Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Subject Code & Name: EE56 Power Electronics
Laboratory
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Page 2 of 62 EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGG
CLASS & SEM : III EEE, V SEMESTER BRANCH : ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING SUBJECT : POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY SUB.CODE : EE56 LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
S.NO. EXPERIMENTS PAGE.NO. 1 Characteristics of SCR 1 2 Characteristics of TRIAC 7 3 Characteristics of MOSFET and IGBT 13 4 Transient characteristics of SCR and MOSFET 23 5 Three phase fully controlled converter 31 6 Three phase half controlled converter 37 7 Step down and Step up MOSFET based choppers 42 8 IGBT based single phase PWM inverter 48 9 IGBT based three phase PWM inverter 56 10 Series, Parallel resonant converters 62
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Page 3 of 62 INDEX
S.No.
Expt. Date
Name of the Experiment
Marks
Staff Signature 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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1. CHARACTERISTICS OF SCR AIM: To obtain the V-I characteristics of SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier) and to measure the breakdown voltage and holding current values. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Type Quantity 1 Ammeter (0-50)mA MC 2 2 Voltmeter (0-30)V MC 1 3 RPS (0-30)V - 1 4 Resistors 1K, 1M - 1 5 SCR TN4004 - 1 6 Bread Board - - 1 7 Wires - - Few
THEORY: An SCR is a three terminal, four layer latching device. The three terminals are anode, cathode and gate. When the anode is more positive w.r.t the cathode, junctions j 1 , j 3 are forward biased and the junction j 2 is reverse biased. Only a small leakage current flows through the device. The device is said to be in the forward blocking state or OFF state. When the anode to cathode voltage is increased to break-over value, the junction j 2 breaks down and device starts conducting. The anode current must be more than a value known as latching current in order to maintain the device in the ON state. Once SCR starts conducting, it behaves like a conducting diode and gate has no control over the device.
Fig.1. Schematic Symbol Fig.2. Block Construction
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Page 5 of 62 TABULATION:
S.No I G = mA I G = mA V AK (V) I A (mA) V AK (V) I A (mA)
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Page 6 of 62 The device can be turned OFF only by bringing the device current below a value known as holding current. The forward voltage drop across the device in the ON state is around one volt. When the cathode voltage is made positive w.r.t the anode voltage the junction j 2 is forward biased and the junctions j 1 and j 3 are reverse biased. The device will be in the reverse blocking state and small reverse leakage current flows through the device. The device can be turned ON at forward voltages less than break over voltage by applying suitable gate current. PROCEDURE: 1. Connections are made as shown in the circuit diagram. 2. Switch ON the power supply. 3. Keep the gate current (I G ) as certain value. 4. Now slowly increase the AnodeCathode voltage (V AK ) by varying the pot till the SCR gets ON. Now note down the anode current I A . 5. Find out the break over voltage (V BR) and latching current (I L ) values. 6. Now reduce V AK till the SCR gets turn OFF and measure the SCR holding current (I H ) value.
RESULT:
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Page 7 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is thyristor?
2. What are the different families of thyristor devices?
3. What are the modes of an SCR?
4. Define Latching current (I L ).
5. Define Holding current (I H ). Which will be larger either I L or I H ?
6. What are the different methods to turn ON the SCR?
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Page 8 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
MODEL GRAPH:
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2. CHARACTERISTICS OF TRIAC AIM: To obtain the V-I characteristics of TRIAC for both forward and reverse conduction. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Type Quantity 1 Kit module - - 1 2 Voltmeter (0-30)V MC 1 3 Ammeter (0-200)mA MC 1 4 Patch chords - - Few
THEORY: A TRIAC is a bidirectional thyristor (it can conduct in both directions) with three terminals. It is used extensively for control of power in AC circuit. When in operation, a TRIAC is equivalent to two SCRs connected in anti-parallel. Its three terminals are usually designated as MT1, MT2 and gate.
