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Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

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Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters


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Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

1. Introduction
2. Basic Rectifier Concepts
3. Single-Phase Diode Bridge Rectifiers
4. Voltage Doubler (Single-Phase) Rectifiers
5. Neutral Currents in 3-Phase, 4-Wire Systems
6. 3-Phase, Full-Bridge Rectifiers
7. Comparison of 1-Phase and 3-Phase Rectifiers
8. Inrush Current and Overvoltages at Turn-ON
9. Disadvantages of Uncontrolled Rectifiers

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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 1


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Power Electronics IC Design and DSP Control Lab., NCTU, Taiwan

Introduction

DSP
Power Electronics IC Design & DSP Control Lab.

page 3

Introduction

id
is
+
vs ~ vd

Line Frequency (50/60 Hz) Rectifier


Uncontrolled/Controlled Rectifier
Phase/PWM Controlled Rectifier
Harmonic Analysis of Rectifier (Low PF)
Voltage Ripple and Voltage Regulation
Inrush Current and Soft Start
Line Harmonics and EMI Filter
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 2


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Classification of Rectifiers

Uncontrolled Rectifier
Phase-Controlled Rectifier
Single-Phase PFC AC/DC Converter
Single-Phase Single-Stage PFC AC/DC Converter
Single-Phase Bidirectional AC/DC Converter
PWM Synchronous Rectifier
Three-Phase PFC AC/DC Converter
Three-Phase Bidirectional AC/DC Converter

page 5

Basic Rectifier Concepts

~ ~

Pure resistive load Capacitive load

~ ~ ~

Inductive load Pure inductor load with Inductive load with


an internal voltage an internal voltage

Inductive load with diode


page 6

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 3


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Analysis of Rectifier

Average Output Voltage


Output Ripple Voltage
Average Diode Current
Peak Diode Current
RMS Diode Current
Analysis Factors Diode Conduction Angle
Crest Factor
Form Factor
Ripple Factor
Power Factor
Line Voltage and Current THD
page 7

Half-Wave Rectifier with Pure Resistive Load

v diode i
+

+ + +
vs = 2Vs sin t v s ~ vd R v o

vs
(a)
2Vs
vs , vd
i
vd , i
0 t
v diode

v s , v diode

(b)

Basic rectifier with a load resistance.


page 8

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 4


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Crest Factor, Form Factor, and Ripple Factor

The crest factor for the diode current (Id) is defined as:

I d ( peak )
Crest Factor =
I d (rms )

The form factor for the diode current (Id) is defined as:

I d (rms)
Form Factor =
I d (average)

The rms value of the harmonic components of the output voltage is defined as the
ripple voltage (Vr) and the ripple factor of the output voltage is defined as:

Vr
Ripple Factor =
Vo ( average)
page 9

Crest Factor and Form Factors of Typical Waveforms

F ( sqr ) AVG = A A F ( sqr )RMS = A


2
F (sin) AVG = A A
F (sin)RMS =
2
A
F (tri ) AVG = A
2 F (tri ) RMS =
3

Crest Factor Form Factor

Square wave 1 1

SIN wave 1.414 1.11

Triangular wave 1.732 1.15

A period sinusoidal waveform with amplitude of A, its half


period average value is 2A/ and RMS value is A / 2 .
page 10

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 5


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Review of Triangular Functions

y
sin cos
R tan = , cot = ,
Ry cos sin
1 1
sec = , csc = .
cos sin

Rx x sin 2 + cos2 = 1
tan 2 + 1 = sec2
sin( ) = sin cos cos sin
cos( ) = cos cos m sin sin
tan tan
tan( ) =
Rx Ry R y sin 1 m tan tan
cos = , sin = , tan = =
R R Rx cos
Re j = R(cos + j sin )

page 11

Crest Factor of a Half-Wave Rectifier

2Vs
id = sin t
R
2Vs i
= sin 2 ft
R

=
2Vs
sin 120t
t
R

2Vs I d ( peak )
I d ( peak ) =
R Crest Factor = =2
I d (rms )
1 T 2 1 2 2

T 0
I d ( rms ) = i s dt = i d t
2 0 s

1 2 2Vs 1 2 2Vs
=
2 0
(
R
sin t )2 d t =
2
0
(
R
sin t ) 2 d t

Vs 1 2 V 1 1 cos 2 t
=
R
0
(sin t )2 d t =
R
0 2
d t

Vs 1 1 1 V 1 Vs 1
= sin 2 = s =
R 2 2 = 0 , R 2 R 2

Note: The crest factor of a full-wave rectified sinusoidal current is 1.414.


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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 6


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Form Factor of a Half-Wave Rectifier

2V s 2V s 2V s
id = sin t = sin 2 ft = sin 120 t
R R R
i

1 T 1 2
I d ( average ) =
T 0
is dt =
2 0 s
i d t
1 Vs
1 2Vs
I d ( rms) 2 R
2 0 R =
= sin td t Form Factor = =
I d ( average) 2 Vs 2

1 2Vs R
= ( cos ) =0 ,
2 R
1 2Vs 2 Vs
= 2=
2 R R
page 13

Ripple Factor of a Half-Wave Rectifier

v o = 2V s sin t = 2V s sin 2ft = 2Vs sin 120t

1 2
Vo (average ) = Vdc =
2 0
2V s sin td t =

Vs

( )
1/ 2
1 2 1
V o ( rms ) = 2V s sin t d t = Vs
2 0
2
1/ 2
2
[ ]
V r = Vo2( rms ) V dc2 = V dc

1 = 1 . 211Vdc
4

Vr
Ripple Factor = = 1.21
Vo ( average )
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 7


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Crest Factor, Form Factor, and Ripple Factor of a Half-Wave


Rectifier

vdiode i
+
+ + + I d ( peak )
Crest Factor = =2
vs = 2Vs sin t vs ~ vd R vo I d ( rms )

v o = 2Vs sint = 2Vs sin 2ft = 2Vs sin120t 1 Vs



I d ( rms) 2 R
Form Factor = = =
I d ( average ) 2 Vs 2

t R

2V s 2V s 2V s
id = sin t = sin 2ft = sin 120 t
R R R
Vr
i Ripple Factor = = 1.21
Vo ( average )
t

page 15

Half-Wave Rectifier with Capacitive Load

sw vdiode vc When the switch SW is closed and the diode


+ + is conducting, then
+ + i
vR vC + v R = v o = v s = 2Vs sin t
vs ~ vo R

or
1 t

v s = 2Vs sin t C idt + v


0
C ( 0 ) + iR = 2V s sin t

The diode current can be decomposed as: i = iF + iN

Forced component Natural component


(steady-state response) (transient response)
t
2Vs 1
iF = sin( t + ) where = tan 1 i N = Ae RC
Z CR
1/ 2
1
2

Z = R 2 +
C

t
2Vs
i= sin( t + ) + Ae RC
Z
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 8


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Waveform Analysis

Determination of A using initial condition: vs

If at t=0, the beginning of the first conducting 2Vs


cycle, v c(0) = 0 and i (0) = 0, then
0 0 2 t
0=
2Vs
sin(0 + ) + Ae RC

Z
ic
2Vs
A= sin
Z ic(max)
2Vs
t

i= sin( t + ) e sin
RC 0
Z 2 t

Charging of the capacitor: vc
2Vs
1 t
t

C 0
vC = idt = 2V s sin cos e RC
cos( t + )

0 2 t
At t= , the current comes to zero!

