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This document describes an experiment to test the characteristics and triggering modes of a TRIAC. The objectives are to define TRIAC electrical parameters, discuss its equivalent circuit and bias conditions, and demonstrate how it can conduct current in both directions depending on the applied voltage polarity and triggering. The experiment involves testing a TRIAC with an ohmmeter, constructing a circuit to explore the four triggering modes of a TRIAC under different polarity and gate voltage conditions, and recording the results in data tables. Key results are whether the TRIAC turns on or off under each test condition.

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E4TRIAC

This document describes an experiment to test the characteristics and triggering modes of a TRIAC. The objectives are to define TRIAC electrical parameters, discuss its equivalent circuit and bias conditions, and demonstrate how it can conduct current in both directions depending on the applied voltage polarity and triggering. The experiment involves testing a TRIAC with an ohmmeter, constructing a circuit to explore the four triggering modes of a TRIAC under different polarity and gate voltage conditions, and recording the results in data tables. Key results are whether the TRIAC turns on or off under each test condition.

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EXPERIMENT IV

TRIAC

I. OBJECTIVE :

After completing and performing the laboratory experiment, you will


able to:
• Define and discuss the important electrical parameters of triac.
• Discuss the equivalent circuit and bias conditions.
• Show how to test a TRIAC for conduction in both directions.
• Demonstrate how the TRIAC conducts in both directions, and how it
can be triggered with positive and negative.
• Explain the characteristic curve.

INTRODUCTION:

A TRIAC is like a diac with a gate terminal. It can conduct current in either
direction when it is triggered on, depending on the polarity of the voltage across
the triac. A triac can be tested with an ohmmeter similar to testing an SCR or PUT.
The positive lead of the ohmmeter is placed on T2 and the negative lead is placed
on T1. The meter should read infinite resistance. A clip lead is placed from the
positive lead to gate, which should trigger on the TRIAC. The meter should now
continue to indicate low resistance if the lower source is sufficient to produce the
required holding current. The meter leads are reversed on the main terminals of the
TRIAC and a clip lead is placed from the negative lead to the gate to test for
conduction in the reverse direction. This is a go/no go test.

There are four modes of triggering a TRIAC.

1. Positive terminal voltage with positive trigger voltage.


2. Positive terminal voltage with negative trigger voltage.
3. Negative terminal voltage with positive trigger voltage.
4. Negative terminal voltage with negative trigger voltage.
II. MATERIALS NEEDED

1 15-V dual power supply


1 Standard or digital voltmeter
1 2N5754 TRIAC or equivalent (2N6073BG)
1 100- resistor at 0.5 W (RL)
1 1-k resistors at 0.5 W (RA and RB)
1 10-k resistor at 0.5 W (RG)
1 TPST switch (S1) (a single wire may be used)
1 DPST switch (S2)
1 Breadboard for constructing circuit

III. PROCEDURE:

PART I: TESTING A TRIAC WITH AN OHMETER

1. Set the ohmmeter to the low-range scale.


2. Connect the ohmmeter to the TRIAC as shown in figure 8.1a and record the
meter reading in table 8.1
3. Connect the clip lead as shown in figure 8.1b and record the reading.
4. Remove the clip lead as shown in figure 8.1c and record the reading.
5. Connect the ohmmeter to the TRAIC as shown in figure 8.1d and record the
meter reading.
6. Connect the clip lead as shown in figure 8.1e and record the reading.
7. Remover the clip lead as shown in figure 8.1f and record the reading.
Figure 8.1 Testing a TRIAC with an ohmmeter: (a) Without clip lead; (b) with lead; (c) again
without clip lead; (d) without clip lead;
(e) with clip lead; (f) again without clip lead

PART II: TRIGGERING MODES OF A TRIAC

1. Construct the circuit shown in figure 8.2.


2. Open and close S2 to make sure that the TRIAC is off.
3. Measure and record VG and VT2 in the first line of the data table 8.2.
4. Indicate on the same line of the data table if the TRIAC is on or off.
5. Move S1 to position B. Measure and record the data on the second line as done
in steps 3 and 4.
6. Move S1 to position A and again measure and record the data on the third line of
the data table.
7. Move S2 to position B and then back to position A. Measure and record on the
fourth line of the data table.
8. Move S1 to position C. Measure and record data on the fifth line of the data
table.

Figure 8.2
Figure 8.3

9. Move S1 to position A. Measure and record the data on the sixth line of the data
table.
10.Move S2 to position B and then back to position A. Measure and record the data
on the seventh line of the data table.
11.Reverse the power supply voltages as shown in figure 8.3 to test the TRIAC for
conduction in other direction.
12.Repeat the steps 1 through 10, but record the data in table 8.3.

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