Fig.1. Schematic Symbol Fig.2. Block Construction
The V-I characteristics of a TRIAC is based on the terminal MT1 as the reference point. The first quadrant is the region wherein MT2 is positive w.r.t MT1 and vice-versa for the third quadrant. The peak voltage applied across the device in either direction must be less the break over voltage in order to retain control by the gate. A gate current of specified amplitude of either polarity will trigger the TRIAC into conduction in either quadrant, assuming that the device is in a blocking condition initially before the gate signal is applied. The characteristics of a TRIAC are similar to those of an SCR, both in blocking and conducting states, except for the fact that SCR conducts only in the forward direction, whereas the TRIAC conducts in both the directions. www.eeecube.blogspot.com www.eeecube.blogspot.com Sub Code: EE56, Power Electronics Lab
Page 10 of 62 TABULATION:
1. MT2 positive with respect to MT1 negative I G = mA V A (V) I A (mA)
2. MT2 negative with respect to MT1 positive
I G = mA V A (V) I A (mA)
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Page 11 of 62 PROCEDURE: 1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram. 2. Keep in position minimum so I S and V A across MT1 and MT2 are zero. 3. Switch on the supply. 4. Allow low voltage between MT1 and MT2 increase V A so I A increases. Repeat it till the device turn ON. 5. Slowly increases gate to MT1 voltage set particular I G =18mA. 6. Keep I G constant and increases V A in step by step when V A increases. I A increases slightly when break over is reached voltage get decreases but current increases sharply. 7. For reverse characteristics, change the connection to make MT1 positive with respect to MT2 and repeat the same procedure.
RESULT:
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Page 12 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is TRIAC?
2. TRIAC is only used in AC circuits. Justify.
3. How does a TRIAC work?
4. Draw the equivalent circuit for TRIAC?
5. What are the differences between SCR and TRIAC? S.No SCR TRIAC
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Page 13 of 62 MOSFET CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
MODEL GRAPH:
Output Characteristics Transfer Characteristics
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Page 14 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF MOSFET AND IGBT AIM: To obtain steady state output characteristics and transfer characteristics for both MOSFET and IGBT. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Type Quantity 1 Kit module - VPET202A 1 2 Voltmeter (0-30)V MC 1 3 Ammeter (0-200)mA MC 1 4 RPS (0-30)V - 2 4 Patch chords - - Few
THEORY: MOSFET a) Output characteristics: It indicate the variation of drain current I D as a function of drainsource voltage V GS as a parameter. For low values of V DS , the graph between I D V DS is almost linear; this indicates a constant value of on resistance R DS =V DS / I D . For given V GS , if V DS is increased, output characteristic is relatively flat indicating that drain current is nearly constant. b) Transfer characteristics: This characteristic shows the variation of drain current I D as a function of gate-source voltage V GS . Threshold voltage V GST is an important parameter of MOSFET. V GST is the minimum positive voltage between gate and source to induce n-channel. Thus, for threshold voltage below V GST , device is in the OFF-state. Magnitude of V GST is of the order of 2 to 3V. IGBT a) Output characteristics: Output characteristics of an IGBT show the plot of collector current I C versus Collector- Emitter voltage V CE for various values of Gate-Emitter voltages. In the forward direction, the shape of the output characteristics is similar to that of BJT. But here the controlling parameter is Gate-Emitter voltage V GE because IGBT is a voltage controlled device. When the device is OFF, junction j 2 blocks forward voltage and in case reverse voltage appears across collector and emitter, junction j 1 blocks it. V RM is the maximum reverse breakdown voltage. www.eeecube.blogspot.com www.eeecube.blogspot.com Sub Code: EE56, Power Electronics Lab
Page 15 of 62 TABULATION: MOSFET:
Output Characteristics V GS = V V GS = V V GS = V V DS (V) I D (mA) V DS (V) I D (mA) V DS (V) I D (mA)
Transfer Characteristics V DS = V V DS = V V DS = V V GS (V) I D (mA) V GS (V) I D (mA) V GS (V) I D (mA)
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Page 16 of 62 b) Transfer characteristics: The transfer characteristics of an IGBT is a plot of collector current I C versus Gate- Emitter voltage V GE . This characteristic is identical to that of power MOSFET. When V GE is less than the threshold voltage V GET , IGBT is in the OFF-state. MOSFET PROCEDURE: a) Output Characteristics: 1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram. 2. Gate-Source voltage (V GS ) is kept at a constant value greater than the threshold value of the device. 3. Drain-Source voltage (V DS ) is varied in steps and the corresponding drain current (I D ) is noted down. 4. The procedure is repeated by keeping the Gate-Source voltage (V GS ) at some other constant value.
