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Multi-Pulse Rectifier Based on an Optimal Pulse Doubling Technique

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  • Rohollah Abdollahi

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran 14357-61137, Iran)

  • Gevork B. Gharehpetian

    (Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-39675, Iran)

  • Fazel Mohammadi

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1K3, Canada)

  • Saravana Prakash P

    (Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, India)

Abstract

This paper presents pulse multiplication technology based on an optimal Pulse Doubling Technique (PDT) to upgrade a 28-Pulse Rectifier (28-PR) to a 56-PR. The optimal PDT comprises a Tapped Interphase Reactor (TIPR) with a low kVA-rating and two diodes. The number of pulses can be increased from 28 to 56 using the PDT so that the input current harmonics are reasonably mitigated. Additionally, the 14-phase Polygon-Connected Autotransformer (PCA) is designed in such a way that it can be used for retrofit applications. A detailed simulation analysis in the MATLAB/Simulink environment is carried out, and the results show that the improved quality indices of the final AC input and DC output power are equivalent to the IEEE 519-2014 standard and meet sensitive industrial application requirements with an input current Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) lower than 3%. Moreover, the power factor also maintained unity for a wide operating range. The optimal PDT scheme is affordable and easy to implement as only a small-capacity PDT (only 1% of the output power) is needed to double the pulse number. An experimental prototype is developed to verify the simulation results.

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  • Rohollah Abdollahi & Gevork B. Gharehpetian & Fazel Mohammadi & Saravana Prakash P, 2022. "Multi-Pulse Rectifier Based on an Optimal Pulse Doubling Technique," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:15:p:5567-:d:877094
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