Practice mode Electrical Engineering

What kind of circuit is a thyristor’s gate (triggering) circuit?

Correct answer C. Low power circuit

Explanation

A small gate current of milliamperes can switch hundreds of amperes in the anode circuit, so the trigger circuit only needs to handle low power.

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