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This document describes an experiment to study class-C commutation using PSPICE software. The experiment involves simulating a class-C commutation circuit with two thyristors and obtaining the current and voltage waveforms. The turn-off times for each thyristor are then evaluated from the voltage waveforms and are 56 microseconds for thyristor X1 and 490 microseconds for thyristor X2. The goal is to verify the output waveforms of the class-C commutation circuit.

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Power Electronics Lab Practical File

This document describes an experiment to study class-C commutation using PSPICE software. The experiment involves simulating a class-C commutation circuit with two thyristors and obtaining the current and voltage waveforms. The turn-off times for each thyristor are then evaluated from the voltage waveforms and are 56 microseconds for thyristor X1 and 490 microseconds for thyristor X2. The goal is to verify the output waveforms of the class-C commutation circuit.

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POWER ELECTRONICS LAB

PRACTICAL FILE
EXPERIMENT NO. 4
OBJECTIVE: To study the class-C commutation and verify the output
waveforms using PSPICE software.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED:-PSPICE Software.
DEVICES USED: SCR 2N1595
THEORY:
Class C commutation is also called as
Complementary Commutation. As you can see
the circuit, there are two thyristors in parallel,
one is main and another is auxiliary.

Initially, both the thyristors are in OFF


condition and the voltage across capacitor is
also zero. Now, as the gate pulse is applied to
the main thyristor, the current will start
flowing from two paths, one is from R1-T1
and second is R2-C-T1. Hence, the capacitor
also starts charging to the peak value equal to
the input voltage with the polarity of plate B
positive and plate A negative.

Now, as the gate pulse is applied to the thyristor T2, it turns ON and a negative
polarity of current appear across the thyristor T1 which cause T1 to get turn
OFF. And, the capacitor starts charging with the reverse polarity. Simply we can
say that when T1 turns ON it turns OFF T2 and as T2 turns ON it turns OFF T1.

SCHEMATIC:
PROCEDURE
1. Simulate the Class-C commutation circuit using PSPICE.
2. Obtain current waveform for both the thyristors X1 and X2.
3. Obtain voltage waveform across capacitor.
4. Evaluate the turn-off time for both the thyristors X1 and X2 using obtained
waveforms.

SETUP ANALYSIS
Time Domain (Transient)
Maximum step size: 1 microsecond
Run time: 25 milliseconds

SIMULATION RESULTS
Voltage waveforms:
Current waveforms:
OBSERVATIONS
From the voltage waveforms,
Turn-off time for thyristor X1 = 56 microseconds
Turn-off time for thyristor X2 = 490 microseconds

CONCLUSION
We have designed and studied the Class C commutation circuit of thyristor and
obtained the desired waveforms. We have also obtained the values of turn-off
time for thyristors X1 and X2 from their voltage waveforms.

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