Power Quality Research On Three-Phase Pfc Rectifier (Minnesota Rectifier) 
A.Anbazhagan1, L.Kurinjimalar2, K. R. Shanmugavadivu3, N.Anitha4
1A.Anbazhagan, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2L.Kurinjimalar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3K. R. Shanmugavadivu, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4N.Anitha, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manuscript received on February 05, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on February 14 2019. | Manuscript published on August 30, 2019. | PP: 3562-3565 | Volume-8 Issue-6, August 2019. | Retrieval Number: F9350088619/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.F9350.088619
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Abstract: The Minnesota rectifier is a well established topology, however, no serious attempts have been made to explicitly investigate the improvement in power quality by the use of this rectifier. This paper discusses the harmonic reduction in the line currents of a three-phase diode bridge rectifier by third harmonic current injection technique. The improved performance of the current injection technique is validated by comparing the simulation results of a rectifier unit with and without current injection technique.
Keywords: THD, third harmonic, zig-zag transformer, ZCS Quasi-Resonant Converter.