Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJEAT)
Volume-3 | Issue-08 | 498-502
Original Research Article
Power Factor Considerations for the Mid-Point Converter System
Nwobodo Nzeribe Nnenna Harmony, Ibekwe, Basil Esom
Published : Aug. 30, 2018
Abstract
As the quest to counteract the undesirable effects of electric load which create
power factors less than unity increases, a novel mid-point converter system is presented.
This is a phase-controlled ac to dc converter where the conducting and switching
method is on one-to-one basis, unlike the full-bridge converter whose switching goes in
pairs. Using the fourier series, the generalized power factor of this system of converter
was calculated. From this general power factors, the power factor of the mid-point
converter with any number of phases and pulse numbers can be calculated.