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Instrumentation Power ElectronicsLecture 13 14ThyristorsTHYRISTOR Thyristor, a three terminal, four layers solid state semiconductor device, each layer consisting of alternately N-type or P-type material, i.e; P-N-P-N, that can handle high currents and high voltages, with better switching speed and improved breakdown voltage .Name ‘thyristor’, is derived by a combination of the capital letters from THYRatron and transISTOR.KAGTHYRISTORSThyristor can handle high currents and high voltages.Typical rating are 1.5kA 10kV which responds to 15MW power handling capacity.This power can be controlle