Power Electronics Lab

Power Electronics Lab Lab 1
SINGLE PHASE HALF WAVE UNCONTROLLED RECTIFICATION

WITH RESISTIVE & RESISTIVE-INDUCTIVE LOADS
Objectives
To carry out the experiments “Uncontrolled single - pulse converter with ohmic Load (R)” and ohmic-
inductive (RL) loads
List of Equipment/Software
Following software/equipment is required:
 Supply voltage: 90 V
 Ohmic load: 200 Ω (2 of 100 Ω resistances in series)
 Ohmic- inductive load: 33 Ω (3 x 100 Ω resistances in parallel) and 50 mH (1 inductance in series)
 Pulse form: “Pulse”
 Bridge topology: “735 012 – 01 M1/M3”
 CASSY Software
Theory
A simple diode represents a switch and its use in many applications for example in a single phase
uncontrolled rectifier. Although the half wave rectifier is not a useful circuit for high power applications,
it nevertheless permits a number of useful principles to be explained in their simplest terms.
Figure (1) shows the half wave rectifier with purely resistive load, the output voltage waveform consists
of half cycles of a sine wave separated by half cycles of zero output voltage, for which the average value
is ,
π
1 Vm
Vmean= ∫ Vm sin ( wt ) d ( wt )= =0.318 Vm
2π 0 π
The current waveform is identical in shape to the voltage waveform, and the average current is:
Imean = 0.318 Vm / R (R is the load resistance)
In case of R-L or R-C or any combined load, where the load impedence is Z L, the load current is,
Imean = Vmean / │Z│
The rms value of the output voltage is,

V rms =√ ¿ ¿ = 0.5 Vm
Irms = 0.5 Vm / │Z│
Vrms also can be calculated from the following formula;
Vrms= ( Vdc 2+ V 2ac ) ; where Vac is the rms value of the ripple output voltage.
√
Where Vm is the maximum value of the input voltage, and Vrms is the r.m.s. value.
On the other hand, if the load is purely inductive, the waveforms change considerably. During the positive
half cycle, the current builds up from zero to a peak value. During the positive half cycle the energy
transferred from the source to the inductor, and (1/2) L Ip 2 watt-seconds are stored in the magnetic field.
However the diode cannot interrupt the non-zero current which exist. When the source reverses polarity
the diode must wait for the current to goes to zero by itself before conduction ceases. In fact, the diode
will continue to conduct throughout the negative half cycle, during which the output voltage is negative
and the total energy stored in the inductor is returned to the source. If the inductor is lossless, the diode
will conduct continuously, and at the end of each full cycle the total net energy transferred is zero. Note
that although the instantaneous output voltage goes negative, the current never does. If the current did not
go negative, it would be violate the assumed behavior of the ideal diode.
Due to the inductive load the conduction period of the diode D1 will extend beyond 180 O until the
current becomes zero at wt=π + σ (σ is the angle during which the diode conducts in the negative half
cycle) .
It should be noted that the average (Vinductor) of the inductor is zero. The average output voltage is,
π+σ
Vm
Vdc=
2π
∫ sin wt d ( wt )= Vm
2π
(1−cos ( π + σ ))
0
Circuit Diagram
Connection Diagram
Basic Settings
Converter controller unit (cat. no. 735 122) and Phase commutated converter (cat. no. 735 012):
• Connect the “Phase commutated converter” (cat. no.735 012), the “Converter control unit” (cat.
no.735 122), the “Transformer” (cat. no.726 80), the “Load, Power Electronics” (cat. no.735 09),
and the measurement instruments in the way you can see in the figure in each corresponding
paragraph.
• Lay the corresponding mask (for example “735 012- 02 (M1C)” or “735 012-08 (B6C)”) on the
commutated converter.
• Disconnect the “Converter control unit” from the 12V power supply. Now connect it again.
• The lower display of the “Converter control unit indicates the delay angle.
• The “Converter control unit” automatically detects the mask of the controlled converter.
• The LED named “OK ” will flash.
• With the button “MODE” select the corresponding pulse form.
• Now the LEDs to the “pulse form” and to the “bridge topology” (see “Appendix”) will light up.
• Now actuate the knob “OK” for the correct pulse form and the recognized bridge.
• If the correct LED does not light up, i.e. by wrong recognizing bridge, please check the following
points:
1. Does the correct mask lay on the “Phase commutated converter”?
2. Is the mask well contacted with the “Network controlled converter”, so the four optical
sensors can detect the pattern on the back side of the mask?
3. Are the converter control unit and the “Phase commutated converter” connected by the
cable with the 25 pin D-sub?
4. If the right LED does not shine, please change manually the settings using the knobs
“MODE” and “COMMUTATION”.
• Press the button “OK” if the “LEDs for the bridge topology” of the “Converter controller unit”
light up.
Experimental Procedure
In lab Exercise N0. 01
The time profiles should be drawn and described briefly. To obtain the line diagrams below, please
connect the components as per connection diagram and setting the parameters mentioned in sr. 2 of
equipment list. Open the CASSY Lab file Single_Pulse_R_0.labx.
Measurement of us01, uV, ud, id

us01: Line voltage
ud : DC voltage
id : DC current
uV : valve voltage
Results/Graphs
Analysis/Discussion
In lab Exercise No. 02
The time profiles should be drawn and described briefly. To obtain the line diagrams below, please
connect the components as per connection diagram and setting the parameters mentioned in sr. 3 of
equipment list. Open the CASSY Lab file Single_Pulse_RL_0.labx.
Results/Graphs
Analysis/Discussion

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Power Electronics Lab Lab 1

SINGLE PHASE HALF WAVE UNCONTROLLED RECTIFICATION

Following software/equipment is required:

Imean = 0.318 Vm / R (R is the load resistance)

Imean = Vmean / │Z│

The rms value of the output voltage is,

Irms = 0.5 Vm / │Z│

Vrms also can be calculated from the following formula;

In lab Exercise N0. 01

Measurement of us01, uV, ud, id

In lab Exercise No. 02

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