1 t


vC ( ) = 2V s sin =
C idt = 2V s sin cos e 2 fRC cos( + )

0
page 17

Half-Wave Rectifier with Inductive Load

vs
sw v diode vL i
t2 t3
+ +
+ + L + 2Vs
vR
vs ~ vo R vR
i
0 t
2
vd vo vs
vL i v diode i = 0
+ + Area A vL
+ L
+ + + +
vs ~ vd R vR vs ~ vd = 0 0 t
t1
Area B
0 t
Basic rectifier with an inductive load. v diode

When the switch SW is closed and the diode


is conducting, then
vo
vL + v R = v o = v s = 2Vs sin t

or t
di
L + iR = 2Vs sin t
dt
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 9


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Waveform Analysis

The diode current can be decomposed as: i = iF + iN

Forced component Natural component


(steady-state response) (transient response)
2V s L
t
iF = sin(t ) where = tan 1 iN = Ae L/ R
Z R
[
Z = R 2 + ( L ) ]
2 1 2

t
2Vs
i= sin(t ) + Ae L / R
Z
Determination of A using initial condition:
0
2V s
If at t = 0, the beginning of the first conducting cycle, i (0)=0, then 0 = sin( 0 ) + Ae L / R
Z

2V s 2Vs
t

i= sin( t ) + e sin
L/ R
A= sin
Z Z
page 19

Determination of Extinction Angle

Inductive load L
= tan 1
R
100
Determination of the extinction angle :
90
At t = , the current comes to zero!
80
/
2V s
i( ) = sin( ) + e L/R
sin = 0 70
Z 60

50
/

sin( ) + e L /R
sin = 0 40

30

20
The extinction angle can be solved numerically
for given values of , L, and R. 10

Resistive load 0
180 200 240 280 320 360
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 10


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Extinction Angle from Capacitive to Inductive

L
Inductive 90 = tan 1
R
80
sw v diode vL i 70
+ + 60
+ + L + 50
vs ~ vo R vR
40

30
20
Resistive 10

0 20 60 100 140
0
180 200 240 280 320 360

-20
-30
sw v diode vc
-40 + +
-50
+ + i
-60
vs ~ vo vR R
-70

-80
Capacitive 1
-90 = tan 1
CR
page 21

Average Output Current and Voltage

The instantaneous current can be expressed as: 2 Vs


Io = (1 cos )
di
L + iR = vs 2R
dt
vs L di Since the average voltage across the inductor is
i= zero, it follows:
R R dt
2Vs L di
= sint
R R d ( t ) 2 Vs
Vo = RI o = (1 cos )
2
The average current can be obtained by:
1
Io =
2 0
id (t ) 0

1 2Vs L di
=
2 0

R
sin t d (t )
R d (t )
1 2Vs
=
2 0 R
sint d (t )
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 11


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Normalized Average Rectifier Current

2Vs
If we define a normalized current as: I N =
Z

then, the normalized value of the average rectifier current is:

2 Vs Z (1 cos ) Z
Io = (1 cos ) = I N (1 cos ) = I N
2R 2R 2 R
(1 cos ) R2 + (L )2
= IN
2 R2
(1 cos )
= IN 1 + tan 2
2
(1 cos ) 1 1 cos
= IN sec = I N
2 2 cos

Io 1 1 cos
I oN = =
I N 2 cos

page 23

Normalized RMS Rectifier Current

1
I rms =
2 0
i 2 d ( t )
1/ 2
1 2Vs L di
2

=
2
0

R
sin t d (t )
R d ( t )

V 1 cos 2 t
1/ 2
Vs 2 1/ 2

= sin t d (t ) = s d (t )

R 0
R 0 2
1/ 2 1/ 2
Vs 1
sin 2
1 2Vs 1 Z 1
=
R 2 2
=
Z 2R 2 sin 2
1/ 2
1 Z 1
= IN
2R 2 sin 2

The normalized value of the rms rectifier current is:


1/2 1/2
I rms 1 Z 1 1 1 1
I rms ( N ) = =
IN 2 R 2 sin 2 =
2 cos 2 sin 2
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NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 12


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Normalized Curves for Irms(N) and Io(N)

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8
Irms(N)
0.6

Io(N)
0.4

0.2

L
= tan R
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

1/2
2Vs 1 1 cos 1 1 1
IN = I o( N ) =
2 cos
I rms ( N ) =
2 cos 2 sin 2
Z
page 25

VoltsxSeconds Balance of the Inductor

vs t1 t2 t3

vs

2Vs vR
i
0 t
2
Area A
vL

0 t

Area B

t3 t1 t3
v L dt = 0 v L dt + v L dt = 0 Area A Area B = 0
0 0 t1

page 26

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 13


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Peak Rectifier Current

I peak 2V s
t

i= sin(t ) + e sin
L/R
vs t1 t2 t3 Z

vs
di d 2V s
t

2Vs vR
| t = = sin( t ) + e
L / R sin
=0
d t d t Z
i
0 At t = , the differential of current comes to zero!
t
/
R L /R
Area A cos( ) e sin = 0
vL L

0 The extinction angle can be solved numerically


for given values of , L, and R.
t
The peak rectifier occurs at t1= :
Area B
2Vs
I peak = sin
R
page 27

RMS Output Voltage

vs The rms value of the output voltage is:


t2 t3
2Vs
vR
1
V o ( rms ) = v s d ( t )
2
i
0 t 2 0
2
vd vo
[ ]
vs 1/ 2
1
2V s sin t d ( t )
2
=
Area A v L
2 0
0 t
V 1/ 2

t1 = s sin 2 t d ( t )
0
Area B t 0
V s 1 cos 2 t
1/2
v diode
0
= d ( t )
2
vo Vs
1/ 2
1 1
=
2 2 sin 2
t

page 28

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 14


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

If the Load Becomes Pure Inductive

i 0 v
sw v diode vL
+ + 2Vs
+ + L +
vs ~ vo R vR
0 t
2
i

If L >> R, then the current is 2 2Vs


L
Io
2Vs
i= (1 cos t )
L t
0 2

2Vs
Io =
L

page 29

Load with an Internal DC Voltage

= t1 = t 3
v diode vL i vs
+ +
+ + L + vs
vs ~ Ed i Ed
vd
0 t
t1 t2 t3

Basic rectifier with an A


internal dc voltage.
vL B
0 t

0 t

v diode

page 30

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 15


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Single-Phase Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier

