Hybrid power flow controller and method
First Claim
1. A method of providing a desired amount of active power from a first electrical region to a second electrical region, said method comprising:
- diverting a current from said first region to an input of a first controlled voltage source, said input at an input voltage;
adding to said input voltage, using said first controlled voltage source a first control voltage at a controlled amplitude and phase angle to provide an intermediate voltage at an output of said first controlled voltage source;
diverting a current, from said output of said first controlled voltage source;
adding to said intermediate voltage, using a second controlled voltage source a second control voltage at a controlled amplitude and phase angle to provide from an output of said second controlled voltage source a current to said second region;
providing active power for said second controlled voltage source from said first controlled voltage source;
controlling said first and second control voltages in magnitude and phase to provide said desired amount of active power to said second region, and so that substantially all active power provided to said first controlled voltage source is coupled to said second voltage source.
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Abstract
A power flow controller for controlling the flow of active and reactive power on an AC transmission line between an input and output includes first and second power converters, coupled to each other to exchange active power and coupled to the input and output. A controller is coupled to the power converters and controls the converters to provide a controlled quantity of active power to the output, and draw this controlled quantity of active power from the input of the power flow converter. Electric current is diverted at a node between the input and the output, allowing independent control of currents at the input and output. In a preferred embodiment, the two power converters are interconnected in series. A controllable susceptance is connected in shunt at a node between the converters to divert the current.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing a desired amount of active power from a first electrical region to a second electrical region, said method comprising:
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diverting a current from said first region to an input of a first controlled voltage source, said input at an input voltage;
adding to said input voltage, using said first controlled voltage source a first control voltage at a controlled amplitude and phase angle to provide an intermediate voltage at an output of said first controlled voltage source;
diverting a current, from said output of said first controlled voltage source;
adding to said intermediate voltage, using a second controlled voltage source a second control voltage at a controlled amplitude and phase angle to provide from an output of said second controlled voltage source a current to said second region;
providing active power for said second controlled voltage source from said first controlled voltage source;
controlling said first and second control voltages in magnitude and phase to provide said desired amount of active power to said second region, and so that substantially all active power provided to said first controlled voltage source is coupled to said second voltage source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of diverting a controlled quantity of active electrical power from a first electrical region to a second electrical region, said method comprising:
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providing said active electrical power to an input of a power flow controller;
diverting a portion of said active electrical power provided to said input to a first power converter;
providing a remaining portion of said active electrical power from said input to an output of said power flow controller;
providing active power from said power converter to said output of said power flow controller and thereby to said second electrical region;
varying a phase angle of electrical current at said output relative to said input by providing current from said input to an intermediate node, and diverting a portion of said current at said intermediate node through a susceptance controlling said first power converter, so that said desired quantity of active electrical power is diverted from said first electrical region to said second electrical region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical power flow controller comprising:
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an input and an output;
a first power converter and a second power converter connected in series to each other between said input and output;
a susceptance connected in shunt to a node between said first power converter and said second power converter;
a controller in communication with said first power converter and said second power converter, said controller operable to control said first power converter and said second power converter to provide a controlled quantity of active power to said output, and draw said controlled quantity of active power from said input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 20, 21)
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18. The electrical power flow converter of claim 18, wherein said second power converter comprises a transformer coupled second voltage-sourced converter.
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22. An electrical power flow controller comprising:
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an input and output;
a reactance connected in series between said input and said output;
a first set of terminals connected in shunt with said input and coupling a first power converter;
a second set of terminals connected in shunt with said output and coupling a second power converter;
said first power converter coupled to provide active power to said second power converter;
a controller in communication with said first and second power converters;
said controller operable to control said first and second power converters to provide a controlled quantity of active power from said output, and draw said controlled quantity of active power from said input. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A power flow control circuit for diverting electrical power from a first region to provide a controlled amount of active power to a second region, said power flow control circuit comprising
a first controllable voltage source providing a first controllable voltage between its input and its output, wherein its input is for interconnection to said first region; -
a second controllable voltage source providing a second controllable voltage between its input and its output, wherein its output is for connection to said second region;
said output of said first controllable voltage source connected to said input of said second controllable voltage source;
an impedance connected in shunt to a node between said output of said first power converting circuit;
said second controllable voltage source coupled to said first controllable voltage source to obtain active power from said first controllable voltage source;
a controller in communication with said first and second controllable voltage sources to control said first and second controllable voltages to provide said active power to said second region from power from said first region, and to couple substantially all active power provided to said first controlled voltage source to said second voltage source.
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25. A method of compensating electrical losses in an electrical power flow controller, said power flow controller comprising first and second power converters for diverting a controlled quantity of active electrical power from a first electrical region to an input of said power flow controller and from an output of said power flow converter to a second electrical region, said first and second power converters coupled to each through an energy storage device to exchange energy between said first and second power converters, said method comprising:
controlling current to said input to maintain an energy stored in said energy storage device, thereby compensating for losses in said electrical power flow controller.
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