DET40073 POWER ELECTRONICS

PRACTICAL SKILL ASSESSMENT (PLO5/P4/CLS3a, 3c/CLO2)

EXPERIMENT 3 – THREE PHASE HALF WAVE RECTIFIER

REG. NO. NAME CLASS

LECTURER: DATE:

Score Description
Aspect Scale Score
1 2 3 4
Part A
Circuit Schematics
▪ components
- incorrect /
missing / Successfully
duplicate parts Construct Construct circuit Construct circuit
construct circuit
- incorrect part schematics with schematics with schematics with /10
schematics with
values or ≥ 7 incorrect ≤ 6 incorrect ≤ 4 incorrect x 2.5
all parts and Part B
locations parts and/or parts and/or parts and/or
▪ wiring connections
connections connections connections
- missing or extra correctly
connections
- shorted
components /10

Follow all Part A

Simulation Settings
▪ parts settings Does not follow Follow Follow procedures
▪ label all nodes of procedure with procedures with procedures with correctly with all /20
interest ≥ 7 incorrect ≤ 6 incorrect ≤ 4 incorrect simulation x5
Part B
▪ select type of simulation simulation simulation settings
analysis and stop settings settings settings accurately
time executed /20

Part A
Measurement and Successfully
Presented Presented Presented
Data Collection presented all
measurement measurement measurement
▪ missing/incorrect measurement
probes, display probes, display probes, display
probes probes, display
waveform plots, waveform plots, waveform plots, /10
▪ missing/incorrect waveform plots, x 2.5
obtain voltage obtain voltage obtain voltage Part B
waveforms plot obtain voltage
and current with and current with and current with
▪ missing/incorrect and current
≥ 7 incorrect ≤ 6 incorrect ≤ 4 incorrect
voltage and readings
readings readings readings
current readings correctly /10

Part A
/10
Results
Part B
/10

Total
/100
Remarks:

Plagiarism WILL NOT be tolerated; 0 marks will be given.

Late submission will be penalized accordingly.

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EXPERIMENT : 3

TITLE : THREE PHASE HALF WAVE RECTIFIER

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME (CLO):

Construct converters circuits and make observation on

CLO 2 : displayed waveforms using appropriate methods and
equipment.
▪ To simulate the operation of three-phase half wave
uncontrolled and controlled rectifier with resistive load.
▪ To plot the output waveforms of three phase half wave
OBJECTIVES :
uncontrolled rectifier.
▪ To observe the output of three phase half wave controlled
rectifier circuits with various firing angle values.

EQUIPMENT : ▪ LTSpice XVII Software

THEORY:

Single phase rectifiers are relatively simple in construction, but they have limited power
handling capabilities and generate significant ripples in the DC output voltage. Three
phase rectifiers provide a smoother DC output, so the output filtering is done more
easily. Filter components of large power rectifiers are large and expensive, so a reduction
or elimination of filters is important.

Three phase rectifiers have the following advantages compared with single phase
rectifiers:
1. higher output voltage
2. lower amplitude ripples (output voltage is smoother)
3. higher frequency ripples, filtering is easier since the size of filter is reduced
4. higher overall efficiency

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PROCEDURES:

PART A:

THREE PHASE UNCONTROLLED HALF WAVE RECTIFIER WITH RESISTIVE

LOAD

Figure 1

1. Construct the circuit shown in Figure 1 in the LTSpice XVII ‘Schematic Editor’.

2. Select the following components from the toolbar.

a. Input supply, Vs – voltage source type: SINE and enter the amplitude (peak
voltage), frequency and phi (phase angle) values.

Van = Vm sin (ωt)

Vbn = Vm sin (ωt - 120°)
Vcn = Vm sin (ωt - 240°)

b. Diode, D – MUR460, (‘Pick a new diode’ to change type)

c. resistor, R – 10Ω

3. Wire up all connections of the circuit. Make sure ground is connected. Label the
three phase inputs and output nodes of your circuit.

4. Complete all the simulation settings and run your circuit in ‘Transient’ analysis for a
period of 50ms.

5. Run your simulation and obtain the following waveforms:

a. three phase input voltages (on the same plot pane)
b. output voltage, Vout (separate plot pane)
c. output current, Iout (separate plot pane)

6. Obtain the simulated and calculated average output voltage and current values and
record your results in Table 1.

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PART B:

THREE PHASE CONTROLLED HALF WAVE RECTIFIER WITH RESISTIVE

LOAD

Figure 2

7. Construct the circuit shown in Figure 2 in the LTSpice XVII ‘Schematic Editor’.

8. Select the following components from the toolbar.

a. SCR – S2800N (Look in [sym_add] → [More Library]→[SCR])

b. Gate voltage, Vg – voltage source type: PULSE

(Gate pulse voltage must be connected between gate and cathode terminal)

▪ Set the values of gate pulse as follows:

Vinitial (V1) – 0 V
Von (V2) – 5 V
Tdelay - Calculate the delay time equivalent to ωt values for each SCR.
Trise – 1n sec
Tfall – 1n sec
Ton – 500u sec
Tperiod – T for one cycle of input supply
Ncycles – *optional*

9. Calculate the ‘delay time (in seconds)’ based on the firing angle and trigger point
value for each of the SCR. Show your calculations and record your results in Table
2a.

10. Repeat step 3 – 6 and record your results in Table 2b.

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RESULTS:
Part A: Three phase uncontrolled half wave rectifier with R load

1. schematic circuit
2. Vin, Vout, Iout waveforms

Table 1
Part A: Three phase uncontrolled half wave rectifier with R load
Results Simulated Calculated

Vo(avg)

Io(avg)

Part B: Three phase controlled half wave rectifier with R load, α = °

For a 50Hz input,

period, T of one complete cycle in t = 20 ms, which is equivalent to T in ωt = 360˚

𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 (°)

𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝑻𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚 (𝒔𝒆𝒄) = 𝒙 𝑻(𝒐𝒏𝒆−𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆) 𝒊𝒏 𝒕 (𝒔𝒆𝒄)
𝑻(𝒐𝒏𝒆−𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆) 𝒊𝒏 𝝎𝒕 (°)

Table 2a
SWITCH Firing angle (degrees) start angle (degrees) delay time (seconds)

SCR1

* given by your
SCR2
lecturer*

SCR3

1. schematic circuit
2. Vin, Vout, Iout waveforms

Table 2b
Part B: Three phase controlled half wave rectifier with R load, α = °
Results Simulated Calculated

Vo(avg)

Io(avg)