The major drawbacks of conventional diode or thyristor rectifiers are overcome by active power factor correction; this further provides additional benefits. Operating principles and features of single ...

IXYS Corporation announced the availability of its new optimized, higher current 3.6 kV phase control thyristors featuring increased power density and improved mechanical design. The new product has ...

IXYS Corp.’s UK subsidiary UK Westcode Ltd., introduced a new 3.6kV pressure contact phase-control thyristor with increased power density. The improved design offers up to 52% increase in average ...

Medium power, single-phase silicon controlled rectifiers, with 25 A current handling, provide enhanced glass passivation with low thermal resistance and high dl/dt and dV/dt capabilities. America ...