Title :
Utilization of three-phase thyristor-controlled AC/DC converters for reactive power compensation with minimum losses
Author :
Deib, D.A. ; Hill, H.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ohio Univ., Athens, OH, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a new control method for three-phase, thyristor-controlled reactors for reactive power compensation applications. A conventional AC/DC, three-phase, phase-controlled, bridge power converter is utilized. A relatively small inductance is used for a discontinuous rated inductor current. This results in reducing the inductor size, cost and loss, and greatly reduces the power converter switching losses. Experimental results are shown to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; bridge circuits; compensation; losses; power inductors; reactive power; static VAr compensators; switching circuits; thyristor convertors; AC/DC bridge power converter; SVC; VAr compensation; applications; discontinuous rated inductor current; inductance; switching losses; three-phase thyristor convertor; Bridge circuits; Costs; DC-DC power converters; Inductance; Inductors; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Switching converters; Switching loss; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1995. APEC '95. Conference Proceedings 1995., Tenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2482-X
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1995.469086
