A performance comparison of PWM rectifiers and synchronous link converters

Author

Zargari, Navid R. ; Joos, Geza ; Ziogas, P.D.

Author_Institution

Concordia Univ., Montreal, Que.

Volume

41

Issue

5

fYear

1994

fDate

10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

560

Lastpage

562

Abstract

PWM AC/DC power converters have been shown to be superior to thyristor phase-controlled rectifiers in terms of power factor and input current/output voltage harmonics. This paper presents a systematic comparison of the two topologies, the current-source topology and the voltage-source topology, from the point of view of power converter and switch kVA ratings, filtering requirements, power factor, operating regions, and control aspects

Keywords

closed loop systems; network topology; power convertors; power factor; power system harmonics; pulse width modulation; rectifiers; rectifying circuits; switching circuits; thyristor applications; voltage control; PWM AC/DC power converters; PWM rectifiers; control; current-source topology; filtering requirements; operating region; performance comparison; power factor; ratings; switching; synchronous link power converters; thyristor phase-controlled rectifier; voltage-source topology; Analog-digital conversion; Power harmonic filters; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Switches; Thyristors; Topology; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/41.315275

Filename

315275