The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

University College of Engineering &

Technology

EEN-324
Power Electronics
Three-Phase Controlled
Rectifiers
Chp#8
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Engr. Affifa Adeeb
INTRODUCTION

 Diodes in three-phase rectifier circuits of chp 7 are

replaced by THYRISTORS

 Circuits in chp 8 are fully controllable

 average output voltage can be varied by controlling the

triggering input to the SCR gates in suitable manner.

 The three gate pulses are displayed by 120° relative to

each other, giving same delay angle to each SCR.

 Each SCR conducts for 120° after triggering and remain

off for 240º. 2
 FULL-WAVE (THREE-
PULSE) CONTROLLED
RECTIFIERS

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With a Resistive Load

Firing angle is measured from the intercestion of

corresponding phase voltages and not the zero
crossings of the voltage waves. 4
 When α is varied, the segments of phase
voltage that fabricate the load voltage
change, providing a control over the average
value.

 Negative exursions of load voltage are

possible, depending upon the nature of load.

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Firing angle α = 0º Firing angle α = 15º 6

(α < 30º)
Firing angle 30º<=α <=150°
(α= 60º)
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CONTINOUS & DICSCONTINOUS
CONDUCTION IN THREE-PHASE
CONTROLLED RECTIFIER

 For resistive load

0°<=α<=30º, output voltage is continous.
30°<=α<=120º, output voltage is discontinous and has
some intervals in which output voltage is zero
α >150°, output is zero.

 For Inductive load

There is no discontinous conduction mode for three-
phase controlled rectifier if L>>R.
But if L approx R or firing angle is very large,
discontinuities can be seen in output as output voltage
can become zero in certain intervals (those intervals in
which inductor has quickly desipated its energy and 8
firing angle hasn’t reached)
With Inductive Load (without freewheeling diode)

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With Inductive Load and freewheeling diode

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Control Charcteristics of Three-phase Half-wave
controlled rectifier

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 FULL-WAVE CONTROLLED
BRIDGE RECTIFIER

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Circuit Diagram

Two SCRs, one from positive group and one from negative group, must
be triggered instantaneously.

SCRs 1&4 are for phase A, SCRs 3&6 for phase B, SCRs 5&2 for phase
C.
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Firing Sequence for six-pulse controlled bridge rectifier
(Example 8.7)

Single-Pulse Firing Scheme

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Double-Pulse Firing Scheme

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