GTO Thyristor and MCT
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BYRONGUERREROSUAREZ
FERNANDORODRÍGUEZLÓPEZ
JULIÁNFELIPEFORERO
MICHAELSTEVENBOLÍVARFONSECA
GTO Thyristor
Symbolism
(According to IEC and ANSI standards)
GTO Thyristor
• Chopper circuits.
• Inverter circuits.
Applications
• Digital circuits.
• Appliances.
GTO Thyristor
Structure
It is made up of: four layers of
silicon (P-N-P-N), three junctions (PN, NP and
PN) and three terminals (anode, cathode and
the gate).
GTO Thyristor
• Remove auxiliary components in switching
fast, reduces cost, weight, and volume.
• Reduce acoustic and electromagnetic noise by
Advantages of GTO removal of induction coils for
about SCR fast switching.
• A quick deactivation that allows a
highest switching frequency.
The abbreviation MCT stands for controlled thyristor by
MOS.
Thyristor MCT It is a semiconductor device developed
originally by Motorola and that combines the
características de un tiristor y una compuerta MOS
metal oxide semiconductor
MCT thyristor
MCTs have been used in various applications.
some of which are located in the area of
AC-DC and the conversion of alternating current to alternating current,
where the input is 60 Hz of alternating current.
Variable operation of the power factor is
achieved through the MCT as a force
switched power supply. Due to
Applications the switching frequency is low,
Switching losses are insignificant.
Due to the direct fall being low, the losses of
drives are also small. The MCT
it is also used in switches.
Comparison of the MCT with other devices
power
Thyristor MCT
• A low direct voltage drop during conduction;
• A quick activation time, typically 0.4 ms, and a
quick deactivation time, typically 1.25 ms, for a
MCT 300A, 500v;
• Switching loss reductions;
• A low reverse voltage blocking capability.
Characteristics • A high gate input impedance, which
It significantly simplifies the excitation circuits. It is possible.
effectively put it in parallel, to interrupt
high currents, with only modest reductions in the
device current specification. Cannot be
easily excite from a pulse transformer, if
a continuous polarization is required in order to avoid
ambiguity of state.
Thyristor MCT
Operation
Thyristor MCT
There are various types of structures, but they all agree that there is a
PNPN thyristor that determines the conduction and blocking properties.
The NPNP structure can be represented
by an NPN transistor Q1 and a transistor
PNP Q2. The structure of the MOS gate
it can be represented by a MOSFET of
Operation canal p (PNP) M1 which is used for the
switching on and an n-channel MOSFET (NPN) M2
what is used for the shutdown. Due to
which is about an NPNP structure, the
Anode serves as the reference terminal.
regarding which all the apply
gate signals.
MCT Thyristor When the MCT is in direct lock status, it can be activated.
by applying a negative pulse to its gate
regarding the anode and it turns off with a positive pulse.
Durante su Estado, el
MCT has a drop of
Operation lowest driving in
comparison with others
devices. This is
attributes to the reduction
of cell size
and the absence of shorts
emitter.