b) Transfer Characteristics: 1. Drain-Source voltage (V DS ) is kept at a constant value. 2. Gate-Source voltage (V GS ) is varied in steps and the corresponding drain current (I D ) is noted down. 3. The procedure is repeated by keeping the Drain-Source voltage (V DS ) at some other constant value.
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Page 17 of 62 IGBT CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
MODEL GRAPH:
Output Characteristics Transfer Characteristics
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Page 18 of 62 IGBT PROCEDURE: a) Output Characteristics: 1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram. 2. Gate-Emitter voltage (V GE ) is kept at a constant value. 3. Collector-Emitter voltage (V CE ) is varied in steps and the corresponding collector current (I C ) is noted down. 4. The procedure is repeated by keeping the Gate-Emitter voltage (V GE ) at some other constant value.
b) Transfer Characteristics: 1. CollectorEmitter voltage (V CE ) is kept at a constant value. 2. GateEmitter voltage (V GE ) is varied in steps and the corresponding collector current (I C ) is noted down. 3. The procedure is repeated by keeping the Collector-Emitter voltage (V CE ) at some other constant value.
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Page 19 of 62 TABULATION: IGBT:
Output Characteristics V GE = V V GE = V V GE = V V CE (V) I C (mA) V CE (V) I C (mA) V CE (V) I C (mA)
Transfer Characteristics V CE = V V CE = V V CE = V V GE (V) I C (mA) V GE (V) I C (mA) V GE (V) I C (mA)
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RESULT:
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Page 21 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What are the different types of Power MOSFET?
2. Power MOSFET is a voltage controlled device? Why?
3. Name the three regions of operation in a MOSFET.
4. Define threshold voltage.
5. Define Pinch off Voltage.
6. Compare Power MOSFETs with BJTs.
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Page 22 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: Turn-ON characteristics of SCR:
Turn-OFF characteristics of SCR:
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Page 23 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 4. TRANSIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF SCR AND MOSFET
AIM: To obtain the transient characteristics of SCR and MOSFET under turn ON and turn OFF conditions. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Type Quantity 1 Kit module - VPET-216 1 2 CRO - - 1 3 Voltmeter (0-30)V MC 2 4 Patch chords - - Few 5 Power chord - - 1
THEORY: SCR a) Turn-ON characteristics: A forward biased thyristor is usually turned ON by applying a positive gate voltage between gate and cathode. Thyristor turn ON time is defined as the time during which it changes from forward blocking state to final ON state. Total turn ON time can be divided into three intervals; 1. Delay time (t d ) 2. Rise time (t r ) 3. Spread time (t p ). Delay time is measured from the instant at which gate current reaches 0.9 Ig to the instant at which anode current reaches 0.1 Ia. Rise time is the time taken by the anode current to rise from 0.1 Ia to 0.9 Ia. Spread time is the time taken by the anode current to rise from 0.9 Ia to Ia.
b) Turn-OFF characteristics: Thyristor turn-OFF means that it has changed from ON to OFF state and is capable of blocking the forward voltage. This dynamic process of the SCR from conduction state to forward blocking state is called turn OFF process. The turn OFF time is divided into two intervals; Reverse Recovery time t rr and Gate Recovery time t gr . The time required for the reversed anode current to recover to zero or nearly zero value. The charges around junction j 2 of SCR are trapped and these only by recombination. This recombination of charges between t 3 and t 4 is called gate recovery time. www.eeecube.blogspot.com www.eeecube.blogspot.com Sub Code: EE56, Power Electronics Lab
Page 24 of 62 MODEL GRAPH:
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Page 25 of 62 MOSFET a) Turn-ON characteristics: The turn ON time is defined as the sum of turn ON delay time and rise time of the device. During turn ON delay time t dn , the input capacitance charges to gate threshold voltage V GST and the drain current is zero.