Practical Diode-Bridge Rectifier


id iload
id

+
+
D1 D3
Ls Ls Rs
+
is Cd vd
+ is
vs ~ vs ~ Cd vd Rload

Model of the D4 D2
utility supply

The utility supply can be modeled as a sinusoidal source with its internal
impedance, which in practice is primarily inductive.
The output of the bridge rectifier is usually a bulky capacitor.

page 31

Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier

Idealized diode bridge rectifiers with negligible source inductance Ls = 0.


id id
P
P + +
D1 D3 D1 D3

+ + is
vs ~ is vd R vs ~ vd id

D4 D2 D4 D2
N N

(a) (b)

This represents the idea case for power factor correction!

This represents the rectifier be connected with a large inductor!


page 32

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 16


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Another Thinking of the Full-Wave Rectifier

id
is
P +
D1 D3 + D1 P
vs ~
D3 +
+ id
vs ~ is vd R vd
id
D4
D4 D2 D2 N
N

A combination of two half-wave rectifier.

page 33

Waveforms in the Rectifiers

vs i if v s > 0
id is = d
is id if vs < 0
P + 0 t
D1 D3

+
vs is vd R v d (t) = vs
~

vd
D4 D2 id
N 0 t
t=0 Id (average current)
id vs
is
P + 0 t
D1 D3 Id

+ is
vs ~ vd id

vd
D4 D2 id=Id
N
0 t
t=0 page 34

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 17


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Average Voltage

vd 2Vs

Vdo=0.9Vs

0 t
t=0

1
The average (Vdo) of the of the dc output voltage is: Vdo = 2Vs = 0.9Vs

1 T /2
V do =
(T / 2 ) o
2V s sin t dt

1 0 2
= ( 2V s cos t ) = 2V s
T /2 t/2

page 35

Harmonic Analysis of Square Line Current

vs = 2V s sin t
is1
I s1 = 1.273 I d
Is = Id
is
0 t
1=0
t=0

The line current has both odd-function symmetry, f(t) = -f(-t), and half-wave symmetry,
f(t) = -f(t + ), is said to be odd quad symmetric, and its Fourier series contain odd
harmonic of sine terms only.
f ( t ) = A0 + A1 sin t + A2 sin 2 t + A3 sin 3 t + L
B1 cos t + B2 cos 2 t + B3 cos 3 t + L

= A0 + ( An sin n t + Bn cos n t )
n=1

i s (t ) = A1 sin t + A3 sin 3t + A5 sin 5 t + L


page 36

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 18


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Harmonic Spectrum of Square Line Current

2 T
An =
T f (t ) sin n t dt
0 1.0

1 2
I d sin n t d ( t ) + I d sin n t d ( t )
0
An =

I sn
=
Id
n
[
cos n t 0 + cos n t 2 ] I s1 1
3 1
5 1
I 1
= d [ (cos n cos 0 ) + (cos n 2 cos n ) ]
1 1
7
9
n 11 13
n
I d [2 cos 0 2 cos n ]
4 1 0
= 1 3 5 7 9 11 13
n

4 1 1 1 1
i ( t ) = I d (sin t + sin 3t + sin 5 t + sin 7t + cos9 t + L)
3 5 7 9

4 4 Id 0 for even values of n


I s1( peak ) = I d = 1.273I d I s1( rms ) = = 0.9 I d I sn =
2 I 1 /n for odd values of n
page 37

THD, DPF, and PF for Square Line Current

I
n =3, 5 ,..
2
sn
I 2 I s21
1(
4 1 2
2
)
1 0. 81
%(THD) = 100 = 100 rms = = = 48. 43%
I s1 I s1 4 1 0. 9
2


2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
Id + + + + +L
4 3 5 7 9 11
%(THD) = 100 = 48. 43%

Id
4

THD = 48.43%

DPF = 1.0

I s1
PF = DPF = 0 .9
Is
page 38

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 19


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Line Inductance Ls on Full-Wave Rectifier

vs = 2Vs sin t
+
D1 D3
is1
Ls I s1 = 1.273 I d
Is = Id
+ is is
vs ~ vd id 0 t

1=0
t=0
D4 D2

Single-Phase Rectifier with Ls waveforms without Ls

What is the effect of Ls on is ?

page 39

Effect of Ls on Current Commutation

vL D1 v s ,vd is
+
+ Ls is +
vd
vs ~ D2 vd id 0 t
vs

(a) (b)

(a) Basic circuit to illustrate current commutation. (b) Waveforms assume Ls = 0.

vL iD1 D1 v L= 0
+ + D1
+ Ls id + + Ls +
is=id
vs ~ D2 v d=0 id vs ~ D2 v d= v s id
is
iD2

(c) circuit during the commutation (d) circuit after the current commutation is completed
page 40

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 20


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Calculation of the Commutation Interval

vd di s
vL = 2Vs sin t = Ls 0 < t < u
dt
v d=0
0 t
0 di s di
vL = 2Vs sin t = Ls = Ls s
Area Au vs dt d t
vL
2Vs sin t d (t ) = Ls di s
0 t
u Id

Id

0
2V s sin t d ( t ) = Ls di s = Ls I d
0

is
u
0 t Au = 2V s sin t d (t ) = 2Vs (1 cos u )
0 u 0

Au = 2V s (1 cos u ) = Ls I d
Current commutation time

Ls I d
cos u = 1
2Vs
page 41

Current Commutation of the Full-Wave Rectifier

+
D1 D3
Ls
A vs vd
is Au
vs +
vd id
0 t
B vs
D4 D2
Au vL

t
(a) Single-phase diode rectifier with Ls 0

Id is
+
D1 iu D3 0 t

-Id
vd=0
A + ~ B id 0 u
is vs
(c) Waveforms
D4 iu D2 id
2 L s
cos u = 1 Id
2Vs

(b) current commutation


The commutation interval has been doubled! page 42

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 21


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Average Voltage Reduction by Ls

vs vd 1 2 2
Au
Vdo =
0
2V s sin t d ( t ) =

Vs = 0 .9V s

0 t
1
vs Vd =
u
2Vs sin t d ( t )

Au vL
1 1 u

0 t
Vd =
0
2V s sin t d ( t )
0
2Vs sin t d (t )

area Au 2L s
is Vd = 0 .9V s = 0 .9V s Id

0 t
= V do Vd

area Au 2 Ls
Voltage Reduction by Line Inductance Ls Vd = = Id

page 43

Constant DC-Side Voltage vd(t) = Vd

id This is an approximation of a large capacitor!


