Electrical Engineering ⇒ Topic : Advantages of Thyristor Control over Ward-Leonard System of Speed Control

Advantages of Thyristor Control over Ward-Leonard System of Speed Control

Thyristor control entails the following advantages over the Ward-Leonard system of speed control :

1. Highly-reliable.
2. Easy maintenance.
3. Cost of installation is low.
4. Floor-space requirement is low.
5. Operation at a wide range of temperature.
6. Operation accuracy is higher.
7. Owing to smaller overall time constant of the ccntrol equipment, response is quick.
8. Owing to absence of moving parts and I²R losses operational efficiency is high