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Line-Commutated and Active PWM

This document provides details about the Bachelor of Technology course in Electrical Engineering on the subject of Line-Commutated and Active PWM Rectifiers. The course is offered in the semester, is worth 3 credits, and involves 3 hours of theory classes and 1 hour of practical classes per week. The course objectives are to analyze controlled rectifier circuits, understand the operation of line-commutated rectifiers and PWM rectifiers in different modes including rectification and regeneration. The course is divided into 5 units covering topics like diode and thyristor rectifiers with passive filtering, multi-pulse converters, single-phase and 3-phase ac-dc boost converters. Student evaluation includes continuous weightage assessment, mid-semester exam and

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Line-Commutated and Active PWM

This document provides details about the Bachelor of Technology course in Electrical Engineering on the subject of Line-Commutated and Active PWM Rectifiers. The course is offered in the semester, is worth 3 credits, and involves 3 hours of theory classes and 1 hour of practical classes per week. The course objectives are to analyze controlled rectifier circuits, understand the operation of line-commutated rectifiers and PWM rectifiers in different modes including rectification and regeneration. The course is divided into 5 units covering topics like diode and thyristor rectifiers with passive filtering, multi-pulse converters, single-phase and 3-phase ac-dc boost converters. Student evaluation includes continuous weightage assessment, mid-semester exam and

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Course:- Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering)


Line-Commutated and Active
Semester Subject Title PWM Code TEE
Rectifiers
Course Components Credits L T P
Contact Hours
Foundation Course (FC) 03 03 01 00
Examination Duration Theory Practical WEIGHTAGE:EVALUATION CWA MSE ESE
(Hrs) 03 01 25 25 50
Course Objectives
CO 1 Analyse controlled rectifier circuits.
Understand the operation of line-commutated rectifiers – 6 pulse and multi-pulse
CO2
configurations.
Understand the operation of PWM rectifiers – operation in rectification and regeneration
CO3
modes and lagging, leading and unity power factor mode.1
CO4
CO5
CO6
Unit No. Content Hours
Diode rectifiers with passive filtering
Half-wave diode rectifier with RL and RC loads; 1-phase full-wave diode
Unit -1 rectifier with L, C and LC filter; 3-phase diode rectifier with L, C and LC filter; 10
continuous and discontinuous conduction, input current wave shape, effect of
source inductance; commutation overlap.
: Thyristor rectifiers with passive filtering Half-wave thyristor rectifier with
RL and RC loads; 1-phase thyristor rectifier with L and LC filter; 3- phase
Unit -2 8
thyristor rectifier with L and LC filter; continuous and discontinuous
conduction, input current wave shape.
Multi-Pulse converter
Review of transformer phase shifting, generation of 6-phase ac voltage from 3-
Unit -3 8
phase ac, 6-pulse converter and 12-pulse converters with inductive loads,
steady state analysis, commutation overlap, notches during commutation.
Single-phase ac-dc single-switch boost converter Review of dc-dc boost
Unit -4 converter, power circuit of single-switch ac-dc converter, steady state analysis, 8
unity power factor operation, closed-loop control structure.
Ac-dc bidirectional boost converter
Review of 1-phase inverter and 3-phase inverter, power circuits of 1-phase and
Unit -5 3-phase ac-dc boost converter, steady state analysis, operation at leading, 6
lagging and unity power factors. Rectification and regenerating modes. Phasor
diagrams, closed-loop control structure.
Total Hours 42

Text/References:
1. G. De, “Principles of Thyristorised Converters”, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co, 1988.
2. J.G. Kassakian, M. F. Schlecht and G. C. Verghese, “Principles of Power Electronics”,
Addison-Wesley, 1991.
3. L. Umanand, “Power Electronics: Essentials and Applications”, Wiley India, 2009.
4. N. Mohan and T. M. Undeland, “Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and
Design”, John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

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