Power rectifier ASIC controller

Presents the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implementation of an accurate digital control for the three phase six pulse controlled rectifiers, which was achieved using electronic design automation (EDA) techniques. The controller was simulated and then implemented in two field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The complete three phase six pulse rectifier system including the ASIC controller, the zero-crossing detector and an interface/pulse shaping circuit was commissioned. The experimental results show that the proposed scheme gives a good performance of the three phase controlled rectifier system.