Abstract:
A method for detecting a disconnection of an AC phase input of a three-phase frequency converter of a motor drive from an AC supply, and a motor drive configured to control a frequency converter (100) to supply power to a resistance from a DC intermediate circuit of the frequency converter, monitor a voltage of the DC intermediate circuit during the supplying of power to the resistance, and detect a disconnection of an AC phase input (U1, V1, W1) of the frequency converter (100) from the AC supply (400) on the basis of a fluctuation of the monitored voltage of the DC intermediate circuit (10) of the frequency converter.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a cooling apparatus comprising a first cooling element (5) with first channels (6) extending between a first manifold (1) and a second manifold (2) and with a base plate (9) with a first surface (10) for receiving a heat load from an electric component (11), and a second cooling element (14) with second channels (16) extending between a third manifold (3) and a fourth manifold (4). A first section (21) of the second cooling element (14) is provided with openings (19) for allowing an airflow (18) to pass through the first section (21). The second cooling element (14) comprises a second section (22) provided with openings (19), and the cooling apparatus is configured to conduct the airflow (18) which has passed through the first section (21) through the openings (19) of the second section (22).
Abstract:
A method for charging a capacitance connected between DC poles of a three-phase active rectifier/inverter and a converter apparatus comprising a three-phase active rectifier/inverter (10) having a capacitance (C DC ) connected between DC poles thereof, a three-phase filter (20) and a three-phase stepdown transformer (T), wherein the active rectifier/inverter (10) is configured to charge the capacitance (C DC ) connected between the DC poles of the active rectifier/inverter with a rectified secondary voltage of the transformer (T) until a voltage of the capacitance reaches a first predetermined threshold voltage, and, in response to the voltage of the capacitance (C DC ) connected between the DC poles of the active rectifier/inverter (10) reaching the first predetermined threshold voltage, to charge the capacitance (C DC ) with a boosted rectified secondary voltage of the transformer (T) until the voltage of the capacitance (C DC ) reaches a second predetermined threshold voltage higher than the first predetermined threshold voltage.
Abstract:
A method and a control system adapted to control a power conversion system connected to an AC power grid, wherein said control system is adapted to receive an externally provided reactive power reference and the control system comprises a controller (23) adapted to control the reactive power fed to the AC grid by said power conversion system and to produce a reactive current reference (Ir_ref),an active current reference (Ia_ref), a total current limiter (21) for producing limited active and reactive current references (Ia_ref_lim, Ir_ref_lim). The total current limiter (21) operates in reactive current priority limiting the active current reference. Further comprising means adapted to produce a capacity signal (CS) indicating the current capacity of the power conversion system. The control system further comprises a minimum reactive power reference tracker adapted to generate an internally generated reactive power reference (Uref2) which is adapted to be fed to the controller adapted to control the reactive power fed by the power conversion system to the AC grid, wherein the minimum reactive power reference tracker is adapted to control the internally generated reactive power reference (Uref2) to a value with which the active current reference is not limited.
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes a current conductor structure with a frequency-dependent resistance. The current conductor structure comprises a first current conductor and a second current conductor connected in parallel. The first and second current conductor are configured such that the second current conductor has a higher resistance and a lower inductance than the first conductor so that, above a set frequency limit, the resistance component of a total impedance of the current conductor structure is larger than the resistance component of the impedance of the first conductor current.
Abstract:
A method comprises receiving, in a local terminal device of a communication system, a set of instructions related to a frequency converter, the set of instructions having been transmitted from a remote terminal device via at least one network node. The local terminal device displays information on the received set of instructions. The local terminal device may detect a predetermined user input, and in response to the detecting, the local terminal device causes transmission of control data to the frequency converter via a communications link established between the local terminal device and the frequency converter, if the user input indicates that the user of the local terminal device approves the execution of the set of instructions in the frequency converter, the control data commanding the frequency converter to execute the set of instructions in the frequency converter.
Abstract:
A method of producing a power electronic assembly and a power electronic assembly comprising a power electronic module incorporating multiple of semiconductor power electronic switch components, the power electronic module comprising a bottom surface, the power electronic assembly comprises further a cooling arrangement for cooling the power electronic module, the cooling arrangement comprising a cooling surface adapted to be attached against the bottom surface of the power electronic module, wherein the power electronic assembly comprises further a thermal interface material arranged between the bottom surface of the power electronic module and the cooling surface of the cooling arrangement to transfer heat from the power electronic module to the cooling arrangement, the thermal interface material comprises an aluminium foil having a polymer coating.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cooled base plate (1) for electric components, the first side (A) of which is provided for attaching exothermal electric components (2) thereto and on the second, opposite side (B) of which there is embedded a cooling channel system (3) having a cooling fluid inlet (4) at one end of the base plate (1) and a cooling fluid outlet (5) at a second end of the base plate (1). In order to minimize differences in temperature between the electric components (2) the thickness of the base plate (1) mainly increases in the direction from the inlet (4) of the cooling channel system (3) towards the outlet (5) of the cooling channel system (3), i.e. in the flow direction (F) of the cooling fluid for at least a portion of the length of the base plate (1).
Abstract:
To automate establishment of an ad hoc connection (13-7, 13-7', 13-7") between a user apparatus and a device, username-password pairs and identifying information-code pairs are maintained in a database server, and the user apparatus sends an inquiry (13-3) comprising identifying information of the device and a username and a password of a user of the user apparatus, and receives in a response (13-5) a code for establishing the ad hoc connection.
Abstract:
A method for monitoring a change in a capacitance in an electric system, and an electric system comprising a multilevel inverter (10) and at least two capacitances (C1, C2) connected in series between a negative DC pole (dc-) and a positive DC pole (dc+) of the inverter, wherein the connection point between the capacitances is connected to one of the at least one middle DC pole (NP) of the inverter, and control means (11) configured to provide by the inverter an AC current component to one of the at least one middle DC pole (NP) of the inverter, which AC current component is distributed between the two capacitances connected to the middle DC pole, and monitor resulting AC voltage components in the two capacitances, and determine on the basis of a difference between the monitored AC voltage components a change in at least one of the two capacitances.