Three-phase current source GTO rectifier adopting new PWM control techniques

A three-phase current source gate turn-off (GTO) thyristor rectifier is described with a high power factor, low line current distortion, and a simple main circuit. It adopts pulse-width modulation (PWM) control techniques obtained by analyzing the PWM patterns of three-phase current source rectifiers/inverters, and it uses a method of generating such patterns. In addition, by using an optimum set-up of the circuit constants, the GTO switching frequency is reduced to 500 Hz. This rectifier is suitable for large power conversion, because it can reduce GTO switching loss and its snubber loss.<<ETX>>

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