• DocumentCode
    1331328
  • Title

    A direct digital proportional controller for thyristors

  • Author

    Broughton, M.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Kingston, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    A digital thyristor controller is described which uses an integral pulse-frequency modulator to ensure that the DC voltage appearing across the thyristor load is proportional to the digital control input. By using a microprocessor in an extended form of phase-locked loop around the pulse-frequency modulator, the thyristor(s) and the controller functions as a linear gain block unaffected by supply waveform fluctuations, while providing one-cycle response to step disturbances in supply voltage amplitude and frequency.
  • Keywords
    controllers; direct digital control; proportional control; thyristor applications; voltage control; direct digital proportional controller; extended PLL; integral pulse frequency modulator; linear gain block; microprocessor control; operation; phase locked loop; thyristor controller; Digital control; Logic gates; Microprocessors; Modulation; Radiation detectors; Thyristors; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering Journal, Canadian
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0700-9216
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEEJ.1980.6594353
  • Filename
    6594353