Practice mode Electrical Engineering

In what form are gate pulses best supplied to an AC regulator with an R–L load?

Correct answer B. A train of pulses

Explanation

With an inductive load, current lags and the conduction instant varies, so a single short pulse may arrive before the thyristor is forward biased; a pulse train keeps triggering until it turns on.

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