Faculty of Engineering and Technology

School of Engineering

6305ELE
Power Electronics, Drives and Systems
Set 1 Lecture 2: AC-DC and DC-AC converters

Dr Obrad Dordevic
O.Dordevic@ljmu.ac.uk
Room 518A, Byrom Street
3. TOPOLOGIES OF POWER ELECTRONIC
CONVERTERS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 AC TO DC CONVERTERS (RECTIFIERS)
3.2.1 Single-phase, single-semiconductor rectifier
3.2.2 Single-phase, bridge (full-wave) rectifier
3.3 DC TO AC CONVERTERS (INVERTERS)
3.4 DC TO DC CONVERTERS
3.5 AC TO AC CONVERTERS
3.6 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

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3.1 Introduction

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3.1 Introduction

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3.1 Introduction

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3.1 Introduction

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3. TOPOLOGIES OF POWER ELECTRONIC
CONVERTERS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 AC TO DC CONVERTERS (RECTIFIERS)
3.2.1 Single-phase, single-semiconductor rectifier
3.2.2 Single-phase, bridge (full-wave) rectifier
3.3 DC TO AC CONVERTERS (INVERTERS)
3.4 DC TO DC CONVERTERS
3.5 AC TO AC CONVERTERS
3.6 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

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3.2 AC/DC converters – Rectifiers

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3.2.1 Single-phase single-semiconductor rectifier

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3.2.1 Single-phase single-semiconductor rectifier

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3.2.1 Single-phase single-semiconductor rectifier
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3.2.1 Single-phase single-semiconductor rectifier

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3.2.2 Single-phase bridge (full-wave) rectifier

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3.2.2 Single-phase bridge (full-wave) rectifier

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3.2.2 Single-phase bridge (full-wave) rectifier

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3.2.2 Single-phase bridge (full-wave) rectifier

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3.2.2 Single-phase bridge (full-wave) rectifier

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3. TOPOLOGIES OF POWER ELECTRONIC
CONVERTERS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 AC TO DC CONVERTERS (RECTIFIERS)
3.2.1 Single-phase, single-semiconductor rectifier
3.2.2 Single-phase, bridge (full-wave) rectifier
3.3 DC TO AC CONVERTERS (INVERTERS)
3.4 DC TO DC CONVERTERS
3.5 AC TO AC CONVERTERS
3.6 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

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3.3 DC/AC converters – Inverters

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