During rise time period, gate voltage rises to V GSP which is the gate source peak voltage. This voltage is sufficient to drive the MOSFET into ON state. Then drain current increases from zero to full value of current I D .
Thus the total turn ON time is t on =t dn +t r . The turn ON time can be reduced by using low impedance gate drive circuit.
b) Turn-OFF characteristics: The turn OFF process is initiated by the removal of gate source voltage V GS at time t 1 , because MOSFET is a majority carrier device. The turn OFF time is the sum of turn OFF delay time t df and fall time t f . During this period t df , the input capacitance discharges from over drive gate voltage V 1 to V GSP but the drain current I D does not change.
During fall time t f , the input capacitance again discharges from V GSP to threshold voltage V GST . Then drain current fall from I D to zero. So when V GS V GST , power MOSFET turn OFF is completed. T off =t df +t f .
SCR PROCEDURE: 1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram. 2. Switch ON the trainer power ON switch. 3. Switch ON the gate ON/OFF switch. 4. Observe the waveform in the following manner. To observe the input square wave connect the CRO between the input and GND terminals. To view gate voltage connects CRO between gate and cathode. To view output voltage connects CRO across the load resistor. 5. From the output waveform note down the values. 6. Plot the graph for voltage versus time.
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Page 26 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
MODEL GRAPH:
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Page 27 of 62 MOSFET PROCEDURE: 1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram. 2. Switch ON the trainer power ON switch. 3. Switch ON the gate ON/OFF switch. 4. Observe the waveform in the following manner. To observe the input square wave connect the CRO between the input and GND terminals. To view gate voltage connects CRO between gate and source terminals. To view output voltage connects CRO across the load resistor. 5. From the output waveform note down the values. 6. Plot the graph for voltage versus time.
RESULT:
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Page 28 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What are the biasing methods of SCR?
2. Define SCR turn ON time.
3. Mention the three intervals of SCR turn ON process.
4. Define SCR turn OFF time.
5. Define circuit turn OFF time.
6. Why circuit turn OFF time is greater than the SCR turn OFF time?
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Page 29 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
MODEL GRAPH:
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Page 30 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 5. THREE PHASE FULLY CONTROLLED CONVERTER AIM: To study the operation of three phase SCR fully controlled converter using VPET-215 module. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Quantity 1 Kit module VPET-215 1 2 Multimeter - 1 3 Pulse chords - Few 4 Power chord - 1 5 CRO - 1 6 Connecting wires - Few
THEORY: A three-phase fully-controlled bridge rectifier can be constructed using six SCRs. The bridge circuit has two halves, the positive half consisting of the SCRs T 1 , T 3 and T 5 and the negative half consisting of the SCRs T 2 , T 4 and T 6 . At any time, one SCR from each half conducts when there is current flow. The SCRs are triggered in the sequence T 1 , T 2 , T 3, T 4 , T 5 , T 6 and T 1 and so on. When the SCRs are fired at 0 o firing angle, the output of the bridge rectifier would be the same as that of the circuit with diodes. For instance, it is seen that D 1 starts conducting only after =30 o . In fact, it can start conducting only after =30 o , since it is reverse-biased before =30 o . The bias across D 1 becomes zero when =30 o and diode D 1 starts getting forward biased only after =30 o . For =0 o , T 1 is triggered at =30 o , T 2 at 90 o , T 3 at 150 o and so on. For =60 o , T1 is triggered at =30 o +60 o =90 o , T2 at =90 o +60 o =150 o and so on. Note that positive group of SCRs are fired at an interval of 120 o . Similarly, negative group of SCRs are fired with an interval of 120 o . But SCRs from both the groups are fired at an interval of 60 o . This means that commutation occurs every 60 o , alternatively in upper and lower group of SCRs. Each SCR from both groups conducts for 120 o .
