EE448 Spring 2021

Lecture#5 Dr. Abosalah Alsalmi

Chapter#2: Rectifier Circuits(Continued)

Thyristor Rectifiers:

Single-phase half-wave controlled rectifier:-

1) With Resistive Load:-

The source AC voltage is:

= . sin

Thyristor can conduct only when anode voltage is positive and a gate pulse signal is

applied.
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The average value of output voltage:

= . sin . = − cos | = . cos +1

∴ = . 1 + cos

Based on the previous equation, the maximum value of average output voltage occurs

when =0 .

#$
=

The average output current:

% = &
= . 1 + cos
' .'

The rms value of output voltage:

* + * +
,-./ 01
( )
= . sin . + = . + = { 4− −
2

* + * + *
/78 01
cos 2 . } + = { 4− − 9 } + = {4 − + . sin 2 } +
2 2

*
∴ ( )
= . 4− + . sin 2 +
√

The value of rms output current:

*
&(
% ( )
= )
= . 4− + . sin 2 +
' '√

The power delivered to the resistive load:

+
;< => = ( )
.% ( )
= . 4− + . sin 2
2 .'

The input voltamper:

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*
?@ABC1 = ( )
.% ( )
= D E. . 4− + . sin 2 +
√ '√

*
√ . +
∴ F@ABC1 = 2'. . 4− + . sin 2 +
√

The input power factor:

R+ * *
IJ&#K { . , V ./78 } √
GH@ABC1 = = ST.U
√+.R+
+
* =D E. 4 − + . sin 2 +
LMNOPQ * √ .
{ . , V ./78 +}
SU.√T +

*
GH@ABC1 = . 4− + . sin 2 +
√

2) With RL-load:-
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Lecture#5 Dr. Abosalah Alsalmi

The average value of output voltage:

W
= . sin . = X−cos |W Y = . cos − cos Z

∴ = . cos − cos Z

The average output current:

% = &
= . cos − cos Z
' .'

The rms output voltage:

W * + W * +
,-./ 01
( )
= . sin . + = . + = { Z− −
2

W * + /78 01 W *
cos 2 . } + = { Z− − 9 } +
2

*
∴ ( )
= Z− − . sin 2Z − sin 2 +
√

The output current ([ ) consists of two components that are: [ and [1 .

Therefore: [ = [ + [1

The steady state component of current:

[ = . sin −^
\'+ V 0.] +

0.]
Where, ^ = tan,
'

The transient component of current:

>@Q
a. [1 + b. =0
>1

Where, the solution of the previous equation is:

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Lecture#5 Dr. Abosalah Alsalmi
dU
.1
[1 = F. c e

U
∴[ = . sin − ^ + F. c , e.1
\'+ V 0.] +

Where the constant "A" can be obtained by applying the following boundary condition:

[ = 0 at = , therefore: =
0

Uf
0= . sin − ^ + F. c , e .g
\'+ V 0.] +

Uf
,
∴F= . sin − ^ . c e .g
\'+ V 0.] +

Finally, the instantaneous output current equation will be:

U f
,1
[ = . sin − ^ − sin − ^ . ce g
\'+ V 0.] +

Or:-

dU
0.1,
∴[ = . sin − ^ − sin − ^ . c g.e for Z > . > .
\'+ V 0.] +