STATIC POWER CONVERSION I

EEE-463 Lecture Notes

A. Prof. Dr. Canras Batunlu

METU Northern Cyprus Campus
L2

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 Unidirectional and
Bİdirectional switches

• Bi-directional switches are used when the circuit can

develop a voltage polarity in both directions and the
switch must be able to block current flow in either
direction until switched on for the specific (any one at a
time) direction.

• Unidirectional switches are used when the circuit can

develop a voltage polarity in one direction only and the
switch must be able to block current flow in that direction
until switched on.

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Note: Some circuits can develop a voltage polarity in both
the directions and the switch must be able to block current
in both directions. However, when switched on, the switch
must be able to conduct current in one specific direction
only and shall never conduct in the reverse direction.
Sometimes, a series connected diode is needed with the
semiconductor switch to be able to meet this requirement.

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Directional Properties of Static Switches

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Bi-directional switch topologies using
unidirectional switches: a) diode
embedded; b) common emitter(CE); c)
common collector(CC)

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Possible advantages of unidirectional protection switching
include:

a simple scheme to implement

faster than bidirectional protection switching because it does not

require a protocol.

Under multiple failure conditions there is a greater chance of

restoring traffic by protection switching if unidirectional protection
switching is used, than if bidirectional protection switching is used.

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Possible advantages of bidirectional protection switching when uniform
routing is used include:

The number of breaks due to single failures will be less than if the path is
delivered using the different equipment.

if there is a fault in one path of the network, transmission of both paths between
the affected nodes is switched to the alternative direction around the network.

switching also has the ability to carry extra traffic on the protection path.

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Directional Voltage Capabilities of Static
Switches

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Types of Switcthing Control-
Continuos and Lacthing

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Types of Switcthing Control-
Continuos and Lacthing

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End of Third Section

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