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rectifier transfomer connection of Battery charger
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Skogsgurra
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The rectifier in a battery charger works against a back-EMF. That means that output current is delivered in short pulses (low current angle) and that also means that triplene harminics are plenty.
A star/star transformer presents a very high impedance to triplene harmonics while a delta winding does not. You could have either primary or secondary delta connected - or both.
Google triplene harmonics and transformer windings to have a full explanation.
Gunnar Englund
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A star/star transformer presents a very high impedance to triplene harmonics while a delta winding does not. You could have either primary or secondary delta connected - or both.
Google triplene harmonics and transformer windings to have a full explanation.
Gunnar Englund
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Hello,
Thanks for the explanation. I understood like this: Delta connection is provided for circulating the triplen harmonics produced by SCR rectification in short pulses within delta winding and not allowing those triplen harmonics back effected to supply system.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
regards,
zkz
Thanks for the explanation. I understood like this: Delta connection is provided for circulating the triplen harmonics produced by SCR rectification in short pulses within delta winding and not allowing those triplen harmonics back effected to supply system.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
regards,
zkz
Skogsgurra
Electrical
What you say is true. But it sounds like you were reading a text on DC drives and SCR control.
Battery chargers (the vanilla variety) do not have thyristors. Current angle is small because the rectified voltage is below battery voltage most of the time. The diodes conduct only when rectified voltage is above battery voltage. A small current angle means a narrow and high current peak, which means lots of harmonics. As I said before, star windings show a high impedance for triplenes and that means that you can't get the desired charging current out of the charger. The delta winding circumvents the problem.
Is this a school thing?
Gunnar Englund
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Battery chargers (the vanilla variety) do not have thyristors. Current angle is small because the rectified voltage is below battery voltage most of the time. The diodes conduct only when rectified voltage is above battery voltage. A small current angle means a narrow and high current peak, which means lots of harmonics. As I said before, star windings show a high impedance for triplenes and that means that you can't get the desired charging current out of the charger. The delta winding circumvents the problem.
Is this a school thing?
Gunnar Englund
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100 % recycled posting: Electrons, ideas, finger-tips have been used over and over again...
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