D1 D3
Ls |v s|
vd
+ is +
vs ~ vd

id Id
D4 D2
0
t
(a) Rectifier with a constant b p f + b
DC-side voltage
vL
Ls id
0 t
+ Area A
|v s| + vd Area B

(c) Waveforms
(b) Equivalent circuit
page 44

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 22


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Average Value of the Rectifier Current

1. Calculation of b

Vd = 2V s sin b

2. Calculation of p : The inductor voltage starts at zero at b and becomes zero at p


prior to become negative. From voltage symmetry in the Fig. (c).

p = b
3. The diode current i d() (b< < f ): When the current is flowing, the inductor voltage
vL is given by
di d
v L = Ls = 2Vs sin(t ) Vd
dt


Ls di d = ( 2V s sin t V d ) d ( t ) > b
b b

1 f
Q id ( b ) = 0 i d ( ) =
Ls b
( 2V s sin t V d )d (t )

page 45

Average Value of the Rectifier Current

4. Calculation of f :
f
0 = ( 2V s sin t V d )d ( t )
b

Vd
cos b cos f = ( f b )
2V s
The extinction angle f can be solved numerically for given values of b , Vs, and Vd.

5. The average rectifier current Id


f

Id =
b
id ( ) d

page 46

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 23


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Normalization of the Average Rectifier Current

D1 D3 id
Ls
Id
0.12 Vs + is +
I short current ( = ) vs ~ vd
Ls

0.10

0.08 D4 D2

0.06
Normalization base value:
0.04
Vd Vdo
0.02 2 2
Vdo = V s = 0 .9V s

0
1.20 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 I d Ishortcircuit
Vd 2
= 1.57 Vs
Vdo (= 0.9Vs ) 0.9 I short circuit =
L s
page 47

THD, DPF, and PF as Functions of Normalized Average Rectifier


Current

1.3
1.2
1.1 THDi

1.0 DPF
0.9
0.8 PF
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12
Id
I shortcurrent

page 48

NCTU 2005 Power Electronics Course Notes 24


Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters

Normalized Vd and Crest Factor as Functions of Normalized


Average Rectifier Current

Vd
Ido (= 0.9Vs )

1.50 3.0

1.45 2.8

Vd/Vdo
1.40 2.6

1.35 2.4 Crest


Crest factor
factor
1.30 2.2

1.25 2.0

1.20 1.8
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12
Id
I shortcurrent
page 49

Practical Diode Bridge Rectifiers

id

+ Ls Rs id
D1 D3
Ls Rs
+
+ is
vs ~ Cd vd Rload
|v s|
+ Cd vd Rload


D4 D2

(a) Practical diode-bridge rectifier with a filter (b) Equivalent circuit

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Waveform Analysis When the Diode is Conducting

vd

is vs
is1
0 t
b p f
tb tp tf

I. When the diode is conducting: (b< < f ) di d Rs 1


dt Ls Ls id 1
dv = 1 + Ls v s
v s = R s id + Ls
di d
+ vd (using KVL) d
1 vd 0
dt C d C d Rload
dt
dv d v
id = C d + d (using KCL) Rs 1
dt Rload L 1
Ls b = Ls
A= s
1 1
0
C d C d Rload
page 51

Numerical Computation of x& ( t ) = Ax ( t ) + b u (t )

x& ( t ) = Ax ( t ) + b u ( t )

Using the trapezoidal rule of integration:

x (t ) = Mx (t t ) + N [ v s ( t ) v s ( t t ) ]

where
t t
M = I A I+ A
2 2

1
t t
N = I A b
2 2

Give an initial guess of tb and adjust it according to simulated results in the next half cycle!

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Waveform Analysis When the Diode is Blocking

vd

is vs
is1
0 t
b p f
tb tp tf

II. When the diode is blocking: (f < < + b )

id = 0

tt f

dv d 1
= vd vd (t ) = vd (t f )e RloadCd
dt C d Rload

page 53

Example 5.1: MATLAB Simulation

Example 5.1
Simulate the following full-bridge rectifier using MATLAB with the following parameters: Vs =
120V at 60Hz, Ls = 1mH, Rs = 1m, Cd = 1000F, and Rload = 20. Assume the diode to be
ideal and choose a time step t = 25s.

id

Ls =1mH +
D1 D3
Rs =1m

+ is
v s = 120 2 sin 120 t ~ Cd vd Rload = 20

D4 D2

Cd = 1000F

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Solution of Example 5.1

Solution
The MATLAB program listing is shown in the following next page, and the results with the
correct initial value of vd(tb) are shown in the following.

200
vd
150

100
|v s|

50
id

-50
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
tb tf T (ms)
T
2
page 55

MATLAB Program Listing for Example

% Signal- Phase, Diode- Rectifier Bridge %


clc, clg, clear time1=time(k);
% Data il1=0;
Ls=1e-3; Rs=0.001; Cd=1000e-6; Rload=20; deltat=25e-6; vc1=vc(k);
freq=60; thalf=1/(2*freq); ampl=170; w =2*pi*freq; %
% Matrix A, see Eq. 5-45, vector b, see Eq. 5-46 while vc(k) > ampl*abs(sin(W*time(k)))
A=[-Rs/Ls -1/Ls; 1/Cd -1/(Cd*Rload)]; k=k+1
b=[1/Ls; 0]; time(k)=time(k-1)+deltat;
% vc(k)=ycl*exp(-(time(k)-time1)/(cd*rload)); % see Eq. 5-51
M=inv(eye(2)-deltat/2*A)*(eye(2)+delta/2*A); % see Eq. 5-48 vs(k)=ampl*(sin(W*time(k)));
N=deltat/2 * inv (eye(2) - deltat/2 * A) * b; % see Eq. 5-48 il(k)=0
% end
for alf a0=55:0.5:75 if (abs (time(k)-thalf-time(1)) <= 2*deltat), break, end
alfa0 end
% Initial Conditions polt (time(1:k), il(1:k), time(1:k), vs(1:k), time(1:k), vc(1:k))
vc0=ampl*sin (alfa0*pi/180);
il 0=0;k=1; time(1)=alfa0/(360*freq);
il(1)=il0;vc(1)=vc0; vs(1)=vc0;
x=[il(1) vc(1)];
%
while il(k) >= 0
k=k+1
time(k)=time(k-1)+deltat;
y=M*x + N*(ampl*sin(W*time(k))+ampl*sin(W*time(k-1))); % see Eq. 5-47
il(k)=y(1);
vc(k)=y(2)
vs(k)=ampl*sin(W*time( k));
x=y
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Example 5.2: PSPICE Simulation

