• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.2230-2236
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• 2012

Currently, the AC-to-DC power conversion system using diode rectifiers is mainly used in large vessels. Also, to reduce the total harmonic distortion(THD) of current and voltage, this system requires an additional phase-shifting transformer which can be powered multi-pulses. In this case, due to the installation of the transformer, the spatial or economic loss occurs. This paper presents a novel active rectification scheme using silicon controlled rectifier(SCR) or insulated gate bipolar transistor(IGBT) devices on behalf of the diode rectifiers which are currently operating in large vessels such as LNG Carrier(LNGC). The proposed system can use the low voltage source and reduce current and voltage harmonics generated by nonlinear loads connected to the power distribution bus and save economic costs by removing the phase-shifting transformers which are used in conventional system. Computer simulations are performed under the electric propulsion system which is operating in current large vessel. The results are shown in support of the improvement of THD included in the current and voltage wave forms of propulsion motor.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.43-50
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• 2002

To improve the current waveform of diode rectifiers, we propose a new operating principle for the voltage -doubler diode rectifiers. In the conventional voltage-doubler rectifier circuit, relatively large capacitors are used to boost the output voltage, while the proposed circuit uses smaller ones and a small reactor not to boost the output voltage but improve the input current waveform. A high input power factor of 97[%] and an efficiency of 98[%] are also obtained. The harmonic guide lines of proposed rectifier is no interfered with inverter switching, resulting in a simple, reliable and low-cost ac-to dc converters in comparison with the boost-type current-improving circuits.It compared conventional pulse-widthmodulated(PWM)inverter with half pulse-widthmodulated (HPWM) inverter. Proposed HPWM inverter eliminated dead-time by lowering switchingloss and holding over-shooting.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 2000

In this paper, we demonstrated an analytical description method of forward votage drop and reverse leakage current of the junction barrier controlled schottky rectifier with linearly graded junction and abrupt junction models. In this case, the vertical depths of device are 1[${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$] and 2[${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$], respectively. Through ion implantation and annealing process, we obtain the data of lateral and depth from implanted 2-dimensional profiles. Also we applied these data to models that indicate the change of depletion each on linearly-graded and abrupt juction as the forward and revers bias. After applied depletion changes to electric characteristics of JBS rectifiers, we calculated the forward I-V, the reverse leakage current and temperatures vs. power dissipations according to each junction. When we compared the rectifier with calculated and measured data, from the calculated results, forward votage drop with linearly graded junction is lower than that of abrupt junction and reverse leakage current with linearly graded junction is lower(≒1$\times$10\ulcorner times) than that of abrupt junction. Also, the power dissipations according to different juction depth(1[${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$], 2[${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$]) of device are calculated. Seeing the calculated results, we confirmed it from analytic model that the rectifier with linearly graded junction retained a low power dissipation up to 600[$^{\circ}C$] in comparison with the rectifier with abrupt junction.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.211-223
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• 2020

The external corrosion of buried piping can be controlled using both coating and cathodic protection. Several factors are involved in the damage and deterioration of the coating on pipes. There are many detection methods for coating defects on pipes and the direct current voltage gradient (DCVG) method is one of the most powerful methods. However, the detection reliability of DCVG can be affected by interferences such as stray current, metal objects connected to rectifiers, and copper grids. Therefore, this study focused on the interference effects of rectifiers and a copper grid on the reliability of coating flaw detection. As the length of the interference pipe connected to the rectifier increased, the reliability decreased. In contrast, as the distance between the pipe and the copper grid increased, the reliability of the coating flaw detection increased. The detection results produced by the DCVG method were discussed using current and potential simulations for a pipe with a rectifier and copper grid interference in the soil.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.35-44
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• 1998

In this paper, input LC filter design of diode rectifiers considering filter V A rating reduction has been propoesd. It consisted of an input LC parallel resonent tank whose inductor and capacitor values are se$.$ lected so that the input filter presents an infinite impedance to harmonic input ac current component. The operation of proposed input filter has been analyzed in detail under steady state conditions. Performance evaluation and related design data have been provided on Per Unit basis for the proper implementation of diode rectification system. Finally, Detailed input and output current analysis has shown that the proposed input filter yield high quality input ac current waveforms, in particular, high input power factor values and more reliabilty which reducing the V A rating of passive components as compared to the standard type LC filter.filter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.190-201
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• 2015

