Chapter 18

Utility Interface

Power quality has become an important issue

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 Various Loads Supplied by the Utility Source

PCC is the point of common coupling

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 Diode-Rectifier Bridge

Bock diagram

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 Typical Harmonics in the Input Current

Single-phase diode-rectifier bridge

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 Harmonic Guidelines: IEEE 519

commonly used for specifying limits on the input

current distortion

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 Harmonic Guidelines: IEEE 519

Limits on distortion in the input voltage supplied

by the utility
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 Reducing the Input Current Distortion

use of passive filters

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 Power-Factor-Correction (PFC) Circuit

For meeting the harmonic guidelines

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 Power-Factor-Correction (PFC) Circuit
Control

generating the switch on/off signals

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 Power-Factor-Correction (PFC) Circuit

Operation during each half-cycle

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 Thyristor Converters for 4-Quadrant
Operation

Two back-to-back connected 2-quadrant converters

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 Switch-Mode Converter Interface

Bi-directional power flow; unity PF is possible

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 Switch-Mode Converter Interface

Rectifier and Inverter modes based on the

direction of power flow
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 Switch-Mode Converter Control

DC bus voltage is maintained at the reference

value

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 Switch-Mode Converter Interface

Waveforms in the rectifier mode

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 3-Phase Switch-Mode Converter Interface

Rectifier and Inverter modes based on the

direction of power flow
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 EMI: Conducted Interefence

Common and differential modes

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 Switching Waveforms

Typical rise and fall times

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 Conducted EMI

Various Standards

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 Conducted EMI

Filter arrangement

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