Example 5.2

Simulate the following circuit using PSPICE with parameter values: Vs = 120V at 60Hz, Ls =
1mH, Rs = 1m, Cd = 1000F, and Rload = 20. Perform a Fourier analysis on the input
current and the output DC voltage.
id

Ls =1mH +
D1 D3
Rs =1m

+ is
v s = 120 2 sin 120 t ~ Cd vd Rload = 20

D4 D2

Cd = 1000F

page 57

Solution of Example 5.2

Solution
The PSpice network with node numbers and the input data file is shown in the following page.
The results are plotted as the following, where is1 (the fundamental-frequency component of
the input current is) has an rms value of 10.86 A that lags vs by an angle 1 = 10. The harmonic
components in the line current are listed in the Pspice output file in the shown next slide. Also
from the output listing, the average values are Vd = 158.45 V and Id = 7.93 A.

vd

is vs
is1
0 t

1 = 10

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Line-Current Distortion

idis is
Is,peak
is1 is3
t
0

page 59

PSPICE Input Circuit File for Example 5.2

id iload
* Signal- Phase, Diode-Bridge Rectifier 4 5
LS 1 2 1mH
RS 2 3 1m rdc =1 +
* XD1 XD3
rdc 4 5 1u 1 Ls 2 Rs
RLOAD 5 6 20.0 3
CD 5 6 1000uF IC=160V + is
* vs ~ Cd vd Rload
XD1
XD3
3
0
4
4
DIODE_WITH_SNUB
DIODE_WITH_SNUB

XD2 6 0 DIODE_WITH_SNUB 0
XD4 6 3 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
XD4 XD2
*
VS 1 0 SIN(0 170V 60.0 0 0 0 0)

* 6
.TRAN 50us 50ms 0s 50us UIC
.PROBE (a) PSpice input circuit
.FOUR 60.0 v(1) i(LS) i(rdc) v(5,6)

.SUBCKT DIODE_WITH_SNUB 101 102


*Pow er Electronics: Simulation, Analysis Education..by N. Mohan. 101 102
DX 101 102 POWER_DIODE
RSNUB 102 103 1000.0
CSNUB 103 101 0.1uF
.MODEL POWER_DOIDE D(RS=0.01, CJ0=100pF)
.ENDS 0.1F 1k
103
.END

(b) Subcircuit diode_with_snub


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PSPICE Output File of Example 5.2

FOURIER COMPONENTS OF TRANSIENT RESPONSE V(1)


HARMONIC FREQUENCY FOURIER NORMALIZED PHASE NORMALIZED
NO (Hz) COMPONENT COMPONENT (DEG) PHASE (DEG)
1 6.000E+01 1.700E+02 1.000E+00 -1.266E-04 0.000E+00

FOURIER COMPONENTS OF TRANSIENT RESPONSE I(LS)


HARMONIC FREQUENCY FOURIER NORMALIZED PHASE NORMALIZED
NO (Hz) COMPONENT COMPONENT (DEG) PHASE (DEG)

1 6.000E+01 1.536E+01 1.000E+00 -1.003E+01 0.000E+00


2 1.200E+02 6.405E-02 4.171E-03 -9.138E+01 -8.135E+01
3 1.800E+02 1.174E+01 7.648E-01 1.489E+02 1.589E+02
4 2.400E+02 4.198E-02 2.734E-03 8.531E+01 9.534E+01
5 3.000E+02 6.487E+00 4.224E-01 -5.632E+01 -4.629E+01
6 3.600E+02 1.585E-02 1.032E-03 -1.028E+02 -9.275E+01
7 4.200E+02 2.207E+00 1.438E+01 8.025E+01 9.055E+01
8 4.800E+02 2.778E-03 1.809E-04 -8.191E+01 -7.187E+01
9 5.400E+02 1.032E+00 6.724E-02 1.535E+02 1.636E+02

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION = 8.879830E+01 PERCENT


FOURIER COMPONENTS OF TRANSIENT RESPONSE I(rdc)
DC COMPONENT = 7.931217E+00

FOURIER COMPONENTS OF TRANSIENT RESPONSE V(5, 6)


DC COMPONENT = 1.584512E+02
page 61

Example 5.3

Example 5.3

Calculate THDi and the crest factor in the input current, the DPF, the PF, the average output
voltage Vd, and Id/Ishort circuit.

id

Ls =1mH +
D1 D3
Rs =1m

+ is
v s = 120 2 sin 120 t ~ Cd vd Rload = 20

D4 D2

Cd = 1000F

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Solution of Example 5.3

Solution

Based on the Fourier analysis using PSpice, THDi= 88.8%.


Is1=10.86A.
Is = 14.52 A.
Is,peak = 34.7 A.
Crest factor = Is,peak / Is = 34.7/14.52 =2.39.
Since 1 = -10 by the Fourier analysis, DPF = cos(1)=0.985 (lagging).
PF = (Is1/ Is) cos(1) = (10.86/14.52) 0.985 = 0.74.
Id =7.93 A
Ishort circuit = 318.3 A.
Id/Ishort circuit = 0.025.
The average output voltage Vd = 158.45 V (Vd/Vdo = 1.467).
page 63

Example 5.4

Example 5.4

In example 5.3, Id/Ishort circuit = 0.025, For the same value of Id/Ishort circuit , assuming Cpu,
calculate THDi, DPF, PF, the crest factor, and Vd (nomalized). Compare the results with those
in Example 5-3.

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Solution of Example 5.4

Solution
Vd Crest
I do (= 0.9Vs ) factor
1.3
1.50 3.0
1.2
THDi Vd/Vdo
1.1 1.45 2.8
1.0
0.935 DPF 1.40 2.6
0.9 1.384
Crest 2.4
79% 0.8 PF 1.35 factor
2.25
0.73 0.7
1.30 2.2
0.6
0.5
1.25 2.0
0.4 1.20 1.8
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12
Id Id
Ishortcurrent I shortcurrent

Id/Ishort circuit = 0.025 Id/Ishort circuit = 0.025


page 65

Solution of Example 5.4

THDi = 79%
crest factor = 2.25
DPF = 0.935
PF = 0.735
Vd/Vdo = 1.384.

Before comparing with the results in Example 3, we should note that the power in these two
cases is not the same, since a finite value of the filter capacitance in Example 5-3 results in
a higher value of Vd and hence a higher power.

In spite of this difference, the results are close, and the normalized diagram of Fig. 5-18 and
5-19 can be used for approximate calculations.

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Line Voltage Distortion

Distorted currents drawn by loads such as the diode


bridge rectifiers can result in distortion in the utility
voltage waveform.

Line Current Distortion Line Voltage Distortion

page 67

Line Voltage Distortion by Distorted Line Current

inductance diode resistance


internal impedance of id
the utility source

Ls 1 Ls 2
+
Rs
+ +
vs ~ vPCC is vd
Cd Rload


vs is sinusoidal
Other equipment

Line-voltage notching and distortion.

