A programmable SCR-based AC voltage regulator

Author

Al-Ali, A.R. ; El-AMin, I. ; Kassas, M. ; Al-Saif, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

fYear

1995

Firstpage

524

Lastpage

529

Abstract

This paper describes the design, simulation and implementation of a self adjustment programmable AC voltage regulator. The regulator hardware consists of thyristors, a signal conditioner and, an 8-bit microcontroller. The regulator monitors the voltage across a load. The firing angles of the thyristors are automatically adjusted to keep the voltage within the prescribed level independent of the load fluctuations. The regulator was tested for resistive and inductive loads. The results indicate acceptable accuracy levels depending on the control range specified by the user. The regulation range can be from 0-220 V AC

Keywords

controllers; microcontrollers; programmable controllers; self-adjusting systems; thyristor applications; voltage regulators; 0 to 220 V; 8-bit microcontroller; accuracy levels; inductive loads; programmable SCR-based AC voltage regulator; resistive load; self adjustment programmable AC voltage regulator; signal conditioner; thyristors; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Fluctuations; Hardware; Microcontrollers; Minerals; Petroleum; Regulators; Thyristors; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Automation and Control: Emerging Technologies, 1995., International IEEE/IAS Conference on

Conference_Location

Taipei

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2645-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IACET.1995.527613

Filename

527613