Gate controlling apparatus for a thyristor valve
US4100434A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/088
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gate controlling apparatus for a thyristor valve including a plurality of series connected thyristors controlled by a narrow gate pulse. The apparatus includes means for judging whether the thyristor valve is to be in the conductive state or not, means for detecting a forward voltage across at least one of the thyristors in the thyristor valve, and an AND circuit for generating an output at a time when an AND condition between the respective outputs of the judging means and the forward voltage detector means is satisfied. The apparatus further includes means for detecting a period of inverse voltage across at least one of the thyristors in the thyristor valve. The forward and inverse voltages may be, respectively, detected by detecting the forward and inverse voltages of specified thyristors.
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