Experiment 7

Single phase Controlled Bridge Rectifier

Ram Krishna Rahul (2013EE30563)
Shreya Bhala (2013EE30572)

OBJECTIVE:

To study the power control in the dc load and firing angle control of a
single phase controlled rectifier for different firing angles and record
voltage and current waveforms and evaluate parameters THD, CF, DF, ,PF,
ripple factor, average and rms value of voltage and current.

APPARATUS USED:
Desktop, PSIM Simulation software

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Fig1. Single phase controlled bridge rectifier

THEORY:
Single phase controlled rectifier consists of four SCR and they are
connected in a bridge fashion. In bridge rectifier ripple in the load voltage
is smaller than the half wave rectifier. During positive half cycle the
SCRs , T1 and T2 will tend to turn on and positive voltage will appear
across the load. During the negative half cycle SCRs T3 and T4 will turn
on and positive voltage will appear across the Load.

OBSERVATION:
Firing
angle
(Degre
e)
50

Supply
voltag
e
(A)
100

Supply
Curren
t
(A)
2.15

Load
Voltag
e
(V)
66.55

Load
Curren
t
(A)
2.15

Supply
Curren
t THD
(%)
12.4

50

80

1.72

53.2

1.72

12.4

50

60

1.29

39.9

1.29

12.4

Harmoni
cs

Power
(W)

DPF

1. 3.02
3.
0.234
5. 0.172
7. 0.050
1. 2.42
3.
0.235
5. 0.137
7. 0.085
1. 1.81
3.
0.176
5. 0.103
7. 0.037

116.4

0.810

74.5

.8107

41.9

0.810
7

Fig. Supply Current for firing angle 50and voltage supply 100V

Fig. FFT of Supply Current for firing angle 50and voltage supply 100V

Fig. Load Voltage for firing angle 50and voltage supply 100V

Firing
angle
(Degre
e)
70

Supply
voltag
e
(A)
100

Supply
Curren
t
(A)
1.85

Load
Voltag
e
(V)
60.2

Load
Curren
t
(A)
1.85

Supply
Curren
t THD
(%)
23.38

Harmoni
cs

Power
(W)

DPF

1. 2.55
3.
0.539
5.
0.240

86.19

0.770

70

80

1.48

48.21

1.48

23.38

70

60

1.11

36.61

1.11

23.38

7.
0.0869
1. 2.04
3.
0.431
5.
0.192
7.
0.069
1. 1.53
3.
0.323
5.
0.144
7.
0.0521

Fig. Supply Current for firing angle 70and voltage supply 100V

55.16

0.770

31.0

0.770

Fig. FFT of Supply Current for firing angle 70and voltage supply 100V

Fig. Load Voltage for firing angle 70and voltage supply 100V

Firing
angle
(Degre

Supply
voltag
e

Supply
Curren
t

Load
Voltag
e

Load
Curren
t

Supply
Curren
t THD

Harmoni
cs

Power
(W)

DPF

e)
90

(A)
100

(A)
1.47

(V)
51.27

(A)
1.47

(%)
36.41

90

80

1.17

41.02

1.17

36.41

90

60

0.883

30.7

0.883

36.41

Firing
angle
(Degre
e)
120

Supply
voltag
e
(A)
100

Supply
Curren
t
(A)
0.657

Load
Voltag
e
(V)
28.9

Load
Curren
t
(A)
0.657

Supply
Curren
t THD
(%)
70.5

120

80

0.525

23.1

0.525

70.5

120

60

0.394

17.3

0.394

70.5

1. 1.95
3.
0.686
5.
0.167
7.
0.060
1. 1.56
3.
0.549
5.
0.133
7.
0.048
1. 1.17
3.
0.411
5. 0.1
7. 0.036

57.28

0.718

34.74

0.718

19.5

0.718

Harmoni
cs

Power
(W)

DPF

1. 0.758
3. 0.50
5. 0.17
7.
0.046
1.
0.606
3.
0.400
5.
0.138
7.
0.0372
1.
0.454
3.
0.300
5.
0.103
7.
0.016

10.8

0.568

6.91

0.568

3.89

0.568

Firing Angle vs Load Voltage

2.5

1.5

Load Voltage
1

0.5

0
40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

110

120

130

Firing angle

Firing Angle vs Load Power

2.5

1.5

Load Power
1

0.5

0
40

50

60

70

80

90

Firing angle

100

Firing Angle vs Supply Current

2.5

1.5

Supply Current
1

0.5

0
40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

Firing angle

Firing Angle vs THD

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5

THD

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
40

50

60

70

80

90

Firing angle

100

110

120

130

Firing Angle vs DPF

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5

DPF

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

Firing angle

CONCLUSION:
There is deviation from straight line in the Load Voltage due to nonlinearity of Load.
On increasing the firing angle keeping the Voltage Supply Constant, Load
power decreases and keeping firing angle constant on increasing the
voltage supply Load Power increases.
On increasing the firing angle keeping the Voltage Supply Constant,
Supply current decreases
DPF and THD in independent of supply Voltage, they only vary with
change in firing angle