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Page 31 of 62 TABULATION:
S.No Firing Angle (deg) Measured Voltage (V) Calculated Voltage (V)
MODEL CALCULATION:
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Page 32 of 62 FORMULAE USED:
Average output voltage, V o = ( 33 V m / ) *cos Where, V m = Peak phase voltage, Volts = Firing angle, degrees
PROCEDURE: 1. Switch ON the power supply ON/OFF switch. 2. Switch ON the pulse ON/OFF switch. 3. Vary the firing angle step by step in the range 180 0. 4. For each firing angle observe the output waveform through CRO. 5. Tabulate the readings.
RESULT:
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Page 33 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is a three phase controlled rectifier?
2. What are the advantages of three phase controlled rectifiers?
3. What are the classifications of three phase controlled rectifier?
4. What are the advantages of six pulse converter?
5. Write down the expression for average output voltage of three phase full converter.
6. What are the effects of source impedance in the controlled rectifiers?
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Page 34 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
MODEL GRAPH:
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Page 35 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 6. THREE PHASE HALF CONTROLLED CONVERTER AIM: To study the operation of three phase SCR half controlled converter using VPET-218 module. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Quantity 1 Kit module VPET-218 1 2 Multimeter - 1 3 Pulse chords - - 4 Power chord - 1 5 CRO - 1 6 Connecting wires - Few
THEORY: Three phase half controlled bridge rectifier circuit consists of three SCRs in three arms and three diodes in the other three arms.The output voltage V 0 across the load terminals is controlled by varying the firing angles of SCRs T 1 , T 2 , T 3 . The diodes D 1 , D 2 and D 3 provide merely a return path for the current to the most negative line terminal. For firing angle less than 30, the output terminal voltage of the converter is always positive, and the freewheeling diode does not come into operation. As the firing angle is retarded beyond this point, so the load current starts to freewheel through the diode for certain periods, thus cutting off the input line current, and preventing the output terminal load voltage from swinging into the negative direction. Hence the effect of the freewheeling diode is to cause a reduction of ripple voltage of the output terminals and at the same time to divert the load current away from the input lines.
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Page 36 of 62 TABULATION:
S.No Firing Angle (deg) Measured Voltage (V) Calculated Voltage (V)
MODEL CALCULATION:
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Page 37 of 62 FORMULAE USED:
Average output voltage, V o = ( 33 Vm / 2 ) * (1+cos)
Where, V m = Peak phase voltage, Volts = Firing angle, degrees
PROCEDURE: 1. Switch ON the power supply ON/OFF switch. 2. Switch ON the pulse ON/OFF switch. 3. Vary the firing angle step by step in the range 180 0. 4. For each firing angle observe the output waveform through CRO. 5. Tabulate the readings.
RESULT:
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Page 38 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is the condition for load current should be discontinuous?
2. What is the output ripple voltage frequency of three phase half wave converters?
3. What are the two modes of operation present in the three phase half controlled rectifiers?
4. What is the use of freewheeling diode present in the three phase half controlled rectifiers?
5. What is the condition for the output voltage should be negative?
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Page 39 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: Boost Converter:
Buck Converter:
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Page 40 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 7. STEP DOWN AND STEP UP MOSFET BASED CHOPPERS AIM: To examine the closed loop response of DC-DC Buck and Boost converters using VSMPS-07A module. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Quantity 1 Kit module VSMPS-07A 1 2 Patch chords - Few 3 Voltmeter (0-30)V 2 4 CRO - 1
THEORY: This experiment is intended to study the closed loop operation of Buck-Boost converter. The set voltage to the PWM generator is set at 1V. Feedback voltage from Buck-Boost converter power circuit is connected to the PWM generator circuit. On varying the DC input voltage slowly from 0 to 15V, the output voltage is measured as constant. These values are tabulated. PROCEDURE: 1. Switch ON AC power supply. 2. Switch ON the power ON/OFF switch. 3. View the carrier signal in the CRO at T 3 . 4. Set switch S W1 in downward direction. 5. Set switch S W2 in downward direction for Boost converter / Set switch S W2 in upward direction for Buck converter. 6. View the PWM signal in the CRO at T 1 . 7. Vary the SET VOLTAGE ADJ UST POT from min to max and set the PWM signal at desired duty cycle ratio. 8. Note down the t on and T values. 9. Switch ON the variable DC supply and set the voltage at 15V. 10. Check all the test point waveforms.