The voltage across other equipment at the point of common coupling (PCC) is:
di
v PCC = v s L s1 s
dt
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Line Voltage Distortion at the Common Coupling Point

Expressing the is in terms of its fundamental and harmonic components yields:

di s di
v PCC = ( v s Ls 1 ) Ls 1 sn
dt n 1 dt

di s 1
( v PCC )1 = v s Ls 1 di sn
dt ( v PCC ) dis = Ls 1
n 1 dt
Fundamental component
Voltage distortion due to current harmonics.

page 69

Example 5.5: Line Voltage Distortion

Example 5.5

Using the parameters values: Vs = 120V at 60Hz, Ls = 1mH, Rs = 1m, Cd = 1000F, and Rload
= 20 and splitting Ls, for example, such that Ls1= Ls2 = 0.5mH, obtain the voltage waveform
at the point of common coupling in the following circuit.

id

Ls1 Ls2 Rs +
+ +
vs ~ vPCC is Cd vd Rload


Other
equipment

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Solution of Example 5.5

Solution

The Pspice simulation results of the voltage and the current waveforms are shown in the
following.
The total harmonic distortion THDv in the voltage at the point of common coupling is
computed to be approximately 5.7%
Distorted Line Voltage

is
vPCC

0
t

page 71

Voltage Doubler (Single-Phase) Rectifiers

+ +
230-V
position C1
D1
vd
D2 115-V +
position
115V/230V C2
ac input

Voltage-doubler rectifier.

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Voltage Ripple of a Full-Wave Rectifier

Vmin
id =
Vmax
D1 D3
is +
Eo Vmax
cos 1
2
C vd Vmin RC =
1
~ R
ln
1 2f

t
D4 D2 -T/4 0 T/4 T/2 3T/4 T

Half-wave Rectifier

t t x = = 2 f
x
Eo
Vmin = Vmax e RC
cos 1
1
Vmax RC =
1
Vmin = Vmax cos2ft x Vmin ln
1 2f

t
-T/4 0 T/4 T/2 3T/4 T

Full-wave Rectifier
page 73

Ripple Voltage and RC Time Constant

RC

50Hz
60Hz

50Hz
0.06775 60Hz

Half-wave Rectifier

Full-wave Rectifier

1
0.1 0.5 0.9
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Em 1 2
E rms = Em E mv = Em
2 2 2
2

Em
Erms = Em Emv = Em 1
T


Em
2 2 T
Erms = Em Emv = Em
T T 2
T

page 75



VDC VDC = Em
VAC T
IAC Em
IDC R Em
I DC =
T T R

IDC V AC =
2
Em 2
T VDC = Em
VAC VDC T
IAC
Em
2 Em
I AC =
R T R
I DC =
2 E m

T =
T
I T R
2 DC

2 2
VDC V AC = Em
T VDC = Em
VAC Em T
IDC
R Em
I AC =
V T T R
I DC =
2 E m

AC =
T I DC
T R
2


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Three-Phase, Four-Wire Systems

ia

208V
ic
a
c Single-phase
~ ~ 120V rectifier system

n
in
~
ib

Three-Phase, Four-Wire System

page 77

Impact of Nonlinear Loads on the Neutral Current

For the three-phase, four-wire system, assuming a balanced three-phase utility supply
and identical single-phase diode rectifier, its phase current can be expressed as:

ia = ia 1 + i ah
= 2 I s1 sin( 1t 1 ) + 2 I sh sin( h t h )
h = 2 k +1 h = 2 k +1


ib = 2 I s1 sin( 1t 1 120 ) + 2 I sh sin( h t h 120 h )
h = 2 k +1


ic = 2 I s1 sin( 1t 1 240 ) + 2 I sh sin( h t h 240 h )
h = 2 k +1

The neutral current i n is: in = ia + ib + ic

The addition of all the nontriplen harmonics and the fundamental frequency components are
zero!
Therefore, the neutral current is: in = 3 2 I sh sin( h t h )
h= 3( 2 k 1)

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Neutral Current is Dominated by Third Harmonics

The rms value of the neutral current is:



I n = 3( I 2 1/ 2
sh
h = 3( 2 k 1)
) = 3 I s23 + I s29 + I s215 + L

The neutral current is dominated by its third harmonics:

I n 3 I s3

In a three-phase, four-wire system, if all single-phase rectifier loads are identical and each
line current flows less than 60 during each half-cycle of the line-to-line voltage, then the
rms value of the neutral current is:

I n = 3I line

page 79

Example 5.6: Neutral Current

Example 5.6
Assume that each nonlinear load in Fig. (a) can be represented by the signal-phase load of Fig.
(b). Obtain the neutral-wire current waveform and its rms value for the same per-phase voltage
and the ac-side impedance as in Example 5-1.
ia id

Ls =1mH +
208V i
Single-phase D1 D3
c rectifier system Rs =1m
a
c
120V + is Cd
~ ~ ~ vd Rload = 20
n
in
~ vs = 120 2 sin 120 t
D4 D2
ib
b Cd = 1000F

(a) Three-phase, four-wire system (b) single-phase, full-wave rectifier

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Solution of Example 5.6

Solution
Using PSpice, the neutral-wire current is plotted as below and its rms value is calculated to be
approximately 25A. It is almost 3 as large as the line current of 14.52 (rms).

va

in

0 t

Neutral-wire current in .

page 81

Three-Phase, Full-Bridge Rectifiers

id

Ls D1 D3 D5 +
+ a
~
ia
n + b Cd vd Rload
~
+ c
~
D4 D6 D2

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Three-Phase Rectifier with a Constant DC Current

D1
P
ia id
ia + D3
D1 D3 D5

~+ a ~+ a + +
D5 v Pn
~ +
n ~ + b vd Id n b n vd
D2 +
~ + ~ +
c c v Nn
D4 D6 D2 D6
N
id
D4

Id when diode 1 is conducting


ia = -Id when diode 4 is conducting
0 when neither diode 1 or 4 is conducting

page 83

Commutation and Waveforms

t = 0 v Pn

v an v bn v cn

(a) 0 t
vd = vab = 2V LL cos t
2vLL 1 1
< t <
/6
v Nn v d = vPn v Nn
A= 2V LL cos t d (t ) 6 6
/ 6
Vd0
= 2V LL Area A
(b) Vd0

0 0 t
6 6
1 /6 ia
/ 3 / 6
Vd 0 = 2V LL cos t d ( t )
120 D4 D4
3 0
D1 D1 t
= 2V LL 60 120

= 1 .35V LL
ib
D6 D6
(c) 0
D3 t
D3

ic
D2 D2
0 D D5 D5 t
5

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RMS of Line Current Harmonics

vs
is1
Id
is
0 t
5
6 6

Line current in a three-phase rectifier in the idealized case with Ls = 0 and a constant dc current.

