摘要:
A system for controlling the excitation of an alternator field coil. The system comprises a capacitor forming a charge reservoir, a first and a second selectively operable switch connected to opposing ends of a field coil of the alternator, a first catch diode, and a second catch diode. At least one of the first and second switches are operated at a variable duty cycle and the capacitor both absorbs energy from the field coil and supplies energy to the field coil to regulate the magnetic field of the field coil, effective to regulate the output voltage of the alternator and rapidly compensate for changes in at least one load connected to the alternator.
摘要:
A synchronous generator usable in both a starting mode of operation and a generating mode of operation includes a permanent magnet generator having a permanent magnet and an armature winding rotatable with respect to the permanent magnet, an exciter portion having an exciter armature winding and an exciter field winding rotatable with respect to the exciter armature winding, and a main generator portion having a main generator armature winding and a main generator field winding rotatable with respect to the main generator armature winding. An inverter is coupled to supply power to the main generator portion armature winding via a DC link during the starting mode of operation, and a controller is coupled to the DC link for controlling the magnitude of the DC link current provided to the inverter during the starting mode of operation.
摘要:
An average current measuring circuit (40) in accordance with the invention includes a first switch (42) connected between a pair of reference potentials which has a duty cycle which is controlled by a control signal which pulse width modulates current flowing through the switch to a load and varies the current flowing through the switch in frequency; a first current transformer (44) coupled to the current flowing through the first switch for producing an output signal proportional to the current flow; a sampling circuit (46), coupled to the output signal, for sampling current magnitude when the switch is turned on; and an averaging circuit (60) coupled to the sampling circuit, for producing an average signal of successive samples of a current flow through the load.
摘要:
A pulse-width-modulated inverter models the output response of the system for a given switching angle set under existent load and d.c. link conditions. Before implementation, a provisionally selected angle set is input to the model, which produces an output representative of system operation for the provisional selected set. The harmonics content of the model output is compared with criteria establishing maximally allowable amplitudes for the harmonics and the set is implemented only if the output meets the criteria.
摘要:
In a pulse width modulated inverter, the fit of a selected switching angle is monitored by counting zero crossings in a neighborhood of the function ##EQU1## for each harmonic of interest. If the fit is bad, a switching angle is moved to improve the fit.
摘要:
An inverter controller adjusts a selected switching pattern to accommodate minor variations and loads in the neighborhood of that pattern. The controller realizes in real-time the equivalent of an iterative solution of predetermined patterns. A number of representative pulse width modulated (PWM) patterns are selected for a range of loads and link ripple. A portion of the fundamental output is inserted onto the d.c. link to control one or more higher harmonics.
摘要:
This invention relates to a VSCF system for aircraft power generation having a DC source, the DC source producing a substantially constant voltage DC signal. An inverter is coupled to the DC source and receives the DC signal, applying a PWM pattern of switching transients to the DC signal to produce an AC signal from the DC signal. The subject invention contemplates the addition of a feedback circuit which comprises a transformer providing an inductive coupling between the AC signal at a point of regulation and the DC signal at a point between the DC source and the inverter to eliminate short duration switching transients in the PWM pattern. Modulation of the DC signal allows short duration switching transients in the PWM pattern to be lengthened, thereby avoiding physical minimum time switching limitations in the switches of the inverter. Feedback of the AC signal allows inverter frequency to be changed while maintaining synchronization between the DC signal modulation and PWM pattern fed to the inverter.
摘要:
A power supply system for developing electrical power from variable-speed motive power produced by a prime mover includes a differential speed summer having a first shaft coupled to the prime mover and further having second and third shafts coupled to first and second generators, respectively, a power conditioner coupled to the second generator for conditioning the power developed thereby and means for regulating the conditioned power developed by the second generator so that the first generator develops constant-frequency AC power.
摘要:
A snubber circuit for a switching converter. A power source has a first rail and a second rail. A snubber transformer has a primary winding and a secondary winding, a first end of each of the primary and secondary windings being coupled together to form a transformer common point and a second end of the primary winding being connected to a half-bridge switching converter. A first capacitor is connected between the first rail and the transformer common point. A second capacitor is connected between the second rail and the transformer common point. A first diode is connected between the secondary winding and the first rail. A second diode is connected between the secondary winding and the second rail. The snubber circuit suppresses voltage transients and recovers energy from said voltage transients. In one embodiment the switching converter is a half-bridge configuration with zero current switching in a multi-level topology.
摘要:
An electrical system control for a vehicle having a charging source, a first battery connected in series with a second battery to form a primary power supply that is connected to the charging source, and a third battery forming a secondary power supply. The system comprises a first bidirectional battery equalizer connected to the charging source and further connected to the second battery, a second bidirectional battery equalizer connected to the charging source and further connected to the third battery, and a controller adapted to monitor the state of at least one of the charging source and the first, second and third batteries. The controller also controls the operation of at least one of the first and second bidirectional battery equalizers in a predetermined manner, effective to control the charge and discharge of at least one of the first, second and third batteries.