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AN11-18

AN11-18Application note

Transformer considerations with thyristor controls

Dr. Henry E. Payne III, P.E., June 1994

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Contents
2. Introduction
3. Mode 1: transformer after the control
4. Mode 2: zero-firing into primaries
5. Mode 3: transformer before the control
6. Controls are not transformers

Schematic of a thyristor control feeding a transformer primary, with a resistive load on the secondary

Contents

Page 2Introduction
Page 3Mode 1: transformer after the control
Page 4Mode 2: zero-firing into primaries
Page 5Mode 3: transformer before the control
Page 6Controls are not transformers

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