Performance Parameters
Of
Phase Controlled Rectifiers
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Output dc power (avg. or dc o/p
power delivered to the load)
PO dc VO dc I O dc ; i.e., Pdc Vdc I dc
Where
VO dc Vdc avg./ dc value of o/p voltage.
I O dc I dc avg./dc value of o/p current
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Output ac power
PO ac VO RMS I O RMS
Efficiency of Rectification (Rectification Ratio)
PO dc PO dc
Efficiency ; % Efficiency 100
PO ac PO ac
The o/p voltage consists of two components
The dc component VO dc
The ac /ripple component Vac Vr rms
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The total RMS value of output voltage is given by
VO RMS V 2
O dc
V 2
r rms
Vac Vr rms V 2
O RMS
V 2
O dc
Form Factor (FF) which is a measure of the
shape of the output voltage is given by
VO RMS RMS output load voltage
FF
VO dc DC load output load voltage
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The Ripple Factor (RF) w.r.t. o/p voltage w/f
Vr rms Vac
rv RF
VO dc Vdc
2
V2
O RMS
V 2
O dc VO RMS
rv 1
VO dc VO dc
rv FF 12
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I r rms I ac
Current Ripple Factor ri
I O dc I dc
Where I r rms I ac I 2
O RMS
I 2
O dc
Vr pp peak to peak ac ripple output voltage
Vr pp VO max VO min
I r pp peak to peak ac ripple load current
I r pp I O max I O min
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Transformer Utilization Factor (TUF)
PO dc
TUF
VS I S
Where
VS RMS supply (secondary) voltage
I S RMS supply (secondary) current
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Where
vS Supply voltage at the transformer secondary side
iS i/p supply current
(transformer secondary winding current)
iS 1 Fundamental component of the i/p supply current
I P Peak value of the input supply current
Phase angle difference between (sine wave
components) the fundamental components of i/p
supply current & the input supply voltage.
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Displacement angle (phase angle)
For an RL load
Displacement angle = Load impedance angle
L
tan
1
for an RL load
R
Displacement Factor (DF) or
Fundamental Power Factor
DF Cos
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Harmonic Factor (HF) or
Total Harmonic Distortion Factor ; THD
1 1
I I
2 2 IS
2
2
2
HF 1
S S1
I S 1
2
I S1
Where
I S RMS value of input supply current.
I S 1 RMS value of fundamental component of
the i/p supply current.
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Input Power Factor (PF)
VS I S 1 I S1
PF cos cos
VS I S IS
The Crest Factor (CF)
I S peak Peak input supply current
CF
IS RMS input supply current
For an Ideal Controlled Rectifier
FF 1; 100% ; Vac Vr rms 0 ; TUF 1;
RF rv 0 ; HF THD 0; PF DPF 1
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