CHAPTER 5

AC Voltage Controllers
AC to ac Converters
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Introduction:
An ac voltage controller is a converter that controls the voltage,
current, and average power delivered to an ac load from an ac source

~ AC ~ AC
AC-AC
CONVERTER
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Applications:

The phase-controlled ac voltage controller has several practical uses

including light-dimmer circuits and speed control of induction motors
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Classification:

1. Phase :
- Single phase
- Three-phase

2. Control method:
- phase control: switching takes place during every cycle of the
source, in effect removing some of the source waveform before it
reaches the load
- integral-cycle control : the source is connected and disconnected
for several cycles at a time.
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AC switches : TriAc, antiparallel SCRs, ….

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THE SINGLE-PHASE AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER

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THE SINGLE-PHASE AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER

1. State 0: [0 … ]

u z  0; i z  0;
uV 1  u  U m sin t  0; iV 1  0;
uV 2  uV 1  U m sin t  0; iV 2  0;
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2. State V1: [ - ]

uV 1  0; u z  u  U m sin t ;

iV 1  i z ; i z  u z ;
R
uV 2  0; iV 2  0;
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3. State 0: [ -  +  ]

u z  0; iz  0;
uV 1  u  U m sin t  0; iV 1  0;
uV 2  uV 1  U m sin t  0; iV 2  0;
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4. State V2: [ +  - 2]

u z  0; iz  0;
uV 1  u  U m sin t  0; iV 1  0;
uV 2  uV 1  U m sin t  0; iV 2  0;
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
1  sin 2
 U m  sin t  d  t   U . 1  
2
Uz  2

  2

 sin 2
U  1 
Uz  2
Iz  
R R

U z2
Pz R Uz  sin 2
    1 
S U .I z U  2
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D ie n a p t a i u z , [V ]
250

200

150

100

50

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
H e s o c o n g s u a t la m d a

Goc dieu khien alpha, [rad]

1

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Goc dieu khien alpha, [rad]
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AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER (with an inductance load)

Analysis : 2 cases


0   Load current iz is continuous, uz=u; Uz =U (constant)
2

 Discontinuous current
 
2
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AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER (with an inductance load)

1. State 0

u z  0; i z  0;
uV 1  u  U m sin t  0; iV 1  0;
uV 2  uV 1  U m sin t  0; iV 2  0;
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2. State V1

uV 1  0; u z  u  U m sin t ;
iV 1  i z ;
uV 2  0; iV 2  0;

di z U m t Um
L  U m sin t  i z   sin td  t    cos  cos t 
dt L  L
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The output voltage and load current waveform
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The output voltage and load current waveform
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The output voltage and load current RMS value
When  > /2

  sin  2  
2 
1
Uz   m
U 2
 sin  t  2
d   t   U 21   
   2  

3 sin  2 
2 
 
Iz 
1
  iz d  t  
2 U

21   1  2 cos 2  
L   
 