This paper uses the switching function approach to present a simple state model of the Vienna-type rectifier. The approach introduces the relationship between the DC-link neutral point voltage and the AC side phase currents. A novel direct power control (DPC) strategy, which is based on the sliding mode control (SMC) for Vienna I rectifiers, is developed using the proposed power model in the stationary ${\alpha}-{\beta}$ reference frames. The SMC-based DPC methodology directly regulates instantaneous active and reactive powers without transforming to a synchronous rotating coordinate reference frame or a tracking phase angle of grid voltage. Moreover, the required rectifier control voltages are directly calculated by utilizing the non-linear SMC scheme. Theoretically, active and reactive power flows are controlled without ripple or cross coupling. Furthermore, the fixed-switching frequency is obtained by employing the simplified space vector modulation (SVM). SVM solves the complicated designing problem of the AC harmonic filter. The simplified SVM is based on the simplification of the space vector diagram of a three-level converter into that of a two-level converter. The dwelling time calculation and switching sequence selection are easily implemented like those in the conventional two-level rectifier. Replacing the current control loops with power control loops simplifies the system design and enhances the transient performance. The simulation models in MATLAB/Simulink and the digital signal processor-controlled 1.5 kW Vienna-type rectifier are used to verify the fast responses and robustness of the proposed control scheme.

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• v.4C no.2
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• pp.55-59
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• 2004

Throughout manufacturing processes, pulse shaping is required for material processing and it is regarded as an important (actor according to the specific characteristics of materials. Therefore, this study suggests a highly appropriate pulse shaping technique using a multi-switching method. This is a pulse superposition method in which one flash lamp can consecutively turn on by the double switching of the discharging system. It is possible to construct a variety of pulse shapes and pulse widths by the consecutive trigger of the silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCR) of a PIC (program integrated circuit) one-chip microprocessor. The use of this technique can provide a number of advantages to people who require suitable pulse shaping for particular applications such as welding, cutting, and drilling.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.356-365
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• 2006

This paper presents an improved three-phase PFC power rectifier with a three-phase diode rectifier cascaded four-switch boost converter. Its operating principle contains the operating principle of two conventional three-phase PFC power rectifiers: one switch boost converter type and a two switch boost converter type. The operating characteristics of the four switch boost converter type three-phase PFC power rectifier are evaluated from a practical point of view, being compared with one switch boost converter type and two switch boost converter topologies.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.1114-1116
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• 2002

The characteristics of voltage drop and THD for parallel operating 11 PCRs (Phase Controlled Rectifiers) are analysed. The PCRs are used to drive high current (1.6 kA ${\sim}$ 3.7 kADC) electromagnetic coils for electromagnets. All the PCRs operate simultaneously in pulsed mode, and the pulse shot occurs every 150 seconds. During the pulse operation the PCR output current ramps up for 4 seconds, and then keeps flat top state for 2 seconds, and finally ramps down for 4 seconds. For the flat top mode a severe voltage drop and distortion appear in the power system because transformers for the PCRs are designed considering pulsed mode operation. It is expected that the analysis method can be applied to improve the system performance including power factor and design of high power pulsed mode operating power supply systems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.1033-1036
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• 2002

This paper introduces a control method of series active power filter that compensate harmonic currents and eliminate a neutral line current in 3 phase 3 wire and 3 phase 4 wire power system with harmonic voltage source. These harmonic currents and neutral line current are caused by a nonlinear loads such as diode rectifiers and thyristor converters. Proposed methode extracts a voltage reference directly from performance function without phase transformation. Therefore, the control method is simpler than any other conventional methods. Experimental results for 3-phase 3-wire and 3-phase 4-wire series active power filter system were shown to verify the effectiveness of this control method.