Control of a thyristor of a rectifying bridge
US7084692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/0085
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a circuit for controlling at least one thyristor constitutive of a rectifying bridge with a filtered output, including closing the thyristor when the voltage thereacross becomes greater than zero, and making the gate current of the thyristor disappear when the current therein exceeds its latching current.
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