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Page 41 of 62 MODEL GRAPH: Boost Converter :
Buck Converter :
TABULATION: Input Voltage = V Boost Converter Buck Converter Set Voltage (mV) PWM Voltage (V) Output Voltage (V) Set Voltage (mV) PWM Voltage (V) Output Voltage (V)
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Page 42 of 62 11. View the device current I Q across I 1 and I 2 . 12. View the diode D current across I 3 and I 4 . 13. View the inductor current I L across I 3 and I 7 . 14. View device voltage across I 2 and I 3 . 15. View the rectified voltage across I 5 and I 8 . 16. View the inductor voltage across I 7 and I 8 . 17. Connect CRO across P 5 and P 6 output terminals of trainer module and view the output voltage. 18. View the feedback signal at T 6 . 19. For each input voltage value, tabulate the measured output voltage values.
RESULT:
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Page 43 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is a DC chopper?
2. What are the different types of chopper configuration?
3. What is meant by step-down and step-up chopper?
4. Write down the expression for average output voltage for step-down and step-up choppers?
5. Define switched mode regulator.
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Page 44 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
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Page 45 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 8. IGBT BASED SINGLE PHASE PWM INVERTER
AIM: To study the operation of the single phase bridge inverter using IGBT, with Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation technique. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Quantity 1 Single phase IGBT PWM inverter 1 2 CRO 1 3 RL load 1
THEORY: It consists of four IGBTs S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 and four inverse parallel diodes D 1 , D 2 , D 3 , D 4 . The diodes are essential to conduct the reactive current, and thereby to feed back the stored energy in the inductor to the DC source. These diodes are known as feed back diodes. For many industrial applications the output AC voltage of the inverter must be sinusoidal in shape and the amplitudes and frequency must be controllable. This is achieved by PWM of the inverter switches. The switching sequence of the inverter switches in this case, is obtained by comparing a sinusoidal control signal, of adjustable amplitude and frequency with a fixed frequency triangular carrier. The frequency of the triangular carrier wave determines the switching frequency of the inverter switches. The frequency of the sinusoidal control signal decides the fundamental frequency of the inverter output voltage, and is also called the modulating frequency. The sinusoidal pulse width modulation can be programmed to have either bipolar voltage switching or unipolar voltage switching. The unipolar voltage switching has the advantage of effectively doubling the switching frequency as compared to the bipolar voltage switching.
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Page 46 of 62 MODEL GRAPH:
Variation of Output Voltage with Modulaton Index
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Page 47 of 62 FORMULAE USED: m a = V sine / V tri V o =m a x V s Where, m a = Modulation index V sine =Amplitude of the sine wave V tri =Amplitude of the triangular wave V o =Output voltage V s =DC supply voltage
PROCEDURE: 1. Ensure that the circuit breaker and pulse release ON/OFF toggle switch are in OFF position. 2. Connect the R-L load across the output terminals Lo and No provided in the front panel. Include an ammeter to measure the current and voltmeter to measure the voltage. 3. Connect an AC input at the input terminals L and N provided in the front panel. 4. With the pulse ON/OFF switch and circuit breaker in OFF condition give the power to the inverter module. This will ensure the control power supply to all the control circuitry. 5. Set the amplitude of the reference sine wave to minimum value. 6. Keeping the pulse release ON/OFF switch in OFF position, switch ON the power supply to the bridge rectifier. 7. Release the gating signals to the inverter switches by turning ON the pulse release ON/OFF switch. 8. Observe the triangular carrier and the reference sine waveforms on the CRO. Measure the amplitude and the frequency of the triangular carrier through CRO and note it down. Adjust the sine wave frequency to about 50Hz. 9. Connect the CRO probes to observe the load voltage and current waveforms. 10. Observe the load voltage and load current waveforms. Sketch the waveforms on a graph sheet to scale for one cycle period of the inverter output frequency. Measure the amplitude of the voltage pulses. 11. Measure the output voltage either by using a digital multimeter. 12. Calculate the modulation index m a and the rms output voltage V o . 13. Increase the amplitude of the reference sine wave and note down its value. 14. Repeat steps 8 to 13 for various amplitude of reference sine wave and tabulate the readings. Plot the characteristics of modulation index versus output voltage.
