// To determine critical value of dv/dt // Basic Electronics // By Debashis De // First Edition, 2010 // Dorling Kindersley Pvt. Ltd. India // Example 8-6 in page 379 clear; clc; close; // Given Data ij2=32*10^-3; // Limiting value of the charging current in A Cj2=40*10^-12; // Capacitance of reverse biased junction J2 in F // Calculations dv_dt=ij2/Cj2; printf("The value of dv/dt of the given SCR is %0.2e volt/second \n",dv_dt); // Results // The value of dv/dt of the given SCR is 800 V/mu-s