Variable inductor apparatuses systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11183322B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US15958220

    申请日:2018-04-20

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz Ag

    Abstract: Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses for a ZVT ZCT resonant converter with a variable resonant tank are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a system comprising a bidirectional resonant converter comprising an input/output terminal, a switching device coupled with the input/output terminal, a resonant circuit coupled with the switching device and including a variable inductor, an output/input terminal coupled with the resonant circuit, and a DC biasing circuit operatively coupled with the variable inductor. The variable inductor comprises a toroidal core, a first winding wound around the toroidal core and coupled with the switching device and the output/input terminal, a second core structured to overlap a portion of the toroidal core, and a second winding wound around the second core and coupled with the DC biasing circuit. The DC biasing circuit is controllable to vary the inductance of the variable inductor by saturating a portion of the toroidal core.

    Electrical machines and methods for manufacturing electrical machines

    公开(公告)号:US10804781B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US16231098

    申请日:2018-12-21

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An electrical machine includes a stator and a rotor in magnetic communication with the stator. The rotor has a cage construction, the rotor having a plurality of passages extending therethrough from a first end of the rotor to a second end of the rotor. A rotor cage has two end rings, one of the end rings disposed at each of the first end and the second end of the rotor, and having a plurality of conductor bars extending through the rotor from the first end to the second end and coupled with the end rings. The conductor bars each include a transition region adjacent to each end ring, and a central region disposed between the two transition regions. Each transition region includes at least one conductor bar dimension that increases proximate the end rings.

    ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:US20190238034A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16231098

    申请日:2018-12-21

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An electrical machine includes a stator and a rotor in magnetic communication with the stator. The rotor has a cage construction, the rotor having a plurality of passages extending therethrough from a first end of the rotor to a second end of the rotor. A rotor cage has two end rings, one of the end rings disposed at each of the first end and the second end of the rotor, and having a plurality of conductor bars extending through the rotor from the first end to the second end and coupled with the end rings. The conductor bars each include a transition region adjacent to each end ring, and a central region disposed between the two transition regions. Each transition region includes at least one conductor bar dimension that increases proximate the end rings.

    Reducing peak fault output current in a DC power generation system

    公开(公告)号:US09608551B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-28

    申请号:US14828079

    申请日:2015-08-17

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: Technologies for reducing peak fault output current in a DC power generation system include a generator having a reduced damper winding and a controller to control a rectifier array to generate a DC power output. In some embodiments, the generator may have no damper windings, may have damper windings including a reduced number of damper bars, and/or may have damper windings having separated end ring mounts for each damper bar. The controller is configured to control the rectifier array so as to reduce oscillations of the DC output that may be due to the reduced damper windings. To do so, the controller is configured to generate the control signal based on an oscillation component of the DC power output. For example, the controller may generate an oscillation correction signal based on the DC power output and adjust a firing angle set point of the rectifier array based on the oscillation correction signal.

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