Definition
The applications of Solid State Electronics for the Control and Conversion of Electric Power.
Application
- Heat Control
- Light Control
- Motor Control
- Power Supplies
- HVDC System
History
- 1900 – History begun with introduction of Mercury Arc Rectifier. After this Metal Tank Rectifier, Grid Controlled Vacuum Tube Rectifier, Ignitron, Phanotron, and Thyratron were introduced.
- 1948 – Invention of Transistor at Bell Telephone Laboratories by Barden, Brattin, and Schokley.
- 1956 – Invention of PNPN triggering transistor (Thyristor or SCR) at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
- 1958 – Commercial Thyristor by General Electric Company.
Reference
- M., H., Rashid; “Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications,” Prentice Hall India, Second Edition, 2006.
Last Updated on 28.01.2020
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