2.4 Working Principle
The working principle of MIG series welding machine is shown as the following figure.
Single-phase 110V/220V work frequency AC is rectified into DC, then is converted to medium
frequency AC by inverter device (IGBT), after reducing voltage by medium transformer (the main
transformer) and rectifying by medium frequency rectifier (fast recovery diodes), and is outputted
by inductance filtering. The circuit adopts current feedback control technology to insure current
output stably when MMA or TIG. And adopts voltage feedback control technology to insure
voltage output stably when MIG. Meanwhile, the welding current parameter can be adjusted
continuously and infinitely to meet with the requirements of welding craft.
Rectifier
Inverter
Transformer
Rectifier
Hall
Current
Feedback
control
Single-phase AC
DC
AC
DC
220V 50Hz
AC
DC
Welding current
regulate
(Wire feed speed)
Wire feeder
motor
PWM signal
CPU control
Voltage
Feedback
control
Single-phase
110V 50/60Hz
Single-phase
220V 50/60Hz
Current sensor
2.5 Volt-Ampere Characteristic
MIG series of welding machines
has an excellent volt-ampere characteristic, whose graph is
shown as the following figure. The relation between the rated loading voltage U
2
and welding
current I
2
is as follows: U
2
=14+0.05I
2
(V)
44
14
0
600
I
o
(
A
)
U
o
(
V
)
Working point
Volt-ampere characteristic
The relation between the rated loading
voltage and welding current
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