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Q.Obtain an expression for anode current when .
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Add the two collector currents of the equivalent pnp and npn transistors to get when .
The SCR can be represented by its two-transistor equivalent: a pnp transistor and an npn transistor interconnected so that the collector of each drives the base of the other. Let and be their common-base current gains and and their leakage (collector-base saturation) currents.
The collector current of each transistor is:
With no gate current, , the anode and cathode currents are equal, .
The anode current is the sum of the two collector currents:
Collecting the terms:
Therefore …
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