2
The rms value of the line current is is: Is = D Id = I d = 0 .816 I d
3
4 4 3
The amplitude of the fundamental component i s1 is: Is1 = I d sin D 2 = 2 I d = 1 .103 I d

Is 1 6
The rms of the fundamental component i s1 is: I s1 = = I d = 0.78 I d
2
page 85

Power Factor

1.0
The harmonic current Isn can be expressed as:

I s1 I sh
I sn = I s1
n
1
where n = 5, 7, 11, 13, ... 1
5
7 1 1
11 13

0 h
1 5 7 11 13

Power Factor

Since i s1 is in phase with its utility phase voltage, therefore: DPF=1.0

I s1 3
PF = DPF = = 0.955
Is
The three-phase rectifier has a higher power factor than the single-phase one!
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Effect of Line Inductance on Current Commutation

The current commutation will not be instantaneous when there is a line inductance!

id

Ls D1 D3 D5 +
a
~ +
b ia
n ~ + vd Id

~ + c
D4 D6 D2

Three-phase rectifier with a finite Ls and a constant dc current.

page 87

Current Commutation Process

ia= iu
v comm = van v cn u ic= id + iu
ic ia
a + v La 1 Id Id

~+ Ls
+
v comm id P 0 t
0 u
c 5 (b)
n ~ +c +
+ v Lc ic v Pn
vd id =Id v cn v an v bn
Id
+ b Area Au
~
Ls id 6 N
0 t
u
0 u
Au
(a)
v Nn
(c)
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Waveform Analysis

di a di
v La = L s = Ls u
dt dt

vcn vPn van di a di


v Lc = L s = Ls u
dt dt
Area Au di u
v comm = v an v cn = v La v Lc = 2 Ls
dt
u di u v an v cn
t Ls =
dt 2
Id u v an v cn
Ls di u = d ( t )
0 0 2
v an v cn = 2VLL sin t

Id 2V LL (1 cos u )
Ls di u = Ls I d =
0 2
page 89

Reduction of Average Voltage

2 Ls I d
cos u = 1
2V LL

di u v an + vcn
v Pn = L s =
dt 2

Au = Ls I d

Ls I d 3
Vd = = Ls I d
/3

3
V d = V do Vd = 1.35V LL Ls I d

Vdo is the average voltage with an instantaneous commutation due to Ls = 0.


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Three-Phase Rectifier with Constant DC-Side Voltage

P id

ia
+ Ls
+ a P
~
b Ls + DP +
n ~ + v d v in ~ vd
Ls DN
c
~ + N

N (b)
(a)

v ab v ac v in vd
v an
ia
0 t

(c)
(a) Three-phase rectifier with a finite Ls and constant dc voltage. (b) Equivalent circuit. (c) Waveforms.
page 91

THD, PDF, and PF

DPF
1.0
Normalization base value:
1.9 PF
1.8 Vd Vdo
0.7 3 2
Vdo = VLL = 1. 35VLL
0.6
THDi
0.5 I d Ishort circuit
0.4 VLL / 3
I short circuit =
0.3 1L s
0.2 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10
0
Id
I short current
Total harmonic distortion, DPF, and PF for a three-phase rectifier with an input line
inductance and a constant dc voltage.
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Normalized Vd and Crest Factor

1.005 2.1
1.000
2.0
0.995
0.990 1.9
Vd /Vdo
Vd 0.985
1.8
0.980 CF
Vdo 1.7
0.975
CF
0.970 1.6
0.965
0.960 1.5

0.955 1.4
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10
Id
I short current

Normalized Vd and crest factor for a three-phase rectifier with an input line inductance
and a constant dc voltage.
page 93

Example 5.7: Practical 3-Phase Diode Bridge Rectifier

Example 5.7
The three-phase diode rectifier circuit of the following is supplying approximately 2.2 kW
load with VLL = 208 V at 60 Hz, Ls = 1mH, and Cd = 1100 F. The load can be represented
by an equivalent resistance of 35.0 . Obtain the circuit waveforms by means of PSpice
simulation.
id

Ls D1 D3 D5 +
+ a
~
ia
n
+ b Cd vd Rload
~
+ c
~
D4 D6 D2

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Solution of Example 5.7

Solution
The PSpice network with node numbers and the input data file are shown in the
following slides. The voltage and current waveforms are shown as following.

v an
ia

v bc v ba v ca v cb
vd
v ac
id

0 t
page 95

Waveform Analysis

The average DC voltage is 278.0 V.


The peak-to-peak voltage ripple is 4.2 V.
The percentage of average DC voltage is 1.5%.
The input current has a THD of 54.9%.
Th DPF is 0.97 (leading)
The PF is 0.85.
The average dc current is 7.94 A.

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PSPICE Input Circuit of Example 5.7

id iload
4 6

Ld 5 Rd
XD5
+
XD1 XD3
Ls 11
Rs
1
12
is
Cd vd Rload
2 21
22

+

3 31
32
+

+ XD4 XD6 XD2

0 7

page 97

PSPICE Input Circuit File for Example 5.7

* Three-Phase, Diode-Bridge Rectifier


LSA 1 11 1mH
LSB 2 21 1mH
LSC 3 31 1mH
RSA 11 12 1m
RSB 21 22 1m
RSC 31 32 1m
*
LD 4 5 1uH
RD 5 6 1u
RLOAD 6 7 35.0
CD 6 7 1100uF IC=276V
*
XD1 12 4 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
XD3 22 4 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
XD5 32 4 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
XD4 7 12 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
XD6 7 22 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
XD2 7 32 DIODE_WITH_SNUB
*
VSA 1 0 SIN(0 170 60.0 0 0 0)
VSB 2 0 SIN(0 170 60.0 0 0 0 -120)
VSC 3 0 SIN(0 170 60.0 0 0 0 -240)
*
.TRAN 50us 100ms 0s 50us UIC
.PROBE
.FOUR 60.0 I(LSA) v (6, 7) i(LD)
.SUBCKT DIODE_WITH_SNUB 101 102
DX 101 102 POWER_DIODE
RSNUB 102 103 1000.0
CSNUB 103 101 0.1uF
.MODEL POWER_DIODE D(RS=0.01, CJO=100pF)
.ENDS
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Example 5.8: Nomogram for Example 5.7

Example 5.8
In Example 5-7, the DC side has a filter capacitor of 1100F with an average value of 278.0 V
and a small, superimposed ripple voltage. The results in Figs. (a) and (b) are obtained by
assuming a DC-side voltage of a constant DC value. The objective of this example is to
illustrate the effect of assuming a constant DC voltage of 278.0 V.
1.005 2.1
DPF 1.000
1.0
2.0
0.995
1.9
PF
0.990 1.9
1.8 Vd /Vdo
Vd 0.985
0.7 1.8
I do 0.980 CF
0.6
THDi 0.975 1.7
0.5 CF
0.970 1.6
0.4
0.965
0.3 1.5
0.960
0.2
0 0.955 1.4
0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0 0.06 0.08 0.10
0.02 0.04
Id Id
(a) I short current (b) I shortcurrent
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Solution of Example 5.8

Solution

With Vd = 278.0 V, Vd/Vdo = 0.9907.


