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POWER ELECTRONICS
Devices, Circuits, and Applications
FOURTH EDITION

CHAPTER
CHAPTER 11
AC Voltage
Controllers

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Figure 11.7 Three-phase bidirectional controller.

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Three-phase Bidirectional Controller

• We define the instantaneous input phase

voltages as

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Figure 11.8 Waveforms for three-phase bidirectional controller. (a) Input line voltages, (b) Input phase voltages, (c) Thyristor gate
pulses, and (d) Output phase voltage.

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Equation 11.19 Waveforms for Three-phase Bidirectional Controller

• For 0 ≤ α < 60°:

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Equations 11.20 Waveforms for Three-phase Bidirectional Controller

• For 60° ≤ α < 90°:

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Equations 11.20 and 11.21 Waveforms for Three-phase Bidirectional Controller

• For 90° ≤ α ≤ 150°:

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