A Parallel-Connected 40-Pulse Diode Rectifier With DC-Link Passive Pulse Multiplication Circuit

Rohollah Abdollahi, Ahmad Salemnia, Gevork B. Gharehpetian, Masoud Davari

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Abstract

This article proposes a parallel-connected 40-pulse diode rectifier (40PDR) based on a 20-pulse diode rectifier (20PDR) with a passive pulse multiplication circuit (PPMC) to mitigate harmonics. The PPMC deployed in this article is connected to the 20PDR dc-side and consists of a modified interphase transformer and two single-phase rectifiers. Since the proposed design only requires a low-capacity PPMC and does not need any switching and control circuits, the proposed 40PDR is a simple and low-cost solution. More importantly, using the proposed circuitry, the input current is almost sinusoidal; its input current total harmonic distortion is less than 1%. Simulations and experimental results reveal the proposed 40PDR's effectiveness in reducing harmonic distortion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-12
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2023

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • 40-pulse diode rectifier (40PDR)
  • Costs
  • DO-160G
  • Electrical engineering
  • Harmonic analysis
  • Harmonic distortion
  • harmonic distortion reduction
  • IEEE-519
  • interphase transformer (IPT)
  • passive pulse multiplication circuit (PPMC)
  • single-phase rectifier
  • total harmonic distortion (THD)
  • Transformers
  • Voltage
  • Windings

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