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BY ADMIN PUBLISHED JANUARY 22, 2014
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VSI vs CSI
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This post will discuss about the
difference between Voltage Source Choppers (10)
Inverter and Current Source Inverter.
Electrical Drives (9)
Before proceeding further we will
IGBT (4)
get the introduction about them.
Interview Questions (11)
What is meant by
Inverter? Inverters (2)

Linear Power Supply Design (4)

The Inverter is the power electronic
circuit, which converts the DC Power Electronics Basics (11)
voltage into AC voltage.The DC Power Semiconductor Devices (21)
source is normally a battery or
output of the controlled rectifier. SCR Tutorials (11)

The output voltage waveform of Switch Mode Power Supply [SMPS] (4)

the inverter can be square wave,

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quasi-square wave or low
distorted sine wave.
The output voltage can be
controlled with the help of drives
of the switches. WMS Handbook
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inverters.
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What are the various Subscribe

types of Inverters?
Inverters can be broadly classified
into two types. They are

1. Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)

2. Current Source Inverter (CSI)

When the DC voltage remains

constant, then it is called Voltage
Source Inverter(VSI) or Voltage Fed
Inverter (VFI).
When input current is maintained
constant, then it is called Current
Source Inverter (CSI) or Current Fed
Inverter (CFI).

Some times, the DC input voltage to

the inverter is controlled to adjust
the output. Such inverters are called
Variable DC Link Inverters. The
inverters can have single phase or
three-phase output.

A voltage source inverter(VSI) is

fed by a stiff DCvoltage,
whereas a current source
inverter is fed by a stiff
currentsource.
A voltage source can be
convertedto a current source by
connecting a series inductance
and then varying the voltage to
obtain the desired current.
A VSI can also be operated in
current-controlled mode, and
similarly a CSI can also be
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The following table gives us the

comparative study between VSI and
CSI
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VSI CSI
VSI is fed from a CSI is fed with
DC voltage adjustable
source having current from a
small or DC voltage
negligible source of high
impedance. impedance.

The input
Input voltage is
current is
maintained
constant but
constant
adjustable.

The amplitude
Output voltage
of output
does not
current is
dependent on
independent of
the load
the load.

The magnitude
The waveform
of output
of the load
voltage and its
current as well
waveform
as its magnitude
depends upon
depends upon
the nature of
the nature of
the load
load impedance.
impedance.

The CSI does

VSI requires not require any
feedback diodes feedback
diodes.

The Commutation
commutation circuit is simple
circuit is as it contains
complicated only capacitors.

Power BJT, They cannot be

Power MOSFET, used as these
IGBT, GTO with devices have to
self withstand
commutation reverse voltage.
can be used in
the circuit.

DO YOU KNOW???
Do you know about Inductors?
A component called an inductor is
used when the property of
inductance is required in acircuit.
The basic form of an inductor is
simply a coil of wire.
Factors which affect the inductance
of an inductor include:
(i) the number of turns of wirethe
more turns, the higher the
inductance.
(ii) the cross-sectional area of the
coil of wirethe greater the cross-
sectional areathe higher the
inductance.
(iii) the presence of a magnetic core
when the coil is wound on an iron
core, the samecurrent sets up a
more concentrated magnetic fi eld
and the inductance is increased.
(iv) the way the turns are arranged
a short thick coil of wire has a
higherinductance than a long thin
one.

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Mrityunjaya Patted
January 29, 2014 at 7:48 pm
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December 9, 2014 at 1:13 pm
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December 18, 2014 at 4:11 pm
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Darshan Kachariya
 January 20, 2015 at 6:55 am
I m very thankful to each and
every one who are working behind
this website.
i hope u please mention 3 phase
converter fully operation with
wave form for different firing
angle and different combination of
thyristor...

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Darshan Kachariya
February 11, 2015 at 8:25 am
I m very thankful to each and
every one who are working behind
this website.
i hope u please mention 3 phase
converter fully operation with
wave form for different firing
angle and different combination of
thyristor

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Meghana
March 27, 2015 at 5:31 pm
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naveed farooq
June 8, 2015 at 3:13 pm
admin bro . i m very thank ful to
you . u have very easy describe
each and every topic about vsi and
csi . i hope so u have also work
better thnks

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K.Sri Harsha
October 24, 2015 at 3:57 pm
why voltage source inverter suits
for buck operation and CSI suits
for boost operation pls give me
brief idea?

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ashwini
November 4, 2015 at 4:18 pm
why vsi is always a buck converter

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Arun Antony M
November 23, 2015 at 6:11 am
Grateful to you for the information
provided. This requires
appreciation. Could you please
provide specific practical
applications for CSI and VSI to
distinguish their working
principles? Then it will be much
more valuable.

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Yonis
December 28, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Hi thanks for explained and I have
one question is it mean for all
converters even dc-dc converter
my question (what different
between voltage fed converter
and current fed converter? )
Thanks

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Abinesh
December 30, 2015 at 9:14
am
 Converter circuit is
converting AC into DC.....
But is some text books all
type of converting circuits(
AC-DC rectifier, DC-DC
chopper, dc-ac inverter,
ac-ac cycloconverters) are
simply mentioned as
converters.....
I believe that there is no
Rectifiers(converters) with
voltage fed and current
fed.....

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Arun Antony M
December 30, 2015 at 12:55 am
Do a battery+inverter supply
reactive power?
Consider the case of inverter
feeding a ceiling fan. Ceiling fan
contains main
winding(inductor+resistance) and
auxiliary winding(containing
capacitor+resistance).
As active power is average
power/dc power, I think current
from battery is used for only
providing active power.
Then what about reactive power?
Can it be explained without
following CSI/VSI principle, it will
be useful.

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Hari
August 25, 2016 at 8:38 am
Very nice question..
I understand that reactive
power in an ac circuit is
something that recurrently
flows bidirectionally across
 source and load and its net
average power is zero.
How can we consider this
in inverter fed loads?
Anybody please answer if
you know...

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sunitha October 1, 2016 at 3:56 am

thanks alot

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Milan Lakhani
February 21, 2017 at 6:53 am
good stuff keep it up

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Jahid Hasan Shubho

August 2, 2017 at 5:27 pm
thanks a lot bro....

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Sathish rajkumar Rajkumar

October 23, 2017 at 4:48 pm
What is the main motive behind
using Current source rectifiers..?

Reply

catur November 7, 2017 at 5:53 am

Great Explanation ...Thanks

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