Alternating current optimal yield control within a multi-power stack inverter

    公开(公告)号:US10608425B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US16007741

    申请日:2018-06-13

    Abstract: Provided is a method for performing AC optimal yield control within an inverter that includes a plurality of DC power sources configured to supply DC power, a plurality of converters to convert direct current power to alternating current power to be supplied to a load, a plurality of short-circuit protection devices connected to a DC interconnection bus at the DC power sources, and configured to provide short-circuit protection, a plurality of current sensors configured to sense circulation current at the short-circuit protection devices, and a controller. The controller controls the converters and monitors the circulation current sensed along the DC interconnection bus via the current sensors, and when power reduction occurs at one of the DC power sources, performs a closed-loop control current operation to controllably increase the circulation current along the DC interconnection bus to be greater than an impairment lower limit of the short-circuit protection devices.

    Power distribution systems
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10530152B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15741771

    申请日:2016-07-08

    Abstract: A power distribution system has a power converter with a plurality of semiconductor switching devices per phase, a PWM controller, and a current limitation controller. The current limitation controller is adapted, at least when a short-circuit fault is detected, to calculate the difference between a measured current for each phase and a reference current for the corresponding phase. If the calculated difference is located outside a predetermined current range centered about the reference current for the corresponding phase, the current limitation controller will allow the semiconductor switching devices of the corresponding phase to be turned on and off by the PWM controller. Otherwise, if the calculated difference is located inside the predetermined current range, the current limitation controller will control the semiconductor switching devices for the corresponding phase to be turned off irrespective of the PWM control strategy applied by the PWM controller.

    Cover and process to cover a section of at least one electrical conductor

    公开(公告)号:US10483746B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15779997

    申请日:2016-11-28

    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover to enclose a longitudinal section of at least one electrical conductor and prevent the formation of an arc or a flashover. The cover has at least two cover parts made of an electrically insulating material. A first cover part and a second cover part each have at least one passage opening. Each passage opening has an electrical conductor guided through it, so that no gap opening, or only a small gap opening remains between the outside surface of the conductor and a bordering wall of the passage opening. Moreover, the cover has at least one connection location. At this connection location, two of the cover parts that are present lie against one another in a force-fit and/or positive-fit manner and form a nondestructively detachable connection. This ensures accessibility to the protected longitudinal section.

    Control device and control method for large power conversion

    公开(公告)号:US10333388B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15762850

    申请日:2016-09-30

    Abstract: A control device and method for large power converters having a high number of power cells may contain power semiconductor switching elements, receive commands from a central control unit, and send information to the central control unit. The control device comprises multiplexer/demultiplexer device(s), which comprises an uplink port for connection to the central control unit, a plurality of downlink ports for direct connection to a communications interface of an associated power cell, and a communications control and management module. The communications control and management module may extract information from a transmit frame received from the central control unit via the uplink port, may feed this information to the corresponding downlink port for the relevant power cell , may insert response information received from particular power cells into a receive frame, and may send this via the uplink port to the central control unit.

    Method for controlling a photovoltaic inverter for network fault ride-through and a photovoltaic inverter system

    公开(公告)号:US10250160B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15789482

    申请日:2017-10-20

    Inventor: Kamran Jalili

    Abstract: An inverter and method of controlling an inverter, which is connected between a photovoltaic generator and a power supply network for ride-through of a network fault, is disclosed. A voltage dip is detected in the network voltage and the voltage of a DC voltage link of the inverter is monitored. When the DC link voltage exceeds an upper limit value, an operating mode for ride-through of the network fault is started. The upper limit value corresponds to a saturation voltage in the specific Iac/Udc characteristic curve of the inverter, above which the maximum AC output current of the inverter decreases. In the FRT operating mode, an energy dissipation device dissipates power from the DC voltage link and is controlled to keep the DC link voltage within a range below the saturation voltage.

    Hydrokinetic rotor and device including such a rotor

    公开(公告)号:US10233892B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US14374673

    申请日:2013-01-24

    Abstract: This hydrokinetic rotor is arranged to be rotated by a flow of a liquid. This rotor comprises of an inner ring, an outer ring and at least one blade extending between the inner ring and the outer ring in a radial direction (R), the inner rings and the external rings being centered on a same longitudinal axis (X).This rotor comprises of at least one radial axis extending radially between the inner ring and the outer ring, and at least one blade is movable around the respective radial axis. The rotor comprises of the limitation means of the movement in rotation of at least one blade mentioned above around its respective radial axis.

    Power distribution systems
    30.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10020652B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-10

    申请号:US14683768

    申请日:2015-04-10

    Inventor: Eric Lewis, III

    Abstract: A power distribution system including first and second ac busbars connected to ac generators. A first active rectifier/inverter has ac input terminals electrically connected to the first ac busbar. A second active rectifier/inverter has ac input terminals electrically connected to the second ac busbar. A first dc interface is electrically connected to dc output terminals of the first active rectifier/inverter and a second dc interface is electrically connected to dc output terminals of the second active rectifier/inverter. The dc interfaces include reverse blocking means. A third active rectifier/inverter operates as a drive and has dc input terminals electrically connected in the parallel to dc output terminals of the first and second dc interfaces by means of an interposing dc busbar. An electric motor, that can optionally form part of a marine thruster T1, is electrically connected to ac output terminals of the third active rectifier/inverter.

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