DC current controller for continuously variable series reactor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10177647-B2
Application number	US-201615261106-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2016
Priority date	Sep 10, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A direct current controller includes a rectifier configured to convert alternating current input into a direct current output. A converter electrically coupled to the rectifier generates a converted direct current voltage that regulates a converted direct current from the direct current output of the rectifier and synthesizes an ac component of an alternating current grid to counteract an induced back-emf. A direct current controller central controller coupled to the converter regulates the converted direct current.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A direct current controller comprising:
a rectifier configured to convert alternating current input into a direct current output;
a half-bridge based buck converter having a first input end, a second input end and an output end, the half-bridge based buck converter comprising a pair of series connected insulated gate bipolar transistors having a first input end being an input node of a first insulated gate bipolar transistor, a second input end being an output node of a second insulated gate bipolar transistor, and an output end being a node junction connecting an output node of the first insulated gate bipolar transistor and an input node of the second insulated gate bipolar transistor, wherein the first input end and the second input end of the half-bridge based buck converter is electrically coupled to respective opposite ends of the rectifier that generates a converted direct current voltage to regulate a converted direct current from the direct current output of the rectifier,
wherein the first input end of the half-bridge based buck converter is coupled to an output terminal of a low pass filter and to an end of a half-bridge based series resistors pair in such a way that the half-bridge based series resistors pair is arranged in parallel connection to the half-bridge based buck converter, wherein one end of the half-bridge based series resistors pair is coupled to the first input end of the half-bridge based buck converter and an opposite end of the half-bridge based series resistor pair is coupled to the second input end of the half-bridge based buck converter, wherein the output end of the half-bridge based buck converter is coupled to a direct current controller central controller that regulates the converted direct current which is used to synthesize an alternating current component of an alternating current grid to counteract an induced back-emf generated from direct current windings of an external continuously variable series reactor which is electrically connected to the direct current controller.

2. The direct current controller of claim 1 further comprising a direct current winding electrically coupled to the direct current controller at the half-bridge based buck converter.

3. The direct current controller of claim 1 where the direct current controller central controller comprises a proportional-integral regulator that includes a control loop feedback.

4. The direct current controller of claim 3 where the control loop feedback is programmed to unity gain.

5. The direct current controller of claim 1 where the half-bridge based buck converter is electrically coupled to a main contactor, a pre-charge contactor, a bypass switch and a crowbar circuit.

6. The direct current controller of claim 5 where the states of the main contactor, the pre-charge contactor, the buck converter and the bypass switch determine the direct current controller's five operating modes.

7. The direct current controller of claim 1 where the direct current controller operates in a run state only with a natural convection cooling.

8. The direct current controller of claim 1 where the direct current controller output impedance is less than the direct current winding impedance at alternating current voltage frequencies greater than and equal to one hundred and twenty hertz.

9. The direct current controller of claim 1 where the continuously variable series reactor comprises two direct current coils symmetrically positioned about outer legs of the continuously variable series reactor that are series connected in an opposite polarity.

10. The direct current controller of claim 9 further comprising an alternating current winding positioned about an inner leg relative to the outer legs of the continuously variable series reactor.

11. The direct current controller of claim 9 where an air gap passes completely through an intermediate portion of the inner leg.

12. The direct current controller of claim 11 where the outer legs are equidistant from the inner leg separated by an air gap.

13. The direct current controller of claim 1 where the output of the half-bridge based buck converter is electrically coupled to a bypass switch or a crowbar circuit and an arrestor.

14. A direct current controller comprising:
a rectifier configured to convert alternating current input into a direct current output;
a half-bridge based buck converter having a first input end, a second input end and an output end, the half-bridge based buck converter comprising a pair of series connected insulated gate bipolar transistors having a first input end being an input node of a first insulated gate bipolar transistor, a second input end being an output node of a second insulated gate bipolar transistor, and an output end being a node junction connecting an output node of the first insulated gate bipolar transistor and an input node of the second insulated gate bipolar transistor, wherein the first input end and the second input end of the half-bridge based buck converter is electrically coupled to respective opposite ends of the rectifier that generates a converted direct current voltage to regulate a converted direct current from the direct current output of the rectifier,
wherein the first input end of the half-bridge based buck converter is coupled to an output terminal of a low pass filter and to an end of a half-bridge based series resistors pair in such a way that the half-bridge based series resistors pair is arranged in parallel connection to the half-bridge based buck converter, wherein one end of the half-bridge based series resistors pair is coupled to the first input end of the half-bridge based buck converter and an opposite end of the half-bridge based series resistor pair is coupled to the second input end of the half-bridge based buck converter, wherein the output end of the half-bridge based buck converter is coupled to
a direct current controller central controller that regulates the converted direct current that is used to synthesize an alternating current component of an alternating current grid to counteract an induced back-emf generated from direct current windings of an external continuously variable series reactor which is electrically connected to the direct current controller, wherein the continuously variable series reactor is electrically coupled to the direct current converter comprising a symmetrical magnetic structure that series connects the opposite polarity of two direct current windings, and the dc current is injected into an input of one of the two direct current windings.

15. The direct current controller of claim 14 where the direct current controller operates in a run state only with a natural convection cooling.

16. The direct current controller of claim 14 where the output of the half-bridge based buck converter and the input of one of the two direct current windings are electrically coupled to a crowbar circuit and an arrestor.

17. The direct current controller of claim 14 where the converted direct current voltage is determined by the resistance and inductance of the two direct current winding.

18. The direct current controller of claim 14 where the direct current controller central controller comprises the proportional-integral regulator that includes a control loop feedback mechanism.

19. A direct current controller comprising:
a rectifier configured to convert alternating current input into a direct current output;
a half-bridge based buck converter comprising a pair of series connected insulated gate bipolar transist

Assignees

• Ut Battelle Llc
• Ut Battelle Llc

Inventors

• Wang Fei (Fred)
• Ozpineci Burak
• Zheng Sheng
• Campbell Steven L
• Chinthavali Madhu Sudhan
• Dimitrovski Aleksandar D
• Irminger Philip R
• Onar Omer C
• Seiber Larry E
• Tolbert Leon M
• White Clifford P
• Costinett Daniel J
• Li Zhi
• Wang Jingxin
• Yang Fei

Classifications

• G05F1/33

  with plural windings through which current to be controlled is conducted · CPC title

• H02M2003/1555

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02M7/217

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• H02M5/06

  using impedances · CPC title

• H02J3/1807

  using series compensators, e.g. thyristor-controlled series capacitors [TCSC] · CPC title