Rectifier: BY: Tenie Hayah Jane V. Hamoc
Rectifier: BY: Tenie Hayah Jane V. Hamoc
Rectifier: BY: Tenie Hayah Jane V. Hamoc
VL(ac) = 𝑉𝐿 2 − 𝑉𝐿(𝑑𝑐) 2
IL(ac) = 𝐼𝐿 2 − 𝐼𝐿(𝑑𝑐) 2
Three-phase rectifiers
Single-phase rectifiers are commonly used for power supplies for domestic
equipment in industrial and high-power applications, three-phase rectifier circuits are
the norm. As with single-phase rectifiers, three-phase rectifiers can take the form of a
half-wave circuit, a full-wave circuit using a center-tapped transformer, or a full-wave
bridge circuit.
Three-phase rectifiers
Three-phase, half-wave circuit
◦ An uncontrolled three-phase, half-wave midpoint circuit requires three diodes, one
connected to each phase.
◦ This type of rectifier is said to have a pulse-number of three, since the output voltage
on the DC side contains three distinct pulses per cycle of the grid frequency.
Three-phase rectifiers
Three-phase, full-wave circuit using center-tapped transformer
◦ If the AC supply is fed via a transformer with a center tap, a rectifier circuit with
improved harmonic performance can be obtained.
◦ This rectifier now requires six diodes, one connected to each end of each transformer
secondary winding. This circuit has a pulse-number of six, and in effect, can be
thought of as a six-phase, half-wave circuit.
Three-phase rectifiers
Three-phase rectifiers
Three-phase bridge rectifier uncontrolled
◦ six diodes are used, and the circuit again has a pulse number of six.
◦ The B6 circuit can be seen simplified as a series connection of two three-pulse center
circuits.
◦ higher-power applications, a single discrete device is usually used for each of the six
arms of the bridge.
◦ very highest powers, each arm of the bridge may consist of tens or hundreds of
separate devices in parallel (where very high current is needed, for example in
aluminum smelting) or in series (where very high voltages are needed, for example in
high-voltage direct current power transmission).
Three-phase rectifiers
Voltage-multiplying rectifiers
Half-wave rectifier can be built in two electrical configurations with the diodes pointing
in opposite directions, one version connects the negative terminal of the output direct
to the AC supply and the other connects the positive terminal of the output direct to
the AC supply.
Combining both of these with separate output smoothing it is possible to get an
output voltage of nearly double the peak AC input voltage. This also provides a tap in
the middle, which allows use of such a circuit as a split rail power supply.
Voltage-multiplying rectifiers
It is the most frequently-used circuit for electronic dc power supplies. It requires four
diodes but the transformer used is not center-tapped and has a maximum voltage.
Voltage-multiplying rectifiers
◦ Cascaded diode and capacitor stages can be added to make a voltage multiplier (Cockroft-Walton
circuit). These circuits are capable of producing a DC output voltage potential up to about ten times the
peak AC input voltage, in practice limited by current capacity and voltage regulation issues
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