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Presentation contents Main types of converters AC-DC converters Single phase rectifiers Construction possibilities, wiring Load voltage and current waveforms Mathematics Neat examples Three phase rectifiers Construction possibilities, wiring Load voltage and current waveforms Mathematics Neat examples DC-DC converters DC-AC converters AC-AC converters
Power converters A power semiconductor converter is an electrical device for converting electrical energy.
Division of AC/DC converters Properties of rectifiers Number of input phases Single phase rectifiers Three phase rectifiers n – phase rectifiers Number of pulses P = 1, 2, 3, 6… Possibilities of output voltage control Without control Diode rectifiers Half-controlled rectifiers Diodes + Thyristors Full-controlled rectifiers Thyristors Wiring Bridge rectifiers Node rectifiers
Half-wave single phase diode rectifiers Voltage Current Resistive load Inductive load
Half-wave single phase diode rectifiers Voltage Current R+L+D0 load R+L load
Half-wave single phase diode rectifiers Voltage Current R+C load R+V load
Two pulse diode rectifiers Voltage Current
Two pulse thyristor controlled rectifiers
Important mathematical relations Output to Input phase RMS voltage ratio p[-]U L / U 1 [-] Limit of load current continuity for resistive load p[-]α[°] The output AVG voltage of diode rectifier or thyristor rectifier with control angle α = 0°: The output AVG voltage of thyristor rectifier with control angle α. Condition 1: The load current must be continuous Condition 2: No parallel bypass diode on the load
Example 1- submission Calculate the output AVG voltage of the 2-pulse bridge controlled rectifier, if you know the following values: α = 60°, U 1 = 230V
Example 1- solution a) General calculation approach: b) Calculation utilizing the basic relation: c) Calculation utilizing the table values:
Example 1- question? How will change the output AVG voltage value if we use the bypass diode parallel to the load? Solution:
Six pulse thyristor controlled rectifiers
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