Step-up/down AC voltage regulator using transformer with tap changer and PWM AC chopper

Author

Jang, Do-Hyun ; Choe, Gyu-Ha

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hoseo Univ., Chungnam, South Korea

Volume

45

Issue

6

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

905

Lastpage

911

Abstract

A step-up/down AC voltage regulator is proposed, in which a tap-changing transformer and a pulsewidth modulation (PWM) AC chopper are combined. The proposed regulator can step up or down the output voltage to input voltage. Also, the proposed regulator restrains more harmonics of output voltage compared to the conventional PWM regulator. The input current flows continuously in the proposed regulator, while it flows discontinuously in the conventional PWM regulator. Through digital simulation, several characteristics are investigated theoretically and then compared with those of conventional schemes. Practical verification of the theoretical predictions is presented to confirm the capabilities of the proposed regulator

Keywords

AC-AC power convertors; PWM power convertors; harmonics suppression; power conversion harmonics; power transformers; voltage regulators; PWM AC chopper; circuit simulation; computer simulation; output voltage harmonics suppression; step-up/down AC voltage regulator; tap-changing transformer; Choppers; Circuits; Digital simulation; Lighting control; Power harmonic filters; Pulse transformers; Pulse width modulation; Regulators; Space vector pulse width modulation; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/41.735334

Filename

735334