Title :
Further results related to power supply design and analysis in the undergraduate curriculum
Author :
Cartwright, Kenneth V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Technol., Coll. of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
fDate :
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The power supply analysis and design results of Sherman and Hamacher are extended to include approximate solutions to the nonlinear equations that define the rectifier turn-on angles. Additionally, peak rectifier current solely as a function of ripple factor as well as the inverse relationship, i.e., ripple factor as a function of peak rectifier current, are also provided. Simplified exact equations and also new approximations are given for RMS transformer current. These new approximations allow the ripple factor to be determined as a function of RMS transformer current. These results are for both constant current and resistive load supplies
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; educational courses; harmonic distortion; power conversion harmonics; power engineering education; power supplies to apparatus; power supply circuits; rectifying circuits; switching circuits; RMS transformer current; constant current power supplies; nonlinear equations approximate solutions; peak rectifier current; power supply design; power supply design and analysis; rectifier turn-on angles; resistive load power supplies; ripple factor; undergraduate power engineering curriculum; Capacitors; Current supplies; Filters; Nonlinear equations; Power supplies; Rectifiers; Root mean square; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
