Lecture 3.2 - Three Phase Controlled Rectifiers
Lecture 3.2 - Three Phase Controlled Rectifiers
• Introduction
• Fundamentals of three phase supply
• Classifications
• Three phase half wave converter
• Three phase semi converter
• Three phase full converter
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Introduction
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Fundamentals of Three Phase Supply
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Fundamentals of Three Phase Supply
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Classifications
Three-phase controlled converter circuits can be classified based on the
number of pulses as follows:
1. Three-pulse converters
2. Six-pulse converters
3. Twelve-pulse converters
4. Eighteen pulse converters
5. Twenty-four pulse converters
6. Forty-eight pulse converter, etc.
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
Three single phase half-wave
converters can be connected
together to form a three phase half-
wave converter.
• 3 Phase semiconverters are used
in Industrial dc drive applications up
to 15 kW power output.
• Known as 3-pulse converter.
• Single quadrant operation is
possible.
• The frequency of output voltage is
3fs.
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
Line voltages are 30° leading from the corresponding phase voltages
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
Current continuous
Current discontinous
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discontinuous mode of
operation
Three Phase Half Wave Converter
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
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Three Phase Half Wave Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
For α=900 18
Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi
Converter
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Three Phase Semi
Converter
Gate
pulses
Three Phase
Semiconverter
for α ≤ 60o
Voutput
Thyristor
Current
Diode
Current
Source
Current
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Semi Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Three Phase Full Converter
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Questions?
Confusions!
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