• DocumentCode
    3264997
  • Title

    A flexible method of minimizing harmonic distortion in force-commutated converters

  • Author

    Deib, D.A. ; Hill, H.W., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ohio Univ., Athens, OH, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    23-27 Feb 1992
  • Firstpage
    844
  • Lastpage
    851
  • Abstract
    Optimal force-commutated AC/DC and DC/AC converters with minimum input-current or output-voltage harmonics are proposed. This converter is able to produce leading or lagging power factors for either mode of operation. The minimization of rectifier input-current harmonics or inverter output-voltage harmonics is achieved through numerical solution of optimal firing and extinction angles for the switches
  • Keywords
    electric distortion; harmonics; power convertors; power factor; AC/DC convertors; DC/AC converters; force-commutated converters; harmonic distortion; input-current harmonics; inverter; lagging power factors; leading power factors; output-voltage harmonics; rectifier; switch extinction angles; switch optimal firing; Circuits; Distortion measurement; Harmonic distortion; Power system harmonics; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Rectifiers; Switches; Switching converters; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1992. APEC '92. Conference Proceedings 1992., Seventh Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0485-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.1992.228326
  • Filename
    228326