Abstract:
A thyristor starting device includes: a converter which converts AC power supplied from an AC power source into DC power; a DC reactor which smooths a DC current; an inverter which converts the DC power provided from the converter into AC power, and supplies the AC power to a synchronous machine; a gate pulse generation circuit which generates a gate pulse to be provided to thyristors of the converter and the inverter; a control unit which sets a phase control angle of the gate pulse to be provided to the thyristors of the converter, by controlling a current of the converter such that the DC current flowing into the DC reactor matches a current command value; and an abnormality detection unit which compares a detection value of the DC current with the current command value, and determines an abnormality in the gate pulse based on a comparison result.
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein provide a power delivery system, as well as a method of configuring the power delivery system. The power delivery system includes two or more rectifiers electrically coupled to an AC power source and configured to generate a direct current. The power delivery system also includes two or more inverters configured to receive the direct current and generate an alternating current waveform for powering a load. Moreover, the two or more rectifiers and the two or more inverters are coupled in series with each other through an inductor.
Abstract:
Power conversion systems and control techniques are presented in which a bus transient control component bypasses selected phases of a rectifier during a protective mode of operation to reduce common mode voltages or currents.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a DC-link, a voltage converter, a bus voltage controller, and a supervisory controller. The voltage converter is configured to convert a first DC voltage into a second DC voltage based on a command signal and based on an adjustment signal and to supply the second DC voltage to the DC-link. The bus voltage controller is configured to iterate calculation of the adjustment signal to communicate each iterated calculation of the adjustment signal to the voltage converter. The supervisory controller is configured to iterate calculation of the command signal and to communicate each iterated calculation of the command signal to the voltage converter and to the bus voltage controller. A frequency of the bus voltage controller to communicate each iterated calculation of the adjustment signal is higher than a frequency of the supervisory controller to communicate each iterated calculation of the command signal.
Abstract:
A hybrid synchronous motor drive circuit and method operates in one or two or more modes based on the speed of the synchronous machine. In a first mode, the synchronous machine is driven at a relatively low frequency by a current controlled voltage source inverter (VSI). In a second mode, the synchronous machine is driven at a relatively high frequency by a load commutated inverter (LCI) in tandem with the VSI. In the second mode, the LCI acts as the main power source for controlling the machine and determining machine torque and speed. The VSI acts as a harmonic compensator by compensating the dominant harmonic currents fed to the machine from the LCI such that the synchronous machine will see sinusoidal currents and thereby sinusoidal voltages at its terminals. The VSI also functions to provide sufficient reactive power at fundamental frequency so that the thyristors in the inverter are load commutated.
Abstract:
Power conversion apparatus and methods are presented for providing electrical power to a grid or other load in which a synchronous machine is driven by a wind turbine or other prime mover to provide generator power to a switching type current source converter (CSC), with a current source rectifier (CSR) of the CSC being switched to provide d-axis control of the synchronous machine current based on grid power factor feedback, and with a current source inverter (CSI) of the CSC being switched to provide leading firing angle control and selective employment of dumping resists to dissipate excess generator energy in a fault mode when a grid voltage drops below a predetermined level.
Abstract:
An a-c drive having a plurality of parallel connected polyphase d-c link power converters is operated in currents and with the alternating output currents contributed by the respective power converters phase shifted by an amount which reduces selected harmonics in the composite output current.
Abstract:
A system for controlling the operation of an alternating current induction motor having windings supplied by electrical power from the polyphase alternating current source includes a load commutated inverter circuit which is connected between the power source and the induction motor for furnishing electrical power to the motor. Controllers responsive to a command signal and a feedback signal indicative of motor operating parameters control the operation of said load commutated inverter circuit. There is further provided a fixed capacitor circuit connected between the windings of the motor for supplying reactive volt amperes (VARs) to said load commutated inverter circuit and said motor. Finally, there is provided a variable VAR generator connected between the motor windings for supplying VARs to said load commutated inverter circuit and said motor in response to the output of a third feedback control path which is also responsive to a command signal and prescribed operating parameter(s) of said load and/or said commutated inverter.
Abstract:
SCR devices replace the usual diodes of the rectifier bridge section of a wound-rotor slip-recovery system motor drive, and by selection of the retardation angle of the SCR's between either zero or close to 180.degree., two-quadrant operation is made possible, which includes reverse torque and reverse rotation, while controlling the retardation angle of the power line bridge of SCR's.
Abstract:
A slip recovery system for a wound rotor induction motor is disclosed in which first and second inverters, connected in series, are coupled to the rotor of the induction motor. A switch is arranged in parallel with the second of these inverters, the switch being in the open position during starting and stopping of the motor, and being closed to short out the second inverter during normal running conditions. Thus, the first inverter need have only a voltage rating of such magnitude so as to satisfy the expected operating range for the wound rotor, while the second inverter need have only a voltage rating of sufficient magnitude to satisfy the additional capacity requirements for stopping and starting service. Thus, lower rated inverter components may be used with lower initial costs as well as concomitant lower operating costs.