Practice mode Electrical Engineering

Swapping the positions of which two components converts a voltage commutation circuit into a current commutation circuit?

Correct answer A. Diode and capacitor

Explanation

In voltage commutation the capacitor directly reverse biases the thyristor; interchanging the diode and capacitor makes the resonant current oppose the thyristor current instead, giving current commutation.

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