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Page 48 of 62 TABULATION:
S.No V tri (V) V sine (V) m a V o measured (V) V o calculated (V)
MODEL CALCULATION:
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RESULT:
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Page 50 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is the function of an inverter?
2. What are the different types of inverters?
3. Why thyristors are not preferred for inverters?
4. What is meant by PWM control?
5. What are the different types of PWM control?
6. What are the advantages of PWM control?
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Page 51 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
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Page 52 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 9. IGBT BASED THREE PHASE PWM INVERTER AIM: To study the operation of IGBT based three phase inverter and its switching. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Apparatus Range Quantity 1 Kit module PEC16HV2-A PEC16HV2-B 1 1 2 3 phase lamp load - 1 3 CRO - 1
THEORY: The most frequently used three phase inverter circuit of three legs, one for each phase. For this configuration, output transformer is not required. Also, this circuit uses six IGBTs. The inverter configuration is also termed as six step bridge inverter. In inverter terminology, a step is defined as a change in the firing from one IGBT to the next IGBT in proper sequence. For one cycle of 360, each step would be of 60 for a six step inverter. This means that IGBTs would be gated at regular intervals of 60. Basically, there are two possible schemes of gating the IGBT. In one scheme, each IGBT conducts for 180 and in the other scheme, each IGBT conducts for 120. In 180 mode operation, pair in each leg, i.e. T 1 , T 4 ; T 3 , T 6 ; and T 5 , T 2 are turned ON with the time interval of 180. It means that IGBT T 1 conducts for 180 and IGBT T 4 for the next 180 of a cycle. IGBTs in the upper group, i.e. T 1 , T 3 , T 5 conduct at an interval of 120. It means that if IGBT T 1 is fired at 0, then T 3 must be triggered at 120 and T 5 at 240. Same is true of lower group of IGBT.
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Page 53 of 62 MODEL GRAPH:
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Page 54 of 62 PRECEDURE: 1. Switch ON power ON/OFF switch of power module. O.C LED glows. 2. Press the O.C reset switch. Now LED is switched OFF. 3. Press the DC ON/OFF button. LED glows to indicate the DC supply to the circuit. 4. Switch ON power ON/OFF switch to the digital inverter controller module. 5. Select the 180 degree mode of operation using the press button. 6. CRO must be isolated 7. Using CRO view the output voltage across the load terminals. 8. Observe the output waveform. 9. Press the RST button to reset the system.
RESULT:
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Page 55 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What is the use of three phase inverter?
2. Define step.
3. What are the different conduction methods of three phase inverter?
4. What is the function of capacitor connected at the input terminal of an inverter?
5. What is the function of feedback diodes in an inverter?
6. What is the switching sequence for three phase inverters in 180 conduction?
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Page 56 of 62 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: SERIES RESONANT CONVERTER:
MODEL GRAPH:
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Page 57 of 62 Ex:No: Date: 10. SERIES, PARALLEL RESONANT CONVERTERS AIM: To study the series and parallel loaded resonant converter using VPET-315 module. APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No Components Range Type Quantity 1 Kit module - VPET-315 1 2 Patch chords - - Few 3 Ammeter (0-2)A MC 1 4 Voltmeter (0-50)V MC 1 5 9 pin D connector - - 1 6 CRO - - 1
THEORY: Series resonant converter The resonant converters are defined as the combination of converter topologies and switching strategies that result in zero voltages and/or zero current switching. The series resonant converter consist of one or two half bridges forming a half or full bridge converter. Between the output terminals, a series resonant circuit is connected. This series resonant circuit consists of an inductor, capacitor and resistor, with one or more of these elements actually being part of the load. Usually, at least the resistor is part of the load. An AC power can be delivered to the load, due to the resonant behavior of the circuit. If a DC load is used, the resistor can be replaced by a rectifier connected to the DC load. If the load is directly connected to the resonant circuit, i.e. without a rectifier in between, it is referred to as a series resonant DC to DC converter.
