please could anybody explain me how a dc chopper works and what are its applications
N Thread Starter natrium Joined Nov 1, 2008 1 Nov 1, 2008 #1 please could anybody explain me how a dc chopper works and what are its applications
mik3 Joined Feb 4, 2008 4,843 Nov 1, 2008 #2 Read this here: http://www.eee.strath.ac.uk/~bwwilliams/Book/Chapter 13.pdf Some of its applications i have in mind now are the switched mode power supplies (SMPS), speed control of DC motors and AC motors (inverters, they approximate a sine wave by using PWM) and class D power amplifiers.
Read this here: http://www.eee.strath.ac.uk/~bwwilliams/Book/Chapter 13.pdf Some of its applications i have in mind now are the switched mode power supplies (SMPS), speed control of DC motors and AC motors (inverters, they approximate a sine wave by using PWM) and class D power amplifiers.
mik3 Joined Feb 4, 2008 4,843 Nov 1, 2008 #3 Here is another link to look at: http://encon.fke.utm.my/notes/MSc-Chopper.pdf
beenthere Joined Apr 20, 2004 15,819 Nov 1, 2008 #4 Here's the Wikipedia article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopper_(electronics).