Title :
Digitally Controlled Thyristor Current Source
Author :
Olivier, Guy ; Stefanovic, V.R. ; Jamil, Mohammed Akhtar
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Abstract :
A digitally controlled current source, based on a 6-pulse thyristor bridge is described. When part of a larger system, the source is amenable to direct microprocessor control. Salient aspects of the design described here are a new method for zero voltage detection and the configuration and analysis of a digital proportional-integral (PI) controller. The paper gives the design procedure as well as the experimental results obtained on the actual current source.
Keywords :
Bridge circuits; Control systems; Digital control; Microprocessors; Motor drives; Pi control; Power supplies; Protection; Stability; Thyristors;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIECI.1979.351620
