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Single-Phase Full Wave Controlled Rectifier: Experiment No.10
Single-Phase Full Wave Controlled Rectifier: Experiment No.10
Experiment No.10
Single-Phase Full Wave Controlled rectifier
Experiment aim
Apparatus
Theory:-
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Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering Department
Laser Engineering Branch
Power Electronics Laboratory2011-2012
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Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering Department
Laser Engineering Branch
Power Electronics Laboratory2011-2012
Figure (3) shows the voltage and current waveforms of the fully controlled
bridge rectifier for a resistive load. Thyristors T 1 and T2 must be fired
simultaneously during the positive half-wave of the source voltage Vs to allow
conduction of current. Alternatively, thyristors T3 and T4 must be fired
simultaneously during the negative half wave of the source voltage. To ensure
simultaneous firing, thyristors T1 and T2 use the same firing signal
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Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering Department
Laser Engineering Branch
Power Electronics Laboratory2011-2012
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Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering Department
Laser Engineering Branch
Power Electronics Laboratory2011-2012
Figure (4) presents the behavior of the fully controlled rectifier with resistive-
inductive load (with L→∞). The high-load inductance generates a perfectly filtered
current and the rectifier behaves like a current source. With continuous load
current, thyristors T1 and T2 remain in the on-state beyond the positive half-wave
of the source voltage Vs. For this reason, the load voltage vd can have a negative
instantaneous value. The firing of thyristors T3 and T4 has two effects:
a. they turn off thyristors T1 and T2; and
b. After the commutation, they conduct the load current.
This is the main reason why this type of converter is called a ‘‘naturally
commutated’’ or ‘‘line commutated’’ rectifier. The supply current i S has the square
waveform shown in Fig.(4) for continuous conduction. In this case, the average
load voltage is given by:
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University of Technology
Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering Department
Laser Engineering Branch
Power Electronics Laboratory2011-2012
Procedure
1. Connect the single phase full wave controlled rectifier circuit shown in
Fig.(1-a) on the power electronic trainer.
2. Turn on the power
3. Plot the input and output waveforms on the same graph paper.
4. Measure the average and RMS output voltage by connect the AVO meter
across load resistance.
5. Turn off the power