Ultracap-based solutions for ride-through of synchronous machine drives

    公开(公告)号:US10374543B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US14839970

    申请日:2015-08-29

    Abstract: A synchronous machine system comprising a synchronous motor including a stator, stator winding, rotor, and field winding; an AC power supply circuit structured to transmit current to or from the stator winding of the synchronous motor at a controlled frequency and transmit current to or from a power source at a controlled frequency; a DC exciter unit structured to receive power from a power source, convert the received power to DC power at a desired voltage, and supply the converted power across a DC bus to the field winding of the synchronous motor; and an energy storage circuit coupled to the DC bus of the DC exciter unit having at least one ultracapacitor, and structured to receive power from a power source, to charge the ultracapacitor, and to provide power to the field winding of the synchronous motor following a power failure.

    Electrical system with arc fault detection

    公开(公告)号:US10078105B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-18

    申请号:US14862716

    申请日:2015-09-23

    Abstract: A unique electrical system includes a first electrical component and a second electrical component. A conductor electrically couples the first electrical component with the second electrical component. A sensor is constructed to sense an AC power flow in the conductor and output an AC signal proportional to the AC power flow. A band-pass filter is in electrical communication with the sensor and constructed to receive and filter the AC signal and to generate an AC voltage proportional on the AC signal. A controller is in electrical communication with the band-pass filter, and is operative to receive and sample the AC voltage. The controller is configured to execute program instructions to sum sequential AC voltage values received from the band-pass filter over a sample time period, and to determine whether an arc fault has occurred based on the summed AC voltage values.

    Participation factor based method for resynchronization of microgrids

    公开(公告)号:US10044192B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15017346

    申请日:2016-02-05

    Abstract: A microgrid is re-synchronized to a main grid or substation by determining a degree of bus angle or frequency mismatch and bus voltage mismatch between the microgrid and the main grid or substation prior to re-synchronization, determining an amount of power adjustment needed to reduce the bus angle or frequency mismatch and bus voltage mismatch to below respective predetermined thresholds, determining at least one participation factor for each microgrid bus, each participation factor indicating an amount of influence power injection by the corresponding bus has on the bus angle or frequency mismatch or on the voltage mismatch, allocating the amount of power adjustment to the microgrid buses in proportion to the participation factors assigned to the buses, and re-synchronizing the microgrid to the main grid or substation responsive to the bus angle or frequency mismatch and bus voltage mismatch satisfying the respective predetermined thresholds.

    RESONANT CONVERTERS INCLUDING FLYING CAPACITORS

    公开(公告)号:US20170338748A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15159227

    申请日:2016-05-19

    Abstract: Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of zero-voltage transition pulse width modulation resonant converters are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a zero-voltage transition PWM resonant converter comprising a DC bus, a first switching device, a second switching device, a resonant tank circuit, an auxiliary circuit having a flying capacitor and a plurality of auxiliary switching devices, and a controller. The controller is structured to control the first switching device, the second switching device, and the plurality of auxiliary switching devices to provide resonant operation of the tank circuit effective to provide a substantially zero voltage condition across the first switching device when turning the first switching device on or off and to provide a substantially zero voltage condition across the second switching device when turning the second switching device on or off.

    Technologies for zonal fault protection of DC distribution systems

    公开(公告)号:US09762047B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-12

    申请号:US14741412

    申请日:2015-06-16

    Abstract: Technologies for detecting a fault location in a DC electrical distribution system include a bus protection unit that monitors a DC electrical bus. The bus protection unit includes at least one sensor to produce sensor data indicative of one or more characteristics of the DC electrical bus monitored by the bus protection unit. The bus protection unit monitors the sensor data, determines whether a fault has occurred based on the sensor data, and determines whether the fault occurred within a bus zone defined by the DC electrical bus in response to determining that the fault has occurred. Further, the bus detection unit trips isolation devices within the bus zone in response to a determination that the fault occurred within the bus zone or a communication from another bus protection unit indicating the fault has occurred within the bus zone. The bus protection unit transmits a bus fault indication signal to another bus protection unit in response to a determination that the fault has occurred.

    Method and system for automatically landing containers on a landing target using a container crane

    公开(公告)号:US09611126B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-04

    申请号:US14902791

    申请日:2013-08-12

    Abstract: A method for automatically landing a container on a landing target using a container crane is disclosed. The container crane includes a trolley and spreader for holding and lifting the container and a crane control system for controlling movements of the container crane. A distance from the container to the landing target is measured and the container is moved towards the landing target dependent on the measured distance. A plurality of images of the landing target is made using at least one camera mounted on the spreader. The images are processed to identify one or more landing features in the images of the landing target. Distances from the container to the landing target are calculated based on a measurement of distance between the container and the landing features in the images. A video control unit, a system for controlling automatic landings of a container, a computer readable data carrier comprising a computer program and a computer program product arranged for carrying out the methods are also described.

    ZERO NET ENERGY DC DATACENTER POWER DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE
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    发明申请
    ZERO NET ENERGY DC DATACENTER POWER DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE 有权
    零点能源直流电力分配架构

    公开(公告)号:US20170063093A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-02

    申请号:US14836189

    申请日:2015-08-26

    CPC classification number: H02J5/00 H02J1/10 H02J3/38 H02J4/00

    Abstract: Unique systems, methods, techniques, and apparatuses of datacenter power supply systems are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a datacenter power supply system comprising an AC power bus structured to selectably receive AC power from an AC power grid and a AC generator and structured to provide AC power to one or more AC datacenter loads and an AC/DC converter, a DC power generation system structured to provide DC power to a DC/DC converter, a DC power bus structured to selectably receive power from the AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter and to provide DC power to a plurality of DC datacenter loads, and an electronic control system structured to selectably control the datacenter power supply system to operate in plurality of modes.

    Abstract translation: 公开了数据中心电源系统的独特系统,方法,技术和装置。 一个示例性实施例是数据中心电源系统,其包括AC电源总线,其被构造为可选择地从AC电网和AC发电机接收AC电力并被构造为向一个或多个AC数据中心负载和AC / DC转换器提供AC电力, 直流发电系统,其被构造为向DC / DC转换器提供直流电力; DC电源总线,其被构造成可选择地从AC / DC转换器和DC / DC转换器接收电力,并向多个DC数据中心负载提供DC电力, 以及电子控制系统,其被构造为可选地控制数据中心电源系统以多种模式操作。

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