Electro-mechanic transient on starting DC electrical machine using a semi-controlled rectifier

Blaj, Constantin; Toader, Dumitru; Maghet, Adrian; Pop, Oana

doi:10.1109/emes.2017.7980391

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“…However, the problem here is the price of the technical solution, which can easily exceed the price of using different kinds of PE converters. Although the use of semiconverters today is greatly reduced (largely due to DC motors being replaced by AC motors), they are still in use in some form, as noted, for example, in [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Apart from industrial applications, semiconverters can be used for research purposes where harmonics (especially the second) are of interest.…”

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Identification of Even-Order Harmonics Injected by Semiconverter into the AC Grid

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In this study, the feedback effects of a three-phase half-controlled rectifier (also known as a semiconverter) to three-phase AC power grid was analyzed. Special attention was paid to the identification of harmonic order of the phase current. As a reference point for analysis, the mathematical model of an uncontrolled rectifier was used. The harmonic order of the phase current was identified by displaying the measurement results as well as using a mathematical model that is easily applicable, although this is unusual for harmonic analysis because it is based on time domain data. For this purpose, laboratory models of uncontrolled and half-controlled rectifiers were assembled. For both converters, the results obtained by practical laboratory measurements were compared to the mathematically obtained results, with the commutation in the mathematical model being ignored. The effects of commutation were analyzed in more detail for the laboratory model. For the semiconverter, the characteristic waveforms were studied for few different firing angles of the thyristor. Additionally, total power factor and total harmonic distortion of phase current were determined for all chosen firing angles. Finally, a comprehensive conclusion was drawn based on theoretically and practically obtained results on the appearance of even-order current harmonics, which should be taken into consideration when designing input filters and which contributes to power quality of the AC power grid.

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