AC Voltage Controller

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AC Voltage Controllers

M  If a semiconductor switch is connected


between ac supply and load, the power flow

U can be controlled by varying the rms value of


ac voltage applied to the load; and this type of

E power circuit is known as ac voltage controller.

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AC Voltage Controllers

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U Single-phase
controllers
Three-phase
controllers

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Unidirectional or
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Bidirectional or Unidirectional or Bidirectional or
Half-wave control Full-wave control Half-wave control Full-wave control

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AC Voltage Controllers

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• For power transfer in ac ac converters, following
U types of control methods are used:

E • Phase angle control


• On-Off control (Extinction angle control) or
T Integral cycle control or burst firing control
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Principle of Phase Control

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Principle of On-Off Control (Integral cycle
control)

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Single-phase unidirectional
ac voltage controller

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(a) Power-circuit diagram (b) voltage and current waveforms

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Single-phase Bidirectionalfull wave ac voltage
controller using two anti-parallel thyristors

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Single phase Bi-directional full wave ac
voltage converter using TRIAC

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Single phase full wave ac converter with common
cathode configuration

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Single Phase Full Wave AC Voltage Converter
Using a Single Thyristor

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Three-phase Full-Controlled AC Controller

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APPLICATIONS OF AC-AC CONVERTERS

M The most common applications of AC-AC converters


are:
U  Industrial heating and domestic heating
E  On-load transformer connection changing
 Light controls
T  Speed control of poly phase Induction Motors
 AC magnet controls
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