Chapter 6

Thyristor Converters

Controlled conversion of ac into dc

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 Thyristor Converters

Two-quadrant conversion

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Primitive circuits
with thyristors

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 Thyristor Triggering

ICs available

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 Full-Bridge Thyristor Converters

Single-phase and three-phase

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 Single-Phase Thyristor Converters

Two groups with two thyristor each

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 1-Phase Thyristor Converter Waveforms

Assuming zero ac-side inductance

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 Average DC Output Voltage

Assuming zero ac-side inductance

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 Input Line-Current Waveforms

Harmonics, power and reactive power

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 1-Phase Thyristor Converter

Finite ac-side inductance; constant dc output

current
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 Thyristor Converter Waveforms

Finite ac-side inductance

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 Thyristor Converter: Discontinuous Mode

This mode can occur in a dc-drive at light loads

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 Thyristor Converter Waveforms

PSpice-based simulation

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 Thyristor Converter Waveforms:
Discontinuous Conduction Mode

PSpice-based simulation

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 DC Voltage versus Load Current

Various values of delay angle

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 Thyristor Converters: Inverter Mode

Assuming the ac-side inductance to be zero

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 Thyristor Converters: Inverter Mode

Family of curves at various values of delay angle

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 Thyristor Converters: Inverter Mode

Importance of extinction angle in inverter mode

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 Thyristor Converters: Inverter Mode

Waveforms at start-up

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 3-Phase Thyristor Converters

Two groups of three thyristors each

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 3-Phase Thyristor Converter Waveforms

Zero ac-side inductance; purely dc current

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 DC-side voltage
waveforms
assuming zero ac-
side inductance

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 Input Line-Current Waveform

Zero ac-side inductance

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 Input line-current
waveforms
assuming zero ac-
side inductance

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 Three-Phase Thyristor Converter

AC-side inductance is included

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 Current Commutation Waveforms

Constant dc-side current

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 Input Line-Current Waveform

Finite ac-side inductance

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 Input Line-Current Harmonics

Finite ac-side inductance

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 Input Line-Current Harmonics

Typical and idealized

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 Three-Phase Thyristor Converter

Realistic load
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 Thyristor Converter Waveforms

Realistic load; continuous-conduction mode

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 Thyristor Converter Waveforms

Realistic load; discontinuous-conduction mode

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 Thyristor Inverter

Constant dc current

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 Thyristor Inverter Waveforms

Finite ac-side inductance

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 Thyristor Inverter

Family of curves at various values of delay angle

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 Thyristor Inverter Operation

Importance of extinction angle

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 Thyristor Converters: Voltage Notching

Importance of external ac-side inductance

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 Limits on Notching and Distortion

Guidelines

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 Thyristor Converter Representation

Functional block diagram

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