Bipole power transmission networks

    公开(公告)号:US12218504B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US18182535

    申请日:2023-03-13

    Abstract: A bipole power transmission network includes a first upstream power converter which has a first DC terminal that is connected with a first transmission conduit which extends, in-use, to a first downstream power converter. The first upstream power converter has a second DC terminal that is connected with a return conduit which extends, in-use, to the first downstream power converter and a second downstream power converter. The first upstream power converter has at least one first AC terminal electrically connected with a first AC power source. The bipole power transmission network includes a second upstream power converter which has a third DC terminal that is connected with the return conduit, and a fourth DC terminal which is connected with a second transmission conduit that extends, in-use, to the second downstream power converter, and at least one second AC terminal electrically connected with a second AC power source.

    Fault detector for bipole power transmission schemes

    公开(公告)号:US12142911B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US18042494

    申请日:2021-09-02

    Abstract: A bipole power transmission scheme typically includes a first converter station that is positioned remote from a second converter station, along with first and second transmission conduits which interconnect the first and second converter stations to permit the transmission of power between the first and second converter stations. The first converter station has first and second power converters, with the first power converter including a first DC terminal that is connected with the first transmission conduit, at least one AC terminal which is connected with a first AC network, and a second DC terminal that is interconnected with a third DC terminal of the second power converter by a first interconnection which defines a first neutral area. The second power converter additionally includes a fourth DC terminal that is connected with the second transmission conduit and at least one AC terminal which is connected with a second AC network.

    Converter scheme
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11251722B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16754010

    申请日:2018-10-05

    Abstract: A converter scheme (30) comprises a plurality of poles and a plurality of converters (32), the plurality of poles (60,62,64) including at least one positive pole (60), at least one negative pole (62) and a neutral pole (64), the plurality of converters (32) including at least one first converter (32a) and at least one second converter (32b), the or each first converter (32a) connected to the neutral pole (64) and the or the respective positive pole (60), the or each first converter (32a) operable to control a converter voltage across the neutral pole (64) and the corresponding positive pole (60), the or each second converter (32b) connected to the neutral pole (64) and the or the respective negative pole (62), the or each second converter (32b) operable to control a converter voltage across the neutral pole (64) and the corresponding negative pole (62), wherein the converter scheme (30) includes a controller (36) programmed to perform a voltage control mode when there is an imbalance between power or current levels of the positive and negative poles (60,62) and when the neutral pole (64) is at a non-zero potential, the controller (36) programmed to perform the voltage control mode to operate each converter (32a,32b) to control the corresponding converter voltage so that a pole-to-ground voltage of the corresponding positive or negative pole (60,62) is equal to or lower than a voltage rating of the corresponding positive or negative pole (60,62).

    ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210359617A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16982693

    申请日:2019-03-20

    Abstract: There is provided an electrical assembly (20) for interconnecting first and second networks (40). The electrical assembly (20) comprises a power transmission medium (36,38) and a converter (22), the power transmission medium (36,38) configured for connection to the first network, the converter (22) including: a first terminal (24,26) and a second terminal (34), the first terminal (24,26) connected to the power transmission medium (36,38), the second terminal (34) configured for connection to the second network (40); at least one switching module (44) arranged to interconnect the first terminal (24,26) and the second terminal (34), the or each switching module (44) switchable to control a transfer of power between the first and second networks (40); at least one discharge circuit including a discharge switching element (50) and a discharge resistor (52), the or each discharge switching element (50) switchable to switch the corresponding discharge resistor (52) into and out of the converter (22); and a controller (58) configured to selectively control the switching of the or each discharge switching element (50) to form a current path (60) in the converter (22), the current path including the or each discharge resistor (22), so that a discharging current flows through the current path to discharge an energy stored in the power transmission medium (36,38).

    CONVERTER SCHEME
    6.
    发明申请
    CONVERTER SCHEME 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200266721A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16754010

    申请日:2018-10-05

    Abstract: A converter scheme (30) comprises a plurality of poles and a plurality of converters (32), the plurality of poles (60,62,64) including at least one positive pole (60), at least one negative pole (62) and a neutral pole (64), the plurality of converters (32) including at least one first converter (32a) and at least one second converter (32b), the or each first converter (32a) connected to the neutral pole (64) and the or the respective positive pole (60), the or each first converter (32a) operable to control a converter voltage across the neutral pole (64) and the corresponding positive pole (60), the or each second converter (32b) connected to the neutral pole (64) and the or the respective negative pole (62), the or each second converter (32b) operable to control a converter voltage across the neutral pole (64) and the corresponding negative pole (62), wherein the converter scheme (30) includes a controller (36) programmed to perform a voltage control mode when there is an imbalance between power or current levels of the positive and negative poles (60,62) and when the neutral pole (64) is at a non-zero potential, the controller (36) programmed to perform the voltage control mode to operate each converter (32a,32b) to control the corresponding converter voltage so that a pole-to-ground voltage of the corresponding positive or negative pole (60,62) is equal to or lower than a voltage rating of the corresponding positive or negative pole (60,62).

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