DC Reactor
A DC-Reactor is installed between the rectifier and the DC-bus capacitor to suppress harmonic currents
and to achieve a higher power factor.
Current Wave Diagrams
Without Reactor
150
100
50
0
-50
-100
-150
0
50
100
150
200
250 300
150
100
50
0
-50
-100
-150
350
400 450
500
0
15
With Reactor
200
250 300
50
100
150
350
400 450
500