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Drive circuit for SCR device

US5654661A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1995
Grant dateAug 5, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/136
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An SCR control circuit which drives the SCR between conduction and non-conduction states in accordance with values sensed by a polarity sensing circuit. The control circuit generating a signal for the gate which is of a constant value, at different temperatures.

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