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By
Dr. Ungku Anisa Ungku Amirulddin
Department of Electrical Power Engineering
College of Engineering
– Single-phase DC Drives Q2 Q1
Two-quadrant drive Q3 Q4 T
Limited to applications up to 15 kW
Regeneration (Q4) only be achieved with loads that can drive
the motor in reverse (-ve )
2Vm
Field voltage Vf cos f
2Vm
+
Single-
Two-quadrant drive phase Va Ea
supply
For Quadrant 1 operation:
positive Ea and Va positive
a 90 2Vm
Va cos a
Ia positive 2V m
2Vm
Dr. Ungku Anisa, July 2008 EEEB443 - Control & Drives 7
Controlled Rectifier Fed
– Single-phase DC Drives
ia
Single-
Two-quadrant drive phase Va Ea
supply
For Quadrant 4 operation: + +
negative Ea negative
a > 90 Va negative 2Vm
Va cos a
Ia positive (still in same direction) 2Vm
Q4
2Vm
Dr. Ungku Anisa, July 2008 EEEB443 - Control & Drives 8
Controlled Rectifier Fed
– Single-phase DC Drives
Four-quadrant drive
Converter 1 for operation in 1st and 4th quadrant Q2 Q1
Converter 2 for operation in 2nd and 3rd quadrant Q3 Q4 T
Limited to applications up to 15 kW
+
Single- ia Single-
phase Va phase
supply supply
Two rectifiers
Converter 1 Converter 2 connected in anti-
parallel across
motor armature
Dr. Ungku Anisa, July 2008 EEEB443 - Control & Drives 9
Controlled Rectifier Fed
– Single-phase DC Drives
Four-quadrant drive
For continuous current:
Both converters are operated to produce the same dc voltage across the
terminal, i.e.: V1 V2 0
2Vm 2Vm
where V1 cos a1 and V2 cos a 2
(Vm = peak supply voltage)
Hence, firing angles of both converters must satisfy the following:
a1 a 2
+
Va Ea
Armature current I a V1 V2
Ra
2Vm +
Field voltage V f cos f
Converter 1 Converter 2
Dr. Ungku Anisa, July 2008 EEEB443 - Control & Drives 10
Controlled Rectifier Fed
– Three-phase DC Drives
Two-quadrant drive Q2 Q1
Limited to applications up to 1500 kW
Q3 Q4 T
Regeneration (Q4) only be achieved with loads that can
drive the motor in reverse (-ve )
+
ia
3-phase 3-phase
supply Va
supply
Two rectifiers
connected in anti-
parallel across
motor armature
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Controlled Rectifier Fed
– Three-phase DC Drives
Four-quadrant drive +
ia
For continuous current:
Va
3VLL, m
Va cos a
Converter 1 Converter 2
where VL-L, m = peak line-to-line voltage.
Similar to single-phase drive: a1 a 2
– Three-phase DC Drives Q2 Q1
Four-quadrant drive Q3 Q4 T
One controlled rectifier with 2 pairs of contactors
M1 and M2 closed for operation in 1st and 4th quadrant
R1 and R2 closed for operation in 2nd and 3rd quadrant
M1 ia R1
ia
3-phase
supply
+ Va -
R2 M2
Figure 10.5
Reference:
Rashid, M.H, Power Electronics: Circuit, Devices and
Applictions, 3rd ed., Pearson, New-Jersey, 2004
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Waveforms and Conduction Times
3 / 2
Vo ( dc )
/ 6
vab d
3 / 2
/ 6
3 Vm sin d
6
3 3Vm
cos
3 / 2
Vo ( rms )
/ 6
3Vm2 sin 2 d
6
1 3 3
3 Vm cos 2
2 4
Figure 10.5
Reference:
Rashid, M.H, Power Electronics:
Circuit, Devices and Applictions,
3rd ed., Pearson, New-Jersey, 2004
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