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    TRIAC

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    TRIAC is a bidirectional thyristor that can conduct current in both directions when triggered by a positive or negative gate signal. It is commonly used to control power flow in AC circuits through phase control, allowing control of motor speed, lamp dimming, and AC heating. Once triggered, it continues conducting until current drops below a holding level.

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    TRIAC is a bidirectional thyristor that can conduct current in both directions when triggered by a positive or negative gate signal. It is commonly used to control power flow in AC circuits through phase control, allowing control of motor speed, lamp dimming, and AC heating. Once triggered, it continues conducting until current drops below a holding level.

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    TRIAC is a bidirectional thyristor that can conduct current in both directions when triggered by a positive or negative gate signal. It is commonly used to control power flow in AC circuits through phase control, allowing control of motor speed, lamp dimming, and AC heating. Once triggered, it continues conducting until current drops below a holding level.

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    TRIAC

    TRIAC, from Triode for Alternating Current, is a genericized tradename for an electronic component that can conduct current in either direction when it is triggered (turned on), and is formally called a bidirectional triode thyristor or bilateral triode thyristor. TRIACs belong to the thyristor family and are closely related to Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCR). However, unlike SCRs, which are unidirectional devices (i.e. can conduct current only in one direction), TRIACs are bidirectional and so current can flow through them in either direction. Another difference from SCRs is that TRIACs can be triggered by either a positive or a negative current applied to its gate electrode, whereas SCRs can be triggered only by currents going into the gate. In order to create a triggering current, a positive or negative voltage has to be applied to the gate with respect to the A1 terminal (otherwise known as MT1). Once triggered, the device continues to conduct until the current drops below a certain threshold, called the holding current. The bidirectionality makes TRIACs very convenient switches for AC circuits, also allowing them to control very large power flows with milliampere-scale gate currents. In addition, applying a trigger pulse at a controlled phase angle in an AC cycle allows one to control the percentage of current that flows through the TRIAC to the load (phase control), which is commonly used, for example, in controlling the speed of low-power induction motors, in dimming lamps and in controlling AC heating resistors.

    POWER MOSFET
    A power MOSFET is a specific type of metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) designed to handle significant power levels. Compared to the other power semiconductor devices, for example IGBT, Thyristor, its main advantages are high commutation speed and good efficiency at low voltages. It shares with the IGBT an isolated gate that makes it easy to drive. It was made possible by the evolution of CMOS technology, developed for manufacturing Integrated circuits in the late 1970s. The power MOSFET shares its operating principle with its low-power counterpart, the lateral MOSFET. The power MOSFET is the most widely used low-voltage (that is, less than 200 V) switch. It can be found in most power supplies, DC to DC converters, and low voltage motor controllers.

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