3-Phase 4-Wire VIENNA Rectifier Used in the Resistance Spot Welding Inverter Power Supply

Abstract:

Considering the distortion factor, the large power resistance spot welding (RSW) inverter power supplys actual power factor (PF) is very low. In this paper, the 3-phase 4-wire three-phase/switch/level (VIENNA) rectifier is proposed to realize the power factors correction (PFC). Firstly, an equivalent load model of the back-stage in the RSW inverter power supply is established, thus the real load of this PFC circuit can be archived. Then, the 3-phase 4-wire VIENNA rectifier PFC circuit is analyzed with the simulation software of Pspice. Finally, an experimental circuit power of 3kW is designed. Experimental results show that the PF of this system can be increased to 98.6% that demonstrates the practicability of the 3-phase 4-wire VIENNA rectifier in RSW inverter power supply.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 432)
• Pages: 263-268
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.432.263
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Yong Zhang, Hui Teng, Tie Jun Ma, Hong Xia Xie, Peng Wan
• Keywords: 3-Phase 4-Wire VIENNA Rectifier, Inverter Power Supply, Power Factor Correction (PFC), Resistance Spot Welding

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