Thursday, August 16, 2012

What is the function of a line reactor – for thyristor bridge PQM-108


Line reactors are commonly used in adjustable speed drive applications to improve power quality.   They are connected in series with the input terminals of the drive to serve multiple functions. 

1)   Suppress voltage transients, protect thyristors,
2)   Increase effective input impedance resulting in lower drive input harmonic current distortion and system voltage distortion, reduce true rms current, improve total (true) power factor.
5% effective impedance (at full load) yields about 35% THD-I, 3% impedance at full load results in about 45% THD-i. Note: a drive system with a 5% impedance line reactor, operating at 60% of reactor current rating will look like a 3% impedance reactor.
3)      Reduce voltage notching upstream of the line reactor. Reactor serves (along with upstream impedance, ie: transformer) as part of a voltage divider network where the notch voltage is distributed proportionately across the two impedances. To solve voltage notching, the line reactor must be connected at the input terminals of the SCR converter (ie: DC drive) that is producing the voltage notches.

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