Industrial electronics
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Never forget the 4 converter types again
Never forget the four power converter types again
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Lesson notes
Key points
- Really / Rectifier: Really stands for rectifier, which converts AC into DC.
- Clever / Chopper: Clever stands for chopper, which converts fixed DC into variable DC.
- Insects / Inverter: Insects stands for inverter, which converts DC into AC.
- Cycle / Cycloconverter: Cycle stands for cycloconverter, converting AC directly to AC of different frequency.
Takeaway: Rectifier, Chopper, Inverter, Cycloconverter: AC-DC, DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-AC.
Quick check: Which converter changes AC frequency directly without a DC link?
- Chopper
- Cycloconverter
- Rectifier
A cycloconverter converts AC to AC at a new frequency directly.
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