Design oriented analysis of a high power factor and low cost three-phase rectifier

Author

Mehl, Ewaldo L M ; Barbi, Ivo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Federal Univ. of Parana, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

23-27 Jun 1996

Firstpage

165

Abstract

The analysis of a new three-phase rectifier with high power factor is presented in this paper, in view of a complete design procedure. The main features of the proposed circuit are low cost, small size, high efficiency and simplicity. With the introduction of the “critical inductance” of the converter, the circuit can be analyzed by a simplified equivalent circuit. A set of linear equations was derived, modeling the input current of the rectifier and demonstrating the high power factor and low harmonic distortion characteristics of the circuit. The theoretical analysis was validated with simulation and experimental results obtained from two laboratory prototypes rated at 7 kW and 12 kW, connected to the 220 V, 60 Hz AC system

Keywords

equivalent circuits; harmonic distortion; inductance; power factor; power system harmonics; rectifying circuits; 12 kW; 220 V; 60 Hz; 7 kW; critical inductance; design oriented analysis; equivalent circuit; high efficiency; high power factor; input current modelling; linear equations; low cost; low harmonic distortion; small size; three-phase rectifier; Analytical models; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Costs; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Harmonic distortion; Laboratories; Reactive power; Rectifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1996. PESC '96 Record., 27th Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Baveno

ISSN

0275-9306

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3500-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.1996.548576

Filename

548576