An SCR Has a Critical Rise Rating of 20 V/μs

question 21

Multiple Choice

An SCR has a critical rise rating of 20 V/μs. The device is being used in a circuit where 10 ns rise time) noise signals randomly occur. What noise amplitude is needed to cause false triggering?

• A) 200 nV
• B) 200 μV
• C) 200 mV
• D) 20 V

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Definitions:

Oval Window

A membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the cochlea in the inner ear, vital for the process of hearing.

Ossicles

The three small bones located in the middle ear, named the malleus, incus, and stapes, that play a key role in transmitting sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Middle Ear

The portion of the ear containing the ossicles, which connect the eardrum to the oval window and amplify sound waves.

Cochlea

The fluid-filled, snail-shaped, bony chamber in the inner ear that contains the basilar membrane and its hair cells (the sound receptors).