VOLTAGE/FREQUENCY CONVERTOR

AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS:
(A)

PROVIDE A VARIABLE OUT PUT VOLTAGE. (B) FREQUENCY OF OUT PUT VOLTAGE IS FIXED. (C) HARMONIC CONTENT IS HIGH ESPECIALLY AT LOW VOLTAGE . VOLTAGE/FREQUENCY CONVERTORS PROVIDE VARIABLE VOLTAGE & FREQUENCY. THIS CAN BE OBTAINED BY TWO METHODS:
1) FIXED AC TO VARIABLE DC. VARIABLE DC TO VARIABLE AC & FREQUENCY. 2) FIXED AC TO FIXED DC.

CYCLO CONVERTORS
CYCLO CONVERTOR ELIMINATES THE NEED OF ONE OR MORE INTERMEDIATE CONVERTORS.

A CYCLO CONVERTOR IS A DIRECT FREQUENCY CHANGER THAT CONVERTS AC POWER OF ONE FREQUENCY TO AC POWER AT ANOTHER FREQUENCY BY AC- AC CONVERSION WITHOUT AN INTERMEDIATE CONVERSION LINK .

SCHEMATIC OF CYCLO CONVERTOR

PRINCIPLE OF CYCLO CONVERTORS TWO SINGLE PHASE CONTROLLED CONVERTORS ARE OPERATED AS BRIDGE RECIFIERS. THEIR DELAY ANGLES ARE SUCH THAT OUT PUT VOLTAGE OF ONE CONVERTOR IS EQUAL & OPPOSITE TO THAT OF OTHER CONVERTOR . IF CONVERTOR P IS OPERATING ALONE, THE AVERAGE OUT PUT VOLTAGE IS POSITIVE . IF CONVERTOR N IS OPERATING ALONE, THE AVERAGE OUT PUT VOLTAGE IS NEGATIVE .

LIMITATION OF CYCLO CONVERTORS (A) MAJORITY OF CYCLO CONVERTORS ARE NATURALLY COMMUTED. (B) MAXIMUM OUT PUT FREQUENCY IS LIMITED TO A FRACTION OF INPUT FREQUENCY. MAJOR APPLICATION : LOW SPEED AC MOTOR DRIVES RANGING UP TO 15,000 KW WITH FREQUENCIES RANGING FROM 0 TO 20 HZ

MERITS/DEMERITS OF CYCLO CONVERTOR

COST IS HIGH DUE TO TWO SETS OF CONTROLLED RECTFIERS & COMPLEX CONTROL CIRCUIT. GOOD EFFICIENCY LESS DISTORTION. CAPABILITY OF WIDE SPEED RANGE & REVERSIBLE DRIVE. BETTER CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS.

APPLICATIONS

LARGE REVERSIBLE DRIVES. CEMENT MILLS. SQUIRREL CAGE MOTORS . SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS. DRIVES REQUIRING FAST ACCELERATION & DECELERATION.