Power Electronics
The capacitance of reversed bised junction J2 in a thyristor is CJ2 = 20 pF and can be assumed to be independant of the off state voltage. The limiting value of the charging current to turn on the thyristor is 16 mA. What is the critical value of dv/dt?

 1200 V/µs.
  800 V/µs.
 600 V/µs.
 1000 V/µs.

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Power Electronics
In reverse blocking mode of a thyristor

 junction J2 is in reverse bias and J1, J3 is in forward bias.
 junction J1 and J2 is in forward bias and J3 is in reverse bias.
  junction J1, J3 is in reverse bias and J2 is in forward bias.
 junction J3 is in forward bias and J1, J2 in reverse bias.

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