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Page 58 of 62 TABULATION: Resonant frequency = KHz S.No Switching frequency (f s ) Output Voltage (V) Output Current (A)
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: PARALLEL RESONANT CONVERTER:
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Page 59 of 62 Parallel resonant converter The parallel load resonant converter is similar to the previously investigated series resonant converter. In the case of parallel resonant converter, the output rectifier is connected in parallel with the resonant capacitor. Since the resonant capacitor represents a voltage source to the rectifier, the output filter of the rectifier must be a current source, i.e. inductive. The rectifier represents a non linear load. Usually a transformer is connected between the resonant circuit and the rectifier in order to adapt the load voltage to the DC link voltage used. A transformer can also be used to provide a galvanically isolated output voltage, which is desired in some applications. The resonant inductor current is not determined by the rectifier output current for the parallel resonant converter. The rectifier output voltage is dependent on the resonant capacitor voltage for the parallel resonant converter. For the parallel resonant converter, continuous current operation above resonance results in turn-ON at ZCS conditions since the resonant current commutates from the freewheeling diodes to the power transistors naturally. In this case, natural commutation means that the commutation takes place at the zero crossing of the resonant inductor current. Transistor turn-OFF is not performed under neither ZCS or ZVS conditions, unless loss less turn-OFF snubbers are used.
Series resonant converter PROCEDURE: 1. Initially keep all switches in OFF position. 2. Initially keep frequency adjustment pot in minimum position. 3. Power ON the main switch. 4. Check the test point waveforms w.r.t ground. 5. Connect the 9 pin D connector from PWM output to PWM input. 6. Connect the connector P to P 1 and P 6 to P 7 . 7. Connect the connector P 10 to P 4 and P 8 to P 11 . 8. Connect the current sensing resistor across the connector P 2 and P 3 . 9. Connect voltmeter across the connector P 5 and P 12 . 10. Connect the R-load across the connector P 5 and P 12 through ammeter. 11. Power ON the S 1 switch. 12. Adjust FREQUENCY ADJ UST pot and set the switching frequency. 13. Connect the CRO to the connector T 15 w.r.t driver circuit ground to observe the switch voltage. 14. Connect the CRO to the connector P 2 (+) and P 3 (-) to observe the current waveform. 15. Similarly, note the switch voltage and current waveforms for various switching frequency and tabulate the corresponding load voltage and current.
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Page 60 of 62 MODEL GRAPH:
TABULATION:
Resonant frequency = KHz S.No Switching frequency (f s ) Output Voltage (V) Output Current (A)
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Page 61 of 62 Parallel resonant converter PROCEDURE: 1. Initially keep all switches in OFF position. 2. Initially keep frequency adjustment pot in minimum position. 3. Power ON the main switch. 4. Check the test point waveforms w.r.t ground. 5. Connect the 9 pin D connector from PWM output to PWM input. 6. Connect the connector P to P 1 and P 6 to P 7 . 7. Connect the connector P 9 to P 4 , P 8 to P 10 and P 10 to P 11 . 8. Connect the current sensing resistor across the connector P 2 and P 3 . 9. Connect voltmeter across the connector P 5 and P 12 . 10. Connect the R-load across the connector P 5 and P 12 through ammeter. 11. Power ON the S 1 switch. 12. Adjust FREQUENCY ADJ UST pot and set the switching frequency. 13. Connect the CRO to the connector T 15 w.r.t driver circuit ground to observe the switch voltage. 14. Connect the CRO to the connector P 2 (+) and P 3 (-) to observe the current waveform. 16. Similarly, note the switch voltage and current waveforms for various switching frequency and tabulate the corresponding load voltage and current.
RESULT:
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Page 62 of 62 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. What are the types of resonant switch DC-DC converters?
2. What is meant by Zero Current Switching?
3. What is meant by Zero Voltage Switching?
4. Define resonant converters.
5. What is meant by series resonant converter?
6. What are the conditions for resonant circuit behaves like a capacitive load and inductive load in a series resonant converter?