CLASSIFICATION OF AC TO AC CONVERTERS

Classification of Frequency Converters

Outline
6.1 AC Voltage Controller
6.1.1 Single-phase AC voltage controller
6.1.2 Three-phase AC voltage controller

Applications
Lighting control
Soft-start of asynchronous motors
Adjustable speed drive of asynchronous
motors
Reactive power control
6.1.1 Single-Phase AC Voltage Controller
RESISTIVE LOAD, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
INDUCTIVE (INDUCTOR-RESISTOR) LOAD,
OPERATION PRINCIPLE
INDUCTIVE LOAD, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
INDUCTIVE LOAD, WHEN A < 
HARMONIC ANALYSIS
6.1.2 THREE-PHASE AC VOLTAGE
CONTROLLER
3-PHASE 3-WIRE Y CONNECTION
AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER
3-PHASE 3-WIRE Y CONNECTION
AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER
3-PHASE 3-WIRE Y CONNECTION
AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER
3-PHASE 3-WIRE Y CONNECTION
AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER
6.2 OTHER AC CONTROLLERS
6.2.1 Integral cycle control—AC power controller

6.2.2 Electronic AC switch

6.2.3 Chopping control—AC chopper

6.2.1 INTEGRAL CYCLE CONTROL
—AC POWER CONTROLLER
SPECTRUM OF THE CURRENT IN AC POWER
CONTROLLER
6.2.2 ELECTRONIC AC SWITCH
6.2.3 CHOPPING CONTROL—AC CHOPPER
AC CHOPPER
6.3 THYRISTOR CYCLOCONVERTERS
(THYRISTOR AC TO AC FREQUENCY CONVERTER
6.3.1 SINGLE-PHASE THYRISTOR-
CYCLOCONVERTER
SINGLE-PHASE THYRISTOR-CYCLOCONVERTER
SINGLE-PHASE THYRISTOR-CYCLOCONVERTER
MODULATION METHODS FOR FIRING DELAY
ANGLE
CALCULATED RESULTS FOR FIRING DELAY
ANGLE
180
• Output voltage ratio 1.0
150 0.9
(Modulation factor)

a/( ° )
0.8
120 0.3
0.2
U om =0 0.1
  (0  r  1) 90
 = 0.1
U d0 0.2
60 0.3
0.8
30 0.9
1.0
0 p p 3p 2p w0t
2 2
Output voltage phase angle
INPUT AND OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
6.3.2 THREE-PHASE THYRISTOR-
CYCLOCONVERTER
THREE-PHASE THYRISTOR-CYCLOCONVERTER
THREE-PHASE THYRISTOR-CYCLOCONVERTER
INPUT AND OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS
6.4 MATRIX CONVERTER
MATRIX CONVERTER
FEATURES