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What is a Protection Thyristor?
A thyristor is a solid-state component used to switch and control electric current flow. Thyristors are often used in high current flow applications due to their robustness. A thyristor starts to conduct current when it receives a certain voltage on its gate terminal and continues to conduct current after that voltage is removed from the gate terminal. Because of this characteristic and a wide protection rating range, thyristors are used as current controllers. Protection thyristors are used for overvoltage protection.
Types of Protection Thyristors
There are many different kinds of protection thyristors. At Future Electronics we stock many of the most common types categorized by On State Current, Off-State Current, On-State Voltage, Off-State Voltage, Maximum Gate Trigger Current, Packaging Type and Hold Current. The parametric filters on our website can help refine your search results depending on the required specifications.
The most common values for On-State Voltage are 4 V and 8 V. We also carry protection thyristors with On-State Voltage as high as 350 V. Off-State Voltage can be between 6 V and 600 V, with 6 V, 25 V, 58 V and 275 V being the most common values.
Protection Thyristors from Future Electronics
Future Electronics has a full protection thyristor selection from several manufacturers for a triac thyristor circuit or for any circuits or applications that may require thyristor surge protection. Simply choose from the protection thyristor technical attributes below and your search results will quickly be narrowed in order to match your specific protection thyristor application needs.
If you have a preferred brand, we deal with several manufacturers. You can easily refine your protection thyristor product search results by clicking your preferred protection thyristor brand below from our list of manufacturers.
Applications for Protection Thyristors:
Protection thyristors are used in applications where high voltages and currents are present. Applications include:
- Temperature control
- Light control
- Speed control
- Process control
- Warning systems where reliability of operation is important
Choosing the Right Protection Thyristor:
When you are looking for the right protection thyristors, with the FutureElectronics.com parametric search, you can filter the results by various attributes: by On-State Voltage (1.5 V, 4 V, 8 V,…), Off-State Voltage (6 V, 58 V, 275 V,…) and Maximum Gate Trigger Current (from 200 µA to 4 A) to name a few.
You will be able to find the right protection thyristors for your triac thyristor circuits or for applications requiring a thyristor surge protection circuit.
Protection Thyristors in Production Ready Packaging or R&D Quantities
If the quantity of protection thyristors that you require is less than a full reel, we offer customers many of our protection thyristor products in quantities that will help you avoid unneeded surplus.
In addition, Future Electronics offers clients a unique bonded inventory program that is designed to eliminate potential problems that could arise from an unpredictable supply of products containing raw metals and products with long or erratic lead times. Talk with your nearest Future Electronics branch and find out more on how you can avoid possible shortages.