Functional difference between IGBT and SCR

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Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / prakash

IGBT is Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor and SCr is
Silicon Control Rectfier.

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85 Yes

18 No

Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / dinesh naik

SCR is semi-controlled device i.e gate can only turn on it
but it cant turn off (commutation circuits are required for
this).
IGBT can be turn on & turn off by gate signal.

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57 Yes

3 No

Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / @tu!

DEVICE RATING SWITCHING TIME FREQUENCY

IGBT 1200V/400Amp 2.2uS 20KHz

SCR 6000v/1500Amp 200uS 4OOHz

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35 Yes

8 No

Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / white tiger titus

IGBT means insulated gate bipolar transistor and SCR means
silicon controlled rectifier .in IGBT has combination of
BJT and FET.SCR is the thyristor family like DIAC

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36 Yes

14 No

Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / akash joshi

IGBT has 2 insulated silicon layers where as SCR has only
one insulative layer. IGBT has source, drain and gate as
terminals where as SCR is named differently.

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25 Yes

16 No

Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / arvind singh yadav

igbt has a minority quality of amplification. but this
quality is aBSENT IN SCR.

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7 Yes

8 No

Functional difference between IGBT and SCR..

Answer / pawan

IGBT is insulter gate pypoller transistor
scr is silicon control rectifier