for a motor, heater or some other such DC load. The thyristor is forward biased
    and is triggered into conduction by briefly closing the normally-open “ON” push button, S1 which connects the
    Gate terminal to the DC supply via the Gate resistor, RG thus allowing current to flow into the Gate. If the value
    of RG is set too high with respect to the supply voltage, the thyristor may not trigger.

    Once the circuit has been turned-“ON”, itself latches and stays “ON” even when the push button is released
    providing the load current is more than the thyristors latching current. Additional operations of push
    button, S1 will have no effect on the circuits state as once “latched” the Gate looses all control. The thyristor is
    now turned fully “ON” (conducting) allowing full load circuit current to flow through the device in the forward
    direction and back to the battery supply.

    One of the main advantages of using a thyristor as a switch in a DC circuit is that it has a very high current gain.
    The thyristor is a current operated device because a small Gate current can control a much larger Anode current.

    The Gate-cathode resistor RGK is generally included to reduce the Gate’s sensitivity and increase its dv/dt
    capability thus preventing false triggering of the device.

    As the thyristor has self latched into the “ON” state, the circuit can only be reset by interrupting the power
    supply and reducing the Anode current to below the thyristors minimum holding current (IH) value.

    Opening the normally-closed “OFF” push button, S2 breaks the circuit, reducing the circuit current flowing
    through the Thyristor to zero, thus forcing it to turn “OFF” until the application again of another Gate signal.

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