THYRISTOR
A class with identifier http://staging4.data.posccaesar.org/iso/15926-4/rdl/RDS876014
| Definition | A <THYRISTOR> is a <SEMICONDUCTOR> that is a three-terminal semiconductor rectifier made up of four layers, p-n-p-n, so that when the fourth is positive with respect to the first, a voltage pulse applied to the third layer initiates a flow of current through the device which continues as long as it is greater than some minimum value |
| ISO number | 3528 |
| RDS number | RDS876014 |
| Source | Oxford English Dictionary (OED) |
| Electrical |