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coppercone2:
What is the upper limit of thyristor DI/DT for high power devices?

The best I find on digikey are pretty similar to a hydrogen thyratron, at around 1000A/uS, for the hockey pucks.

for the size/cost, are MCT's or possibly GTO's where I should be looking?
Miyuki:
1000A/uS is basically a limit for all this devices SCR, GTO ...
Higher rate will cause degradation over time so can be used for limited time
coppercone2:
is there a general SCR safe operating curve with regards to extreme surges?

more like a unsafe operating curve.

I am interested because a thyristor costs some where like 200-400$ and a SiC IGBT bridge costs like 1500+$
Miyuki:
Most datasheets say just contact manufacturer for this cases
coppercone2:
that seems unattainable for home users.
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