From the above characteristics,latching current for large power GTO is several amperes here 2A as compared to 100-500mA for conventional thyristors of same rating.If gate current is not able to turn on the GTO,it behaves like a high voltage,low gain transistor with considerable anode current.This leads to a noticable power loss under such conditions.
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