Power Electronic Converters in ED Systems

DC DRIVES Available AC source to control DC motor (brushed)

AC-DC AC-DC-DC

Uncontrolled Rectifier Control Controlled Rectifier

Single-phase Three-phase Single-phase Three-phase

Control DC-DC Switched mode

1-quadrant, 2-quadrant 4-quadrant

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DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC

Uncontrolled rectifier

control

Switch Mode DC-DC 1-Quadrant 2-Quadrant 4-Quadrant

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DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC

control

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DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Two-quadrant Converter
Va
+ Vdc + T2 D2 Va T1 D1 ia Q2 Q1

Ia

T1 conducts va = Vdc

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DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Two-quadrant Converter
Va
+ Vdc + T2 D2 Va T1 D1 ia Q2 Q1

Ia

D2 conducts va = 0

T1 conducts va = Vdc

Va

Eb

Quadrant 1 The average voltage is made larger than the back emf

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DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Two-quadrant Converter
Va
+ Vdc + T2 D2 Va T1 D1 ia Q2 Q1

Ia

D1 conducts va = Vdc

Power Electronic Converters in ED Systems

DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Two-quadrant Converter
Va
+ Vdc + T2 D2 Va T1 D1 ia Q2 Q1

Ia

T2 conducts va = 0

D1 conducts va = Vdc

Va

Eb

Quadrant 2 The average voltage is made smallerr than the back emf, thus forcing the current to flow in the reverse direction

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DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Four-quadrant Converter
leg A leg B

+ Vdc

Q1

D1 + Va

D3

Q3

Q4

D4

D2

Q2

Positive current
va = Vdc when Q1 and Q2 are ON

Power Electronic Converters in ED Systems

DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Four-quadrant Converter
leg A leg B

+ Vdc

Q1

D1 + Va

D3

Q3

Q4

D4

D2

Q2

Positive current
va = Vdc va = -Vdc va = 0 when Q1 and Q2 are ON when D3 and D4 are ON when current freewheels through Q and D

Power Electronic Converters in ED Systems

DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Four-quadrant Converter
leg A leg B

+ Vdc

Q1

D1 + Va

D3

Q3

Q4

D4

D2

Q2

Positive current
va = Vdc va = -Vdc va = 0 when Q1 and Q2 are ON when D3 and D4 are ON when current freewheels through Q and D

Negative current
va = Vdc when D1 and D2 are ON

Power Electronic Converters in ED Systems

DC DRIVES
AC-DC-DC DC-DC: Four-quadrant Converter
leg A leg B

+ Vdc

Q1

D1 + Va

D3

Q3

Q4

D4

D2

Q2

Positive current
va = Vdc va = -Vdc va = 0 when Q1 and Q2 are ON when D3 and D4 are ON when current freewheels through Q and D

Negative current
va = Vdc va = -Vdc va = 0 when D1 and D2 are ON when Q3 and Q4 are ON when current freewheels through Q and D