FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

EPO642

POWER ELECTRONIC II

ASSIGNMENT 1

MUHAMMAD KHUDRI BIN HALIM BASHAH

2007270412

EEB7AP

DR. MOHAMMAD NAWAWI SEROJI

 ASSIGNMENT 1:
A full-bridge controlled rectifier produces a continuous and discontinuous (intermittent)
output voltage waveform when feeding a purely resistive load.

1) Identify the range of firing angle that produces both waveforms

For continuous waveform condition;

0° ≤ α ≤ 60°

At α = 30°,

Figure 1: For continuous waveform condition at α = 30°

For discontinuous waveform condition;

60° α 120°

At α = 90°,

Figure 2: For discontinuous waveform condition at α = 30°

2) Derive the average output voltage equations for both operations (continuous and
discontinuous, Vo)

For continuous waveform:



1 6 
VDC =
 
 V LL cos(t )d (t )
3 6




1  6
= V LL sin(t )
    
3 6


3V LL    
= sin(   ) sin(   )
  6 6 

3V LL      
= (sin cos  cos sin  )  (sin cos   cos sin  )
  6 6 6 6 


=
3V LL
(0.5cos  0.866 sin  )  (0.5 cos   0.866 sin  )


3V LL
= cos 

For discontinuous waveform,

2 
1
VDC =
 V

LL cos(t )d (t )
3 6



1  2
= V LL sin(t )
   

3 6


3V LL    
= sin sin(   )
  2 6 

3V LL     
= sin [sin( ) cos   cos( ) sin  )
  2 6 6 


=
3V LL
1 0.5 cos   0.866 sin  )


3V LL   
= 1  cos(  )
  3 


=
3V LL
1  cos(  60)

3) Verify your answers using PSIM simulation. State any assumptions you have made
i.e. values of V s, f, R etc.)

Answer: Assume;
 VLL(rms) =415V
 R load=100Ω
 Frequency = 50Hz
 Pulse width = 120

Figure 3: PSIM simulation circuit diagram of three phase full bridge controlled rectifier
purely resistive load with 60 degree firing angle.
Let α = 30°

Figure 4: Firing angle at α = 30°.

From simulation;

VDC = 483.914V

From formula for continuous current condition;


3V LL
VDC = cos 


= 415 x √2

=
 
3 2 (415)
cos 30


= 485.3613 V
Let α = 90°

Figure 5:Firing angle at α = 90°.

From simulation;

VDC = 73.7533V

From formula for discontinuous current condition;



VDC=
3V LL
1  cos(  60)


= 415 x √2

=
 
3 2 (415)
1  cos(90  60)


= 75.0856 V