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Solid state devices play an important part in electrical power control, particularly in applications which require a variable but controlled amount of current. Among these are motor speed control, electrical welding, and lighting control. The use of silicon controlled rectifiers has made electrical power control an efficient and inexpensive process.
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© 1996 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden
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Jayendran, A., Jayendran, R. (1996). Silicon controlled rectifiers or thyristors. In: Englisch für Elektroniker. Viewegs Fachbücher der Technik. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-84907-6_16
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