Thyristors

High-power thyristors are used in applications ranging from 100 kW soft starters up to HVDC stations rated 8 to 10 GW.

Besides commonly being used at line frequency, they are also found in kilohertz range applications like induction heating. Such applications can take advantage from devices where multiple functionalities are integrated in a single housing, like the integration of a diode and a thyristor or two antiparallel thyristors.