Types of Forced Commutation

Types of Forced Commutation: It was observed from the discussion on choppers and inverters that in thyristor systems fed from dc supply, the forward current does not pass through zero…

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Static Scherbius Drive Circuit Diagram

Static Scherbius Drive Circuit Diagram: A basic scheme of a Static Scherbius Drive Circuit Diagram converter cascade, that is employed for recovery of slip power in electrical form itself, is…

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Basic Principle of Chopper Circuit

Basic Principle of Chopper Circuit: A Basic Principle of Chopper Circuit is essentially a thyristor switch in series with the load as shown in Fig. 11.27(a). A shunting diode is…

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Recent Trends in Power Semiconductors

Recent Trends in Power Semiconductors: The recent trends in Power Semiconductors from application point of view show that MOSFETs and IGBTs are replacing BJTs almost completely while GTOs are currently…

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Approximate Circuit Model of an Induction Motor

Approximate Circuit Model of an Induction Motor: An Approximate Circuit Model of an induction motor, which results in considerable computational ease in analysis, is obtained by shifting the shunt branch…

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Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit

Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit: Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit - The behavior of the induction machine was studied in terms of the basic field phenomenon. The attempt here was purposely focused…

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Design of Digital Circuits

Design of Digital Circuits: We have seen the design of digital circuits using fixed function ICs. There are two more approaches for the Design of Digital Circuits. Use of application…

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