Analysis and design of a full bridge commutator

Author

Dawson, F.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

1990

fDate

7-12 Oct. 1990

Firstpage

1295

Abstract

The analysis and design of a full bridge commutator that protects a six-pulse power converter, operating in the regenerative mode, from either a single device failure or a line voltage collapse are presented. The method of modeling the AC line voltage as viewed from the DC side and equivalent circuit models and operating principles for the post fault interval are described. The modal analysis for the circuit, including experimental verification, and graphical results which are suitable for design purposes are discussed. Simplified equations for designing a full bridge commutator are developed from the analysis. The commutator is found to be suitable for a wide range of inductive loads.<>

Keywords

bridge circuits; commutation; commutators; equivalent circuits; network analysis; network synthesis; power convertors; protection; AC; design; equations; equivalent circuit; failure; full bridge commutator; inductive loads; line voltage collapse; modal analysis; modeling; protection; six-pulse power converter; Bridge circuits; Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuit faults; Clamps; Equivalent circuits; Inductance; Magnetic analysis; Protection; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1990., Conference Record of the 1990 IEEE

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-87942-553-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1990.152352

Filename

152352