Multiphase generator-conversion systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10153642-B2
Application number	US-201415104133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

Multiphase generator-conversion systems and clusters are disclosed. The multiphase generator-conversion systems include a multiphase n-stator generator, n conversion lines and a transformer module. Each n conversion line is coupled to the plurality of phase lines of one of the n stators, respectively. Each conversion line comprises a rectification module, coupled to the respective plurality of phase lines, configured to receive a multiphase AC voltage and generate a first DC voltage at an output. A dc/ac inverter is coupled to the output of the respective rectification module. The dc/ac inverter receives the first dc voltage and generates a single-phase AC voltage at an output. The transformer module is arranged to receive the n single-phases of the dc/ac inverters and generate an n-phase AC voltage at an output. This voltage is input to a single diode rectifier. Multiphase generator-conversion clusters include multiphase generator-conversion systems arranged to be coupled to a diode rectifier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multiphase generator-conversion system comprising:
a multiphase generator;
n conversion lines; and
a transformer module, wherein:
the multiphase generator has one rotor and n number of multiphase stators, each multiphase stator comprising a plurality of phase lines;
each of the n conversion lines is coupled to the plurality of phase lines of one of the n multiphase stators, respectively, each conversion line comprising:
an ac/ac module, coupled to the respective plurality of phase lines, configured to receive a multi-phase AC voltage and generate a single phase AC voltage at an output; and
the transformer module is configured to receive the n single-phases of the ac/ac modules and generate an n-phase AC voltage at an output.

2. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer module comprises n single-phase transformers, each coupled to one of the n outputs of the ac/ac modules, wherein the n output voltages of the n single phase transformers comprise the n-phase AC voltage.

3. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer module comprises a single n-phase transformer, configured to receive the n outputs of the ac/ac modules at n inputs, respectively, and generate the n-phase AC voltage at an output.

4. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein n is equal to 3.

5. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer module comprises low voltage/medium voltage, medium frequency/high frequency transformers.

6. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein the ac/ac module comprises an ac/ac matrix converter.

7. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein the ac/ac module comprises:
a first rectification module, coupled to the respective plurality of phase lines, configured to receive the multi-phase AC voltage and generate a first DC voltage at an output of the first rectification module, and
a dc/ac inverter coupled to the output of the respective first rectification module, the dc/ac inverter receiving the first dc voltage and generating the single phase AC voltage at an output.

8. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 7 , further comprising a second rectification module, configured to receive the n-phase AC voltage at an input and generate a second DC voltage at an output of the second rectification module.

9. A multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the rectification modules is a diode rectifier.

10. A wind turbine comprising a multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 1 .

11. A multiphase generator conversion cluster comprising:
one or more multiphase generator conversion systems according to claim 7 , each generating an n-phase AC voltage at an output, and
a second rectification module, configured to receive the one or more n-phase AC voltages at an input and generate a second DC voltage at an output of the second rectification module.

12. A multiphase generator conversion cluster according to claim 11 , wherein the second rectification module is a diode rectifier.

13. A wind turbine cluster, comprising:
a plurality of wind turbines, each wind turbine comprising a multiphase generator conversion system according to claim 7 , each generating an n-phase AC voltage at an output; and
a second rectification module, configured to receive the plurality of n-phase AC voltages at an input and generate a second DC voltage at an output of the second rectification module.

14. A wind turbine cluster according to claim 13 , wherein the second rectification module is arranged with one of the plurality of wind turbines.

15. A wind turbine cluster according to claim 13 , wherein the second rectification module is a diode rectifier.

16. A wind turbine cluster according to claim 14 , wherein the second rectification module is a diode rectifier.

17. A wind turbine comprising:
a multiphase generator configured to be driven by wind;
plural conversion lines; and
a transformer module, wherein:
the multiphase generator has one rotor and plural multiphase stators, wherein the number of multiphase stators is equal to the number of conversion lines, and each multiphase stator comprising a plurality of phase lines;
each of the conversion lines is coupled to the plurality of phase lines of one of the multiphase stators, respectively, each conversion line comprising:
an ac/ac module, coupled to the respective plurality of phase lines, configured to receive a first multi-phase AC voltage and generate a single phase AC voltage at an output; and
the transformer module is configured to receive the single-phases of the ac/ac modules and generate a second multi-phase AC voltage at an output, wherein the number of phases of the second multi-phase AC voltage is equal to the number of multiphase stators and the number of conversion lines.

Assignees

• Alstom Renewable Technologies
• Ge Renewable Tech Wind Bv

Inventors

• Gomis Oriol Bellmunt
• Garcia Lose Luis Dominguez
• Aragues Monica Penalba

Classifications

• H02M5/22

  using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode · CPC title

• H02M5/458

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• H02M5/42

  by static converters · CPC title

• H02M7/06

  using discharge tubes without control electrode or semiconductor devices without control electrode · CPC title

• H02M5/04

  by static converters (controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, e.g. by tap changing H02P13/00) · CPC title