Title :
A three-phase rectifier with reduced pollution
Author :
Béthoux, O. ; Pérelle, M.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Considering their input behaviour, diode rectifiers are nonlinear loads that disturb the mains because of harmonic currents and high peak currents values. European standards have been published and limit the pollution for any single-phase customer. These standards will soon be generalized to the three-phase network. This is the reason why the authors wanted to prove the feasibility of an IGBT rectifier with unity power factor. The output power of this prototype reaches more than 2O kW
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; harmonic distortion; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power bipolar transistors; power factor; power system harmonics; rectifiers; rectifying circuits; standards; IGBT rectifier; diode rectifiers; harmonic currents; nonlinear loads; output power; peak currents; standards; three-phase network; three-phase rectifier; unity power factor; Diodes; Energy consumption; Passive filters; Pollution; Power harmonic filters; Power supplies; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, INTELEC '93. 15th International
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1842-0
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1993.388530
