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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pole_2_Thyristor_Valve.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pole_2_Thyristor_Valve.jp... My understanding is that the semi

by cwillu 4y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pole_2_Thyristor_Valve.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pole_2_Thyristor_Valve.jp... My understanding is that the semi's are stacked so that any individual switch only sees a voltage it can handle, with safeguards to cut off the whole mess on failure.