Simulation and Practical Analysis on Power Factor Correction Techniques for Welding Applications

Abstract:

The most of the industrial welding applications involving of electronic circuits such as AC-DC, and DC-AC and AC-DC converters. The input power factor of such a system is reduced due to the presence of more harmonics due to the non-linear devices within the converters which leads to creates more adverse effects. There by a need of suitable AC-DC converter with power factor correction technique to condition the supply current. The power factor correction rectifier that requires best current control from i) Peak current control ii) Average current control and iii) Hysteresis current control. This paper presents a comparative analysis from above mentioned power factor correction control topologies. The simulation of these control techniques are carried out using “Plecs” with “MATLAB/SIMULINK”. The simulation results shows that Hysteresis control has low THD, good DC link voltage regulation and better performance than other control techniques. The same control technique is implemented in TMS320F2812 DSP and results are proved.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 785)
• Pages: 198-204
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.785.198
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Madhulingam Thiruvenkadam*, Subbaiyan Thangavel, Shanmugam Paramasivam
• Keywords: Analog Control, Boost Converter, Current Control Techniques, Digital Control, Digital Signal Processor, DSP, Hysterias Current Control, Power Factor Correction, Total Harmonic Distortion, Welding Power Supplies

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