DocumentCode
1727410
Title
Comparative evaluations of thyristor choppers for railway applications
Author
Rashid, M.H. ; Sood, V.K.
Author_Institution
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Volume
34
fYear
1984
Firstpage
235
Lastpage
241
Abstract
The advatages and disadvantages of seven thyristor choppers which are cerrently used by traction equipment manufacturers are evaluated. The possible modes of circuit operation are discussed. The ratings of the components and power devices are determined for a typical application. The switching losses are also estimated and circuits are compared in terms of ratings, number of devices, fuse and heatsink requirements.
Keywords
Capacitors; Choppers; Circuits; DC motors; Fuses; Manufacturing; Rail transportation; Switching loss; Thyristors; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1984. 34th IEEE
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VTC.1984.1623268
Filename
1623268
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