Abhyankar, B.G.Shubhanga, K.N.Navada, H.G.2026-02-0620172017 Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies, i-PACT 2017, 2017, Vol.2017-January, , p. 1-6https://doi.org/10.1109/IPACT.2017.8244902https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/31942This paper presents design, implementation and analysis of a laboratory scale three-phase thyristor controlled reactor (TCR). The performance of the TCR is demonstrated through many case studies for different connections of the TCR branches. A detailed harmonic analysis is carried out to understand the harmonic behaviour of the setup. The fundamental reactance characteristics of the TCR is also obtained experimentally and compared with ideal characteristics. A simulation model is developed using 'MATLAB' to verify the oscilloscope captured-waveforms. This setup is found to be a good learning resource for introducing variable reactance nature of a TCR. © 2017 IEEE.Harmonic analysisNonlinear reactance characteristicsThree phase TCR