Introduction to Power Electronics, Power Diodes, Thyristors and Power Transistors. Different types of Power Converters, Applications of Power Electronics and Peripheral effects.
3. WHAT IS POWER ELECTRONICS ?
A field of Electrical Engineering that deals with the
application of power semiconductor devices for the control
and conversion of electric power.
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6. Power electronics divided into 3 areas of specialization.
1. Electronics – solid state devices & circuits
2. Control – steady state & dynamic characteristics
3. Power – static & rotating power equipment
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7. POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
1. Uncontrolled turn on & off devices – Power diodes
2. Controlled turn on & off characteristics – Transistors
(BJT, MOSFET, GTO, SITH, IGBT, SIT, MCT)
3. Controlled turn on & uncontrolled turn off – Thyristors
(SCR)
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8. POWER DIODES
1. General Purpose Diodes
6000V, 4500A; High Reverse recovery time (25us);
1KHz
Low speed applications (rectifiers & converters)
2 types : Stud or stud mounted type.
Disk, press pak or hockey puck type
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9. 2. High speed:
Fast recovery diodes
6000V, 1100A;
Reverse recovery times varies between 0.1 & 5us
High frequency switching of power converters
Used in low speed applications (choppers & inverters)
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10. 3. Schottky Diodes:
Low on state voltage and very small recovery time (ns)
100V, 300A;
Pn junction is eliminated
Metal is anode & semiconductor is cathode.
Have high switching frequencies.
Drift layer is absent; On – state losses are very low.
Low voltage converters as feedback & freewheeling diodes.
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11. STRUCTURE OF POWER DIODE
+
V
-
Anode
Cathode
Na =10 cm
19 -3
P
+
Nd =10 cm
-3
Nd =10 cm
19 -3
-314
n+
-
n
epi
substrate
10μm
250μm
Breakdown
Voltage dependent
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15. THYRISTORS
Turn on – control signal
Turn off – power circuit
Controllable switches are turned on & turned off – controlled
signals.
Line & Forced Commutated Thyristor
1. SCR
2. GTO
3. RCT
4. SITH
5. GATT
6. LASCR
7. MTO
8. ETO
9. IGCT
10. MCT
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16. SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER
SCR turns off whenever the current falls to zero or by
making the potential of the anode equal to or less than
the cathode potential.
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18. MERITS
Very small amount of gate drive is required.
On state losses are reduced
DEMERITS
Gate has no control once SCR is turned on
External circuits are required to turn off
APPLICATIONS
Used for high power low frequency applications
Controlled rectifiers
AC regulators, lighting and heating applications
DC motor drives, large power supplies & electric circuit breakers
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20. GTO do not require commutation circuit
Used for forced commutation of converters & 6000V,
6000A.
Used for Low power applications
Eliminates the need for forced commutation circuitry
& hence reduces cost
Gate drive required to turn off is very large
More power
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21. STATIC INDUCTION THYRISTOR
• Used in medium power converter
circuits with frequency of several
hundred KHz .
• 1200V, 300A
• Turn off gain is very high
• 4500V, 250A
•Low power ratings than GTO &
SITH
MOS-CONTROLLED
THYRISTOR
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22. LIGHT ACTIVATED SCR
Turned on by light
signal
Gate is photosensitive
Isolation
6000V, 1500A;
switching speed of
200-400us
High voltage power
systems (HVDC)
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23. REVERSE CONDUCTING THYRISTORS
Inverse parallel diode. (Anti-
parallel)
4000V, 2000A & 800A in reverse
conduction
Switching time 40us
High speed switching in traction
applications
Suitable for induction loads
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24. GATE ASSISTED TURN OFF
THYRISTOR – GATT
Used for high speed switching, medium power
applications
They require forced turn – off circuits
1200V, 400A with switching speed of 8us
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25. TRIAC – BIDIRECTIONAL TRIODE
THYRISTOR
Low power AC applications
Heat controls, light controls,
motor controls & AC switches.
Current flow can be controlled
in either direction.
Turned off by line
commutation of the AC supply
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26. MOS TURN-OFF (MTO) THYRISTOR
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It is a combination of a
GTO & MOSFET.
High voltage (upto 10KV)
& high current (upto
4000A)
High power applications
27. EMITTER TURN OFF THYRISTOR
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It is a MOS-GTO hybrid device
that combines the advantage of
both the GTO & MOSFET.
2 gates : One normal gate for turn
on & one with a series MOSFET
for turn off.
Current rating upto 4KA & voltage
rating upto 6KV.
28. IGCT
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It integrates a GCT with a
multilayered PCB gate
drive.
Turned on by applying the
turn on current to its gate
Turned off by a
multilayered gate driver
PCB.
Used in current fed inverter
drives
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TRANSISTOR
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High power, high frequency
device
Low noise, low distortion,
high audio frequency power
capability
Suitable for low power, high
frequency application &
microwave amplifiers
37. Classification of power semiconductor devices
1. Uncontrolled turn on and off (Power Diode)
2. Controlled turn on uncontrolled turn off (Thyristors)
3. Controlled turn on and off characteristic (Power Transistor, BJT,
MOSFET, GTO, IGBT)
4. Continuous gate signal requirement (BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, SIT)
5. Pulse gate requirement (SCR, GTO, MCT)
6. Bipolar voltage-withstanding capability (SCR, GTO)
7. Unipolar voltage-withstanding capability (BJT, MOSFET, GTO,
IGBT, MCT)
8. Bidirectional current capability (TRIAC, RCT)
9. Undirectional current capability (SCR, GTO, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT,
MCT, Diode)
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38. TYPES OF PE CIRCUITS
1. Diode Rectifiers: Converts ac voltage into fixed dc
voltage.
Input voltage to the rectifier Vi could be either
single phase or three phase
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39. 2. AC to DC Converter :
Phase controlled Rectifier.
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• Use line voltage
for commutation
•HVDC
•DC Motor drives
•Static VAR
compensators
•UPS
41. 3. DC to AC Converter: Inverters.
Used when main is not available, Low power portable
electronic system
UPS, aircraft & space PS, HVDC etc.,
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47. 6. Static Switches:
Supply to these switches can be ac or dc.
Ac static switches or dc switches
Number of conversion stages are cascaded to produce the
desired output
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48. PERIFERAL EFFECTS
Power converter uses switches to convert input power in
required form.
1. Switching voltage or current pulses are induced in the
power supply
2. Harmonics are induced in power supply due to improper
waveforms.
3. Load contains voltage or current spikes and harmonics
4. Interference is radiated (RFI & EMI) due to switching of
devices.
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