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Aalborg University Department of Electrical Energy Conversion

Power converters AC/DC and DC/AC - MM2

Three phase rectifiers

Content MM2

1. Summary from MM1

2. Three phase rectifier (Ls = 0)
3. Three phase rectifier (Ls g 0)
4. Constant DC-link voltage
5. Characteristics
6. Exercises

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2. Three phase rectifier (Ls = 0)

& Three phase line

& Larger power
& Higher voltage (Vd)
& Smaller filter
& Good properties

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2. Three phase rectifier (Ls = 0)

Constant DC current The highest voltage conduct

The lowest voltage conduct

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2. Three phase rectifier (Ls = 0)

Constant DC-current

Current with resistive load ?

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2. Three phase rectifier (Ls = 0)

Current/voltage

f = 6·fline 566 V
vPn - vNn 490 V
} v LL = 400 VAC

DC-link voltage RMS current

Average voltage
vLL = 400 VAC < Vd0 = 540 VDC
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2. Three phase rectifier (Ls = 0)

Current

1. Harmonic current PF

1
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DPF PF
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2
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3 d

Smaller harmonics than the single phase rectifier (much smaller)

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3. Three phase rectifier (Ls g 0)

Present 3 phase rectifier

D5 + D6  D1 + D6

3 -phase rectifier
& Lower voltage due to voltage drop over Ls

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3. Three phase rectifier (Ls g 0)

Real rectifier Inductance voltage

Commutation interval

Corrected average DC-link voltage

Au is loss of average DC-link voltage

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4. Constant DC-link voltage

Dis-continues current Inrush circuit Simplified model

Line current

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5. Charateristics

DPF, PF, THDi Voltage and Crest-factor

Short circuit current

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5. Charateristics
Comparison

Single phase

Three phase

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6. Exercises

Exercise 7, PSpice-Simulation

Download from www.iet.auc.dk/~por/teaching/power/power.html

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