answersLogoWhite

0

1. SCRs control how much of the AC sine wave is allowed to flow through the load. This is done by controlling the phase angle of conduction of either then SCR. This method controls how much of an AC sin wave is allowed to power the load. The effective amount of average power that a partial sine wave has is less than an average of a full sine wave. The result is that the load dissipates less heat because the effective average voltage is lower.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Why does SCR not waste power as heat?

1. SCRs control how much of the AC sine wave is allowed to flow through the load. This is done by controlling the phase angle of conduction of either then SCR. This method controls how much of an AC sin wave is allowed to power the load. The effective amount of average power that a partial sine wave has is less than an average of a full sine wave. The result is that the load dissipates less heat because the effective average voltage is lower.


What is the waste of nuclear power?

Nuclear reactors produce heat, the heat then is used to make steam, turning turbines. Therefore, the waste of a nuclear power plant is excess steam.


What energy waste is pruduced by nuclear power plants?

Heat.


What is conduction angle in SCR?

The conduction angle in an SCR is the phase angle relative to the power line at which point the gate is fired to commit the anode to conduct to the cathode. By varying the conduction angle, you can change the average power transferred by the SCR.


Where is most energy lost in a power station?

In a power station, most energy is lost as waste heat during the conversion of fuel into electricity. This waste heat is produced during various processes, including combustion, heat transfer, and friction in the machinery. Efforts to improve energy efficiency in power stations aim to minimize this waste heat and increase the overall efficiency of the system.


Where does a SCR differ from a power transistor in operation?

thyristor can be scr or triac scr is strictly dc a triac is back to back scr's with a common gate two scr's back to back can be gated independently scrs cost less than triacs an scr can be combined with a full wave bridge to make an equivalent to a triac but this gives an additional 1.5V forward voltage drop


Is SCR better or Power BJT?

neither is better, it depends on purpose


What is waste heate?

waste heat is heat that is wasted, like cars waste 75% of heat


How does reusing waste heat from a power plant reduce the use of fossil fuels?

ghash


Waste heat recovery boiler advantages and disadvantages?

waste heat recovery boiler is the boiler which takes the waste heat produced by the industries and produce power for example if you take sulfuric plant where the output gas is taken and connected to boiler and power is generated , one of the best manufactures in India is Thermal Systems who is poineer in the Market.for more information you can visit http://www.thermalindia.com/


Thermal energy that is not converted into work by a heat engine is called?

waste heat


What are three energy transformation that release heat into the environment?

Burning fossil fuels in a power plant to generate electricity releases heat as a byproduct. Combustion of gasoline in an internal combustion engine in a vehicle also releases heat. Incineration of waste materials in a waste-to-energy facility generates heat.