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2. Full Wave Controlled Converter with R-

Load
1. Course, Subject & Experiment Details

Academic Year 2021 - 2022 Estimated Time Experiment No.2 02Hours

Course &Semester B.E.(ETRX) – Sem. VII Subject Name Power Electronics
Chapter No 3 Chapter Title SCR Converters
Experiment Type Simulation Subject Code ELX702
Name of the In charge Faculty Prof. Nisy Elsa Mathew
Name of the student with Roll No. Shubham Vijay Mestry (18103B0020)

2. Aim of the Experiment

To design a single-phase full wave converter with purely resistive (R) load.

3. Objective of the Experiment

1. To analyse the working of full converter purely resistive (R) load.

2. To obtain the waveform for converter circuit for different firing angles:
o α = 400
o α = 900
o α = 1200

3. To obtain the average value of output dc voltage and output dc current.

4. Circuit Diagram and Experimental Set Up

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5. Components Required

1. Thyristor (4)
2. AC Voltage source
3. R Load (R=100Ω)
4. Pulse Generator
5. Ammeter – Current Probe
6. Voltmeter – Voltage Probe (between two nodes)

6. Circuit Diagram and Output Waveforms

Circuit Diagram

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A. Waveform for firing angle α=400 (along with average values)

B. Waveform for firing angle α=900

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C. Waveform for firing angle α=1200

7. Comparison of observed and calculated values

AC Supply Voltage (peak value), Vin= 230* √ (2) = 325V
Frequency, F=50Hz
R-Load=100Ω
Average values of FWCR Output Voltage and output current with R-Load is obtained as follows:

Calculation for firing angle, (only for α=400)

𝑽𝒎 𝟑𝟐𝟓
Average value of output voltage = (1+Cosα) = (1+Cos40) = 182.698V
π π

𝑽𝒎 𝟑𝟐𝟓
Average value of output current = (1+Cosα) = (1+Cos40) = 1.82A
πR π*100

Observed Calculated Observed Calculated Observed Calculated

Average
Value Value Value Value Value Value
Values
(α =400) (α =400) (α =900) (α =900) (α =1200) (α =1200)
Output
Voltage, 182.698V 182.73V 103.45V 103.08V 51.72V 52.03V
Vdc or Vout
Output
Current, 1.82A 1.82A 1.03A 1.03A 0.51A 0.52A
Idc or Iout

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8. Conclusion

• Design of a single-phase full converter with pure resistive load using PSIM Simulink was successfully
carried out.
• The input output waveforms for different firing angles have been successfully obtained by simulation.

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