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Thyristor Converters
Thyristor Converters
Thyristor Converters
Chapter 6
6-1
Semi-controlled device
Latches ON by a gate-current pulse
if forward biased
Turns-off if current tries to reverse
6-2
6-3
Thyristor Converters
6-4
vd becomes zero at t =
6-5
6-7
v control
180
V st
o
6-8
6-9
One thyristor of the top group and one of the bottom group will conduct
If a continuous gate pulse is applied then this circuit will act like a full
bridge diode rectifier and the web forms are as shown below
=0 for 1 and 2 and = for thyristors 3 and 4
6-10
P I d v d dt I d V d 0.9V s I d cos
T 0
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cos
Vd 0
0.9V s
Id
2V s sin t dt L s di s 2L s I d
Id
cos cos
2L s I d
2V s
6-15
without Ls
with Ls
2L s I d
V d
V d 0 0.9V s cos
A
2L s I d
V d 0 0.9V s cos
6-16
Example
6-17
Solution
5000
21.74 A
230
V
rated 10.58
I rated
I rated
Z base
Ls
0.05 Z base
1.4 mH
377
30 0
2
I d 17.3 A
cos cos
V d 0.9V s cos
2L s I d
0
5 .9
2V s
2
L s I d 173.5 V
6-18
6-19
Current Id flows through the one thyristor of the top group and one of the
bottom group
If a continuous gate pulse is applied then this circuit will act like a threephase full bridge diode rectifier and, as a result,
V d 0 1.35 V LL
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6-21
V ac 2V LL sin t
The reduction in the average dc voltage due to the delay angle
A 2V LL sin t d t 2V LL 1 cos
0
V d V d 0
2V LL 1 cos
A
1.35V LL
3
3
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6-23
Conclusions
6-24