INDEX

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Contents

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Abstract

List of Figures

ii

Nomenclature

iii

CHAPTER-I

INTRODUCTION TO POWER ELECTRONICS

01-08

1.1.

Concept of Power Electronics

01

1.2

Applications of power electronics

01

1.3

Advantages & Disadvantages of power electronic

Converters

03

1.4

Power electronic systems

04

1.5

Power semi conductor devices

05

1.6

Types of power electronic converters

06

CHAPTER -II

INTRODUCTION TO CYCLOCONVERTER

09-11

2.1

Basic concept of cyclo converter

09

2.2

Operation of single phase cycloconverter

10

2.3

Applications of cycloconverter

11

CHAPTER -III

HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION

12-20

3.1

Block Diagram & Components Description

12

3.2

Centre Tapped Transformer

12

3.3

Thyristor

13

3.2.1

Switching Characteristics

14

3.2.2

Holding Current

15

3.2.3

Latching Current

16

3.4

Arduino

16

3.4.1

Pin Configuration

17

3.4.2

Arduino Board Ratings

19

3.4.2

USB over current Protection

20

CHAPTER -IV

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION

21-25

4.1

Circuit Diagram

21

4.2

Arduino Program for Cycloconverter

22

4.3

Practical Circuit

24

4.4

Snapshots of circuit

24

4.4.1

Thyristor

24

4.4.2

Centre Tapped Transformer

25

4.4.3

Arduino Board

25

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION & FUTURE SCOPE

26

5.1

Conclusion

26

5.2

Future scope

26

REFERENCES

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