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One of the most complex power electronic circuits is the cycloconverter. The three-phase arrangement that is most widely used involves 36 reverse-blocking triode (SCR) thyristors. Thus, the number of power and control circuit components is large, and analysis of the operating waveforms is quite involved. A serious study of references [1] through [4] is recommended for one interested in cycloconverter analysis and design. The object of this chapter is to present the basic principles of the cycloconverter and then to illustrate the harmonic analysis method described by Pelly [1].
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Pelly, B.R. Thyristor Phase-Controlled Converters and Cycloconverters. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1971.
McMurray, William. The Theory and Design of Cycloconverters. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1972.
Dewan, S.B., and Straughen, A. Power Semiconductor Circuits, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1975, pp. 468–491.
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Hoft, R.G. (1986). Cycloconverters. In: Semiconductor Power Electronics. Van Nostrand Reinhold Electrical/Computer Science and Engineering Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7015-4_8
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