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Book Contents:
1 Introduction and Definitions
1.1 Development History
1.2 Basic functions of Static Converters
2 System components
2.1 Linear Components
2.2 Semiconductor Switches
2.3 Network Simulation. .
2.4 Non-linear Components
3 Power Semiconductor Devices
3.1 Semiconductor Diodes. 16
3.1.1 Characteristic Curve 16
3.1.2 Switching Behaviour 17
3.2 Thyristors
3.2.1 Characteristic Curve 18
3.2.2 Switching Behaviour 19
3.2.3 Thyristor Specifications 21
3.2.4 Types of Thyristor . . 22
3.2.4.1 Triac . . . . 23
3.2.4.2 Asymmetrical Silicon Controlled Rectifier (ASCR) 23
3.2.4.3 Reverse Conducting Thyristor (RCT) . 25
3.2.4.4 Gate-assisted-turn-off-thyristor (GATT) 25
3.2.4.5 Gate Turn-off Thyristor (GTO) . 26
3.2.4.6 Light-triggered Thyristor. . . . 27
3.2.4.7 Static Induction Thyristor (SITh) 27
3.3 Power transistors . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.3.1 Bipolar Power Transistors . . . . . 30
3.3.1.1 Construction of a Transistor 30
3.3.1.2 Basic Connections. . 30
3.3.1.3 Characteristic Curves 31
3.3.1.4 Switching Behaviour. 32
3.3.2 MOS Power Transistors .
3.3.2.1 Construction of a MOSFET ..
3.3.2.2 Characteristic Curves . . . . .
3.3.2.3 Control and Switching Behaviour
3.3.3 Static Induction Transistor (SIT) . . . .
4.1 Snubber Circuits . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1.1 Recovery Effect Snubber Circuits. . . .
4.1.2 Rate of Rise of Voltage Limitation . . .
4.1.3 Transformer and Load Snubber Circuits .
4.1.4 Series Connection. . . . . . . . .
4.1.5 Parallel Connection. . . . . . . .
4.1.6 Snubber Circuits for GTO-Thyristor.
4.2 Triggering. . . . . .
4.2.1 Triggering Area
4.2.2 Trigger Pulse. .
4.2.3 Trigger Pulse Generator
4.2.3.1 Trigger Pulse Generator for Thyristor
4.2.3.2 Trigger Pulse Generator for GTO
4.2.4 Trigger Equipment . . . . . . . .
4.3 Cooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3.1 Operating and Limiting Temperatures
4.3.2 Losses. . . . . . . . . .
4.3.3 Thermal Equivalent Circuit
4.3.4 Heat Sinks. . .
4.3.5 Types of Cooling
4.4 Protection Devices . .
5 Switching Operations and Commutation
5.1 Switching Behaviour of Electrical networks.
5.1.1 Switching an Inductance.
5.1.2 Switching a Capacitor .
5.2 Definition of Commutation
5.3 Natural Commutation.
5.4 Forced Commutation
5.5 Types of Converters. .
6 Semiconductor Switches and Power Controllers for AC
6.1 Semiconductor Switches for Single-phase and Three-phase AC 70
6.1.1 Semiconductor Switches. . 71
6.1.2 Switching Single-phase AC. . . . . . 74
6.1.3 Switching Three-phase AC. . . . . . 75
6.1.4 Switching Inductances and Capacitors . 79
6.2 Semiconductor Power Controllers for Single-phase and Three-phase AC
6.2.1 Controlling Single-phase AC .
6.2.2 Controlling Three-phase AC .
6.2.3 Reactive and Distortion Power
6.2.4 Control Techniques. .
7 Externally Commutated Converters
7.1 Line-commutated Rectifiers and Inverters
7.1.1 Operation in the Rectifier Mode
7.1.2 Operation in the Inverter Mode.
7.1.3 Line Commutation ..
7.1.4 Load Characteristic. .
7.1.5 Converter Connections
7.1.6 Converter Transformer
7.1.7 Reactive Power. . . .
7.1.8 Half-controllable Connections
7.1.9 Harmonics. . . . . . . .
7.2 Line-commutated Cycloconverters.
7.2.1 Double Converters .
7.2.2 Cycloconverters . . . . .
7.3 Load-commutated Inverters . . .
7.3.1 Parallel Resonant Circuit Inverters
7.3.2 Series Resonant Circuit Inverters
7.3.3 Motor-commutated Inverters.
8 SeH-commutated Converters
8.1 Semiconductor Switches for DC 148
8.1.1 Closing a DC Circuit . . 148
8.1.2 Opening a DC Circuit. . 149
