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Three-Phase To Single-Phase Cycloconverter
Three-Phase To Single-Phase Cycloconverter
-A
three-phase
to
single
phase
cycloconverter is a type of cycloconverter
that converts a three-phase voltage system
(AC Supply) to a single-phase system (AC
supply).
- Three-Phase to
a half wave or
phase to single
applied to the
thyristors.
At
M, figure
the firing
anglethe
is conversion
90 degrees and
it is
Thepoint
above
shows
of three
reduced
till pointat
S where
it is zero. Again
point
T to
phase supply
one frequency
to from
single
phase
Y,
the delay
angle frequency.
is progressively
increased.
supply
of lower
In this,
the firing angle
to
a
positive
group
of
thyristors
is
varied
This varied triggering signals to the thyristors, varies its
progressively
to produce
single
phase output
conduction time periods
and hence
the frequency
of the
voltage.
output voltage.
-The
When
The
Otherwise,
load
thealways
polarity
switching
requires
of
the
from
current
the
one
fundamental
changes,
converter
the
voltage
to positive
converter
the other
to beor
polarity
of
the
current
determines
if the
previously
continuous.
one
would
supplying
cause
Therefore,
antheundesirable
during
current
the
is voltage
disabled
currentto
jump.
and
polarity
the
To
negative
converter
should
be
supplying
power
the
load.
reversal,
prevent
the
average
problem,
voltage
the
converters
supplied
by
areboth
forced
of the
to
other
onethis
is enabled.
Conventionally,
the firing
angle
for the positive
converter
converters
produce
should
same
be
average
equal.
voltage
at all
times. is named
is namedthe
aP,
and that
of the
negative
converter
aN.