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Laminar flow, 67 current rating, 20
LASCR, 51 reverse voltage, 20
Latching current, 43, 57, 154. 426 MCM. 92
Lattice, 14 McMurray-Bedford inverter, 307, 341
Leading edge, 86 Mean
Leakage gate power, 46
current, 14, 27, 426 power loss, 62
current, amplification, 41 rating, 149
flux. 385 Mwhnical commutator, 381
loss, 61 Melting time, 129
LED, 82 Mercury arc rectifier, 359
Lifetime, 15 Mesa, 30
control, 50 Metal
killers, 39 can, 58
Light-activated SCR. 5 I contact, 16
Light-triggered thyristor, 5 1 formation, 5, 11
Lighting, 408 Microprocessor, 241
Lightning, 101 Microstrip line, 60
arrestor, 123 WSTD. 113
Light-emitting diode, 82 Minority
Line carrier, 12
commutation, 426 carrier injection, 76
impedance, 201 current, 14.20
regulation, 356 Mobile radio, 101
regulator. 157 Mode-one operation, 207
Linear Mode-three operation, 208
applications, 26 Mode-two operation, 207
inductor, 254 Monostable. 282
mode, 4 MOSFEX, 32,38
regulator, 261, 356 Motor, 365
transformer, 293 a.c. commutator, 394
Liquid cooling, 7 1 back e.m.f., 197, 275
Load control, 290
distortion, 374 drive, 222
regulation, 357 load, 149
Localised heating, 78 starting, 369
Loop gain, 294 two-segment. 382
Low-impedance failure path, 250 variable frequency drive, 315
Low-pass filters, 112. 171 Multichip modules. 92
Lower harmonic Multi-power pulses, 66
elimination, 3 15 Multi-section filter, 359
reduction, 323 Multiple reflections, 106
LTT, 51 Multipoint grounds, 105
Mutual conductance, 35
Magnetic Narrowband, 100
position sensor. 384 Natural
shield, 86 commutation, 122. 143, 426
Magnetising current, 123, 183, 293, 366 EMI, 100
Majority carrier, 23 Negative
Man-made EMI, 101 bevel, 15
Mark-to-space control, 142, 3 10, 426 delay angle. 240
Mask, 9 resistance, 77
Maximum saturation, 253
continuous current, 24 temperature cwfticient, 54