Chapter 6
Thyristor Converters
• Thyristor circuits and their control
• Line-frequency phase-controlled rectifiers and inverters
• line-frequency ac <-> controlled dc
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Thyristor Converters
• Two-quadrant conversion
• positive Vd implies rectification
• negative Vd implies inverter mode
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Primitive circuits with thyristors (1)
R load
• The current is zero until t=
• The current and voltage vd are in phase
• Average voltage of load R controlled by adjusting 

vd
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V

V sin x dx 
(1  cos)

2 
2
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Primitive circuits with thyristors (2)
R L load
v
R
• The current is zero until t=
• The current lags voltage vd
• At Instant 2 current becomes zero
di
vL  L
 vd  v R
dt
t
1
vd ()  vR ()d 
i (t ) 

L 
1
i ( 2 ) 
L
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1
1


v
(

)

v
(

)
d


R
 d
L
2
 v
d
()  vR ()d  0
1
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Primitive circuits with thyristors (3)
L Load with dc voltage
di
v L  L  vd  E d
dt
i(t ) 
t
 v
d
( )  Ed d
2
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Chapter 6 Thyristor Converters
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Thyristor Gate Triggering
Delay angle  is
vcontrol
  180
Vˆst
o
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Full-Bridge Thyristor Converters (1)
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Full-Bridge Thyristor Converters (2)
• constant dc current load
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Thyristor Converter Waveforms (1)
 0
• Assuming zero ac-side inductance
• at t=0 thyristors 1,2 are triggered
•At t=  thyristors 3,4 are triggered
vd 
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

 V sin(t )d (t ) 
0
2V


2 2

VRMS  0.9VRMS
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Thyristor Converter Waveforms (2)
 0
vd 
1

 

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V sin(t )d (t ) 
2V

cos 
2 2

VRMS cos  0.9VRMS cos
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Thyristor Converter Waveforms (3)
• The average power in the converter is
T
1
P   vd id dt
T 0
T
1
 I d  vd dt  I d vd  0.9 I d VRMS cos
T 0
• Average power becomes negative when  > 90º ; this is inverter mode
of operation
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Inverter mode
  90
º
• 90º <  < 180º
• average vd is a negative value
• on dc side average power <vd>Id is negative
• on ac side average power VS RMS Is1 RMS cos 1 is negative
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Average DC Output Voltage
• Assuming zero ac-side inductance
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Input Line-Current Waveform
• input line current is harmonics
is (t )  I s1 (sin t   )  I s 3 (sin 3t   )  I s 5 (sin 5t   )  
with
I s1 
2

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2 I d  0.9 I d
I sh 
I s1
h
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Power, Power Factor
• Power
P  Vs _ RMS I s1_ RMS cos  0.9 Vs _ RMS I d cos
• Power Factor PF
I s1_ RMS
I s1
P
PF 

DPF  cos  0.9 cos
Vs _ RMS  I s _ RMS I s _ RMS
Is
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Effect of Ls
• Finite ac-side inductance; constant dc output
current
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Finite ac-side inductance (1)
• finite comutation interval u
• during u all thyristors conduct (vd=0)
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Finite ac-side inductance (2)
dis
dt
to find u, integrateover thecomutationinterval:
vd  0  v s  v L  L
Id
 u
 V sin(t ) d (t )   L  di
s
 2 L Id
Id
 u
Au 
 V sin(t ) d (t )  2  L I
d
Au  V cos( )  cos(  u )  2  L I d
2  L Id
V
vd can be obtainedby
cos(  u )  cos( ) 
 
 u

1
vd    V sin (t ) d (t )   V sin(t ) d (t )



2  L Id
2V

cos 


2 2 VRMS cos 2  L I d
2


 0.9 VRMS cos   L I d



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Input line current is
• Is has a trapezoidal waveform
• DPF is
DPF  cos1  cos(  u / 2)
• The RMS value of fundamental frequency is
Vs RMS I s1 RMS DPF  vd I d
I s1 RMS 
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0.9 Vs RMS I d cos  2 /  L I d2
Vs RMS cos(  u / 2)
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Practical Thyristor Converter
• waveform for =45º
• average value of vd
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vd  0.9 Vs RMS cos  
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
 L I d ,min
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Inverter mode with finite AC inductance
• 90º <  < 180º
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