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AC “Back to Back” Switching Device in Industrial Application

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  • Roberto Faranda

    (Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy)

  • Hossein Hafezi

    (School of Technology and Innovations, Electrical Engineering, University of Vaasa, 65200 Vaasa, Finland)

  • Kishore Akkala

    (Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy)

  • Massimo Lazzaroni

    (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy)

Abstract

In industrial applications, among several varieties of semiconductor devices available, a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) is often used in managing and protecting various systems with different applications. Hence, it is of the utmost importance to design a control system which can operate over a range of electrical loads without any modifications in its hardware and/or software. This paper analyzes and investigates in detail the power circuit effects on conduction delay and SCR functioning. Moreover, two different commonly used driving systems for SCR application have been introduced, discussed, and evaluated. Concerning driving systems, here, three aspects have paramount importance and are consequently taken into consideration, namely the driver system losses, the conduction delay, and in particular, some power quality indices. The conduction delay is a parameter of great importance, as being able to control and reduce it to the minimum allowed by the application can bring significant practical advantages (both in terms of application and economic terms, as better summarized in the article). Theoretical analysis has been performed, followed and verified by simulation studies and, for some cases, laboratory experimental test results are presented which provide credibility to the study.

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  • Roberto Faranda & Hossein Hafezi & Kishore Akkala & Massimo Lazzaroni, 2020. "AC “Back to Back” Switching Device in Industrial Application," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-20, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:14:p:3539-:d:382229
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    1. Gabriele D’Antona & Roberto Faranda & Hossein Hafezi & Marco Bugliesi, 2016. "Experiment on Bidirectional Single Phase Converter Applying Model Predictive Current Controller," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-14, March.
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