DocumentCode
800119
Title
Calculation of Power Losses in Thyristor Converters
Author
Williamson, Stephen ; Cann, Roy G. ; Williams, B.W.
Author_Institution
The Department of Electrical Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Exhibition Road, London, England, SW7 2BT.
Issue
2
fYear
1984
fDate
5/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
192
Lastpage
200
Abstract
This paper shows that the power loss in a thyristor and its commutation circuit can be adequately calculated from a detailed knowledge of the current waveforms and the use of a simple model for conducting thyristors and diodes. In some thyristor circuits, device switching losses can be neglected with little loss in accuracy. Snubber losses are included. The analytical technique described is verified.
Keywords
Capacitors; Circuits; Energy loss; Inductors; Light emitting diodes; Semiconductor diodes; Snubbers; Switching loss; Thyristors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0046
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIE.1984.350067
Filename
4158522
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