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WELD WINDINGS, RECTIFIER,
POWER MODULES AND FEED-
BACK
The three-phase stator weld windings are connected to
a three-phase rectifier bridge. The resultant DC volt-
age is applied to parallel capacitors incorporated with-
in the two power modules. These capacitors function
as filters and also as power supplies for the IGBTs.
See IGBT Operation in this section. The IGBTs act as
high-speed switches operating at 20KHZ. These
devices are switched on and off by the control board
through pulse width modulation circuitry. See Pulse
Width Modulation in this section. This “chopped” DC
output is applied through choke coils to the welding out-
put terminals. The chokes function as current filters
and also help to balance the outputs of the two power
modules. Free-wheeling diodes are incorporated in the
power modules to provide a current path for the stored
energy in the chokes when the IGBTs are turned off.
See Chopper Technology in this section.
Output voltage and current feedback information is fed
to the control board. This information is sensed at the
output terminals and the shunt.
THEORY OF OPERATION
E-3 E-3
COMMANDER 300
FIGURE E.3 – WELD WINDINGS, RECTIFIER, POWER MODULES AND FEEDBACK
NOTE: Unshaded areas of Block Logic Diagram are the subject of discussion.