From Fig. (b), this corresponds to Id/Ishort circuit = 0.025. This value in Fig. (a)
approximately corresponds to
THD = 50%,
DPF = 0.98,
PF = 0.87.
All these values are very close to those calculated in Example 5-7 with a DC-side filter
capacitor of 1100 F .

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Comparison of 1-Phase and 3-Phase Rectifiers

3-phase rectifier can achieve:

Higher Power Factor


Smaller Ripple Current and Voltage
Better Voltage Regulation

3-phase rectifier is better!


However, its power network distribution cost higher!

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Inrush Current at Turn-on

Maximum voltage across the capacitor at turn-on


Vd , max = 2 2Vs (single-phase)

Vd , max = 2 2VLL (three-phase)

Large inrush current may damage the diode


Large inrush current may damage the load
Start-up current surge limiter (thermister)
Soft-start control current

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Calculation of Inrush Current

sw v diode i When the switch SW is closed and the diode


+ is conducting, then
+ +
vR RESR vC + v R = v o = v s = 2Vs sin t
vs ~ vo +
vc

or
1 t

v s = 2Vs sin t C idt + v


0
C ( 0 ) + iR = 2V s sin t

The diode current can be decomposed as: i = iF + iN

Forced component Natural component


(steady-state response) (transient response)
t
2V s 1
iF = sin( t + ) where = tan 1 iN = Ae RC
Z CR
1/ 2
1
2

Z = R 2 +
C

t
2V s
i= sin( t + ) + Ae RC
Z
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Calculation of Ic(max)

vs
Determination of A using initial condition: 2Vs
If at t=0, the beginning of the first conducting
cycle, v c(0) = 0 and i (0) = 0, then 0
2 t
0
2Vs
ic
0= sin( 0 + ) + Ae RC
Z ic(max)
2V s
A= sin
Z
2V s
t

i(t ) = sin( t + ) e sin
RC
Z
0 2 t
vc
2Vs

0 2 t

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References

[1] Abraham l. Pressman, Chap. 5: Elements of Rectifier Design, Switching and Linear Power Supply, Power Converter
Design, 1977.
[2] P. M. Camp, Input current analysis of motor drives with rectifier converters, IEEE IAS Conf. Rec., pp. 672-675,
1985.
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1984.
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inductor motor drives, IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 447-452, Oct. 1988.
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Conf. Rec., pp. 761-764, Aachen, 1988.
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rectifier with a capacitive load, IEE Conference Publication, no. 234, pp. 111-114, 1984.
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Conference Publication, no. 291, pp. 153-156, 1988.
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development and possible mitigation measures, EPE Conf. Rec., Aachen, pp. 1255-1260, 1989.

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HW1: Single-Phase Bridge Rectifier Design

Home Work 1
A full-bridge rectifier is given with the following parameters:
Vs = 220V at 60Hz, Ls = 100H, Rs = 1m, Cd = 660F, where the Rs and Ls are the equivalent
line resistance and line inductance, respectively. The diode and capacitor are assumed to be
ideal.
1. For an output rated resistive load of Po = 750W, what is the equivalent load resistance
Rload=? What is the average dc-link voltage and its ripple voltage factor? What is the ripple
current i c(RMS) of the capacitor? What is the current crest factor and input power factor?
What is the input line current i s(RMS) ? What are the RMS and peak current of the diode
current i d? Make a computer simulation to verify your calculations.
2. Make a selection of the dc-link capacitor from available components. What is the ESR of
your selected capacitor (read from the data sheet)? At an environment temperature of 40C,
what is the internal temperature of the capacitor at rated load?
3. If the circuit is switched from a cold start, what is the peak value of the inruch current?
Make a selection of the bridge rectifier from available catalog.

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Fig. 1. Home work 1

id
Rs =1m
Ls =1H id +
Ls Rs S2
ic
+
v s = 220 2 sin 120 t ~ is Cd vc Rload = ?

Cd = 2000F
Rs =1m (a)
S1
Ls =1H Ls id +
Rs
ic
+
v s = 220 2 sin 120 t ~ is Cd vc Rload = ?

Cd = 2000F
(b) page 107

Voltage Transients at Load Variations

4. When operating in steady-state, make a simulation of the step load change as the load is
switched from no load to full load and then switched back to the no load. What is the
maximum and minimum output voltage during such a step load transient?

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HW2: Bridge Rectifier Design

Home Work 2

1. A 60 Hz, single-phase, center-tap rectifier output is to supply 5 V average output with a


peak-to-peak ripple voltage of 10% of its average value. Assuming a capacitive filter, what
is the required capacitance to achieve this ripple for an output load resistance of 10 ohms?
2. A 60 Hz, single-phase bridge rectifier is to have an average output voltage of 30 V when
loaded with 15 ohms. What is the required filter capacitance for a peak-to-peak ripple
output of 4 V?
3. What is the transformer's required nominal rms voltage either side of center tap and what is
the maximum reverse voltage stress for the rectifier diodes of Prob. 1? Assume the supply is
subjected to a +20% line transient lasting 2 sec if the ac voltage immediately prior to the
transient was + 10% high.
4. Repeat the exercise in Prob. 3 for Prob. 2.
5. A bridge rectifier operating directly off the 115 V ac line delivers an output power of 200
W. With a capacitive filter, what size must the capacitor be for the output ripple to be 4-V
peak to peak?

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HW4: SPICE Simulation of Line Distortion

Home Work 4
A full-bridge rectifier is given with the following parameters:
Vs = 110V at 60Hz, Ls1 = 1mH, Ls2 = 1mH, Rs = 1m, Cd = 2000F, and Rload = 10.
The diode is assumed to be ideal.

Ls2 =1mH
Rs =1m
Ls1 =1mH id +
Ls 2 Rs
ic
+ +
~ vPCC is vc Rload = 10
Cd

v s = 110 2 sin 120 t

Other equipment Cd = 2000F

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ISPICE
1. vs , is , vPCC , vc , ic .
2. vPCC THD = ?
3. PF = ?
4. is crest factor = ?
5. id (form factor) = ?
6. (ripple factor) = ?
7. (peak-to-peak ) = ?

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