Observing and measuring the weld pool surface is a key to developing next-generation intelligent welding machines and to understanding the welding process better. In this paper, a dot-matrix pattern is used to project a commercially-available low power continuous laser onto the weld pool surface and the reflection of the laser is intercepted by an image plane which is placed with a distance fro...

The power electronics device which converts DC power to AC power at required output voltage and frequency level is known as inverter. Multilevel inverter as compared to single level inverters has advantages like minimum harmonic distortion, reduced Electromagnetic interference (EMI)/Radio frequency interference (RFI) generation and can operate on several voltage levels. A multi-stage inverter i...

Arc fault is one of the primary reasons that cause electrical fire. In power supply line, if arc fault occurs, the currents can not make protective equipments act, the arc fault can not be found easily, so electrical fire comes into being. Based on LabWindows/CVI, experimental studied the on-line arc fault detection system. AT89S51 Single Chip Microcomputer is used as lower computer, based on L...

Process This chapter presents the principle of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process besides important components of TIG welding system and their role. This process is also known as gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. Further, fundamentals of heat generation, arc stability and arc efficiency have also been described. Additionally, comparison of argon and helium as shielded gases has bee...

An important part of uninterruptable power supply is the DC to AC inverter which converts the DC voltage from a battery to an AC voltage that is required to operate electronic circuits. These inverters are bulky in nature & consume most of the power. Therefore power available at the output of inverter is less. So it is the goal of this paper to develop a DC/AC inverter capable of producing a pu...

Quality of welded joint at MAG welding process depends of numbers of influences, like type and thickness of base metal, groove type, welding position etc., but the proper selection of welding parameters is also very important. Due to that, the analysis of weld bead geometry at MAG welding process with regard to weld current, voltage and weld speed (heat input) and the type and shielding gas flo...

Quasi-keyhole is a novel approach proposed to operate the keyhole arc welding process. Because the method’s effectiveness depends on the amperage of the peak current used to establish the keyhole, this paper proposes adjusting the amperage based on the duration of the peak current, which equals the keyhole establishment time. A nominal model structure has been selected from those identified usi...

A conventional high power DC power supply systems consist of a three-phase diode rectifier followed by a high frequency converter to supply loads at regulated DC voltage. These rectifiers draw significant harmonic currents from the utility, resulting in poor input power factor. In this paper, a DC power supply based on dual-bridge matrix converter (DBMC) with reduced number of switches is p...