Comprehensive comparison of the delta- and wye-connected autotransformer applied to 12-pulse rectifier

12-pulse rectifier is extensively used in high power rectification, and the delta-connected autotransformer and wye-connected autotransformer are its two most popular phase-shift transformers. This paper compares the 12-pulse rectifiers using the two transformers via calculating the input line current, load voltage, kVA ratings of the two autotransformer, kVA ratings of the auxiliary magnetic devices. From the viewpoint of power quality of AC mains and DC side, the two 12-pulse rectifiers are the same. The kVA rating of the IPR in the two 12-pulse rectifiers are equal, and the kVA rating of the ZSBT in the two 12-pulse rectifier are also equal to each other, under the same load power. However, the kVA of the delta-connected autotransformer is less than that of the wye-connected autotransformer under the same load power. Some experimental results are shown to validate the correctness of the theoretical analysis.