Diode Rectifiers AC to DC converters DC to DC converters DC to AC converters AC to AC converters AC voltage Regulators Cycloconverters Static Switches

A diode rectifier circuit converts the AC input voltage into a fixed DC voltage. The input voltage may be single phase or three phase APPLICATIONS: Battery charging, electro chemical processing, UPS.

Full Wave Rectifier

 Known as Phase controlled rectifiers Converts constant Ac voltage to variable Dc output voltage They use line voltage for their commutation, as such these are also called line commutated AC to DC converters APPLICATIONS: DC drives, chemical industries.

 DC chopper converts fixed DC input to a controllable DC output voltage. Requires forced or load commutation to turn off the thyristor for low power circuits. Classification depends on the type of commutation and also on the direction of power flow. APPLICATIONS:

DC to DC converter used in cars

 also called as inverters. converts fixed DC voltage to variable AC voltage output may be a variable voltage and variable freq, these converters use line, load or forced comm. For turn off thyristors. APPLICATIONS: Induction motor & heating, UPS,

A simple Inverter circuit

 converts fixed AC input voltage to variable AC output voltage. Two types: AC voltage regulators: These converter circuit convert fixed AC voltage directly to a variable AC voltage at s same freq Cycloconverters: It converts input power at one freq to output power at diff freq through one stage convertion

Cycloconverter

Power semiconductor devices can operate as static switches or contactors. They posses many adv over a mechanical and electromechanical circuit breakers. depending upon the input supply static switches are called AC or DC static switches.

Simple AC power static switch