Several different technologies and designs are available among solid-state switches today. The major families are the standard Triacs (triode for alternating current), the snubberless Triacs, and the ...

Promising to simplify solid-state relay, ac-motor control, and lighting ballast designs, the FOD420 and FOD4208 random-phase, snubber-less triac drive optocouplers integrate active dv/dt clamps to ...

In his SMPS Technology Newsletter, Jerrold Foutz reports that an instructional video, “R-C Snubbers,” which features power design expert Rudy Severns In his SMPS Technology Newsletter, Jerrold Foutz ...

Modern power control systems utilize electronic devices like Thyristors for power switching, phase control, chopper etc. These devices also find applications in inverter design, brilliance control in ...

Solid-state relays are much smaller than corresponding single-pole relays. They are also faster, dissipate less power, and withstand a larger number of operations. And unlike electromechanical relays, ...