8.2 Semiconductor Power Controllers for DC 152
8.2.1 Current and Voltage Waveforms . 152
8.2.2 Transformation Equations . . . . 153
8.2.3 Energy Recovery and Multi-quadrant Operation 154
8.2.4 Capacitive Quenching Circuits . . . . . . . . 156
8.2.5 Control Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
8.2.6 Calculation of Smoothing Inductance and Smoothing Capacitor Values
8.2.7 Pulse-controlled Resistance. . . . . . . . 160
8.2.8 Analysis of a Capacitive Quenching Process 162
8.2.9 Construction of an Energy Balance-sheet. 164
8.3 Self-commutated Inverters . . . . . . . . . 165
8.3.1 Single-phase Self-commutated Inverters 166
8.3.2 Multi-phase Self-commutated Inverters 168
8.3.3 Voltage Control . . . . . . . . . . 170
8.3.4 Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) Inverter. 172
8.3.5 Converter with Sector Control 173
8.4 Reactive Power Converters. . . . . . . . . . 178
9 Power Systems for Converters 181
9.1 Characteristics of Electrical Power Systems.
9.2 DC System ............ .
9.3 Single-phase and Three-phase AC Systems
10 Loads for Converters
10.1 Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance as Load
10.2 Internal Impedance of the Converter
10.3 Motor Load . .
10.4 Battery Load. . . . . . ....
10.5 Distorting Load . . . . . . . .
10.6 Types of Duty and Classes of Load
10.7 Service Conditions
11 Energy Conditions
11.1 Energy Sources. . . 204
11.2 Waveform of Power against Time. . 205
11.3 Types of Converter
11.3.1 Converters with Commutation on the AC Side . 208
11.3.2 Converters with Commutation on the DC Side . 210
11.4 Coupling of Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
11.4.1 Coupling of Single-phase AC and DC Systems . 214
11.4.2 Coupling of Three-phase AC and DC Systems . 217
11.5 Pulse Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
11.6 Pulse Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
11.6.1 Pulse Converters with Commutation on the DC Side . 223
11.6.2 Pulse Converters with Commutation on the AC Side . 227
11.7 Reactive Power Compensation and Balancing of Unbalanced Load 230
11.7.1 Reactive Power Compensation . . 230
11.7.2 Balancing of Unbalanced Load. . 232
11.8 Losses and Efficiency . 234
12 Control Conditions. .238
12.1 Terms and Designations . 238
12.1.1 Open-loop Control . 238
12.1.2 Closed-loop Control . 239
12.2 Converters as Correcting Unit . 241
12.2.1 Open-loop Control with Converters as Correcting Unit . 241
12.2.2 Closed-loop Control with Converters as Correcting Unit . 242
12.3 Control System Elements . . . . . . . 243
12.3.1 Linear Control System Elements . 243
12.3.2 Dead Time Element. . . 245
12.3.3 Characteristic Element. . 245
12.3.4 Configuration Diagram . 246
12.4 Internal Closed-loop Controls . 247
13 Semiconductor Converter Applications. 248
13.1 Main Applications . . . 248
13.1.1 Industrial Drives . 248
13.1.2 Power Generation 255
13.1.3 Power Distribution 255
13.1.4 Electric Heating 258
13.1.5 Electrochemistry . 260
13.1.6 Traction. . . . . 261
13.1.7 Domestic Equipment 264
13.2 Power Range. . . . . . . 264
13.2.1 Limiting Specifications of Power Semiconductor Devices. 265
13.2.2 Line-commutated Converters . 266
13.2.3 Load-commutated Converters . . . . . . . . 266
13.2.4 Self-commutated Converters . . . . . . . . . 268
13.2.5 Semiconductor Switches and Power Controllers . 270
13.3 Frequency Range . 271
14 Tests
Book Information:
Title: Basic Principles of Power Electronics
Download: PDF
Size: 10 Mb
Pages: 312
Year: 1986
Language: English
Author: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klemens Heumann (auth.)