Power inverter apparatus using a transformer with its primary winding connected the source end and a secondary winding connected to the load end of an AC power line to insert series compensation

• US 5,905,367 A
• Filed: 05/21/1998
• Issued: 05/18/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: S&C Electric Company
• Original Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
• Inventors: Hochgraf, Clark Glenn
• Primary Examiner(s): BERHANE, ADOLF D
• Application Number:
  US09/082,661
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 323/205, 323/207, 323/208, 323/209, 323/210, 323/211, 323/355, 323/356, 307/102, 307/105
• US Class Current: 323/210
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/1814 wherein al least one reactive element is actively controlled by a bridge converter, e.g. unified power flow controllers [UPFC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/10 Flexible AC transmission systems [FACTS]

Abstract

Series voltage compensation is provided in an ac power line by connecting the inverter unit of a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) in series with the primary winding of a load transformer, which may already be present, thereby eliminating the need for injection transformers. For three-phase ac power lines the three primary phase windings can be either wye or delta connected. If they are wye connected, a three-phase inverter with a common dc source is preferred. For delta connected primary phase windings, separate single-phase inverters each with its own floating dc source can be directly connected in series with each primary phase winding. Preferably however, the poles of a two-phase inverter are direct connected in series between two of the primary phase windings and a common source phase, and share a common dc source referenced to the common source phase. While a single-phase inverter with its isolated dc source can be used for the third delta connected primary phase winding, it is further preferred that this single-phase inverter share the common dc source used by the two-phase inverter. In that case, one injection transformer is needed to isolate the compensation voltage inserted by this single-phase inverter in series with the third delta connected primary winding. Similar DVR arrangements can be used to provide series voltage compensation on the load side of a transformer with a delta connected secondary winding.

Claims

1. Apparatus for providing compensation in an ac power line between a source end and a load end, said apparatus comprising:

transformer means having primary winding means connected to said source end of said ac power line, and secondary winding means connected to said load end of said ac power line; and

inverter means connected to said primary winding means for providing series voltage compensation to said ac power line.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said ac power line is a three-phase ac power line, said primary winding means comprises three primary phase windings, and said inverter means comprises three-phase inverter means connected to said three primary phase windings.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said three primary phase windings are wye connected by said three-phase inverter means.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said three-phase inverter means comprises three inverter phases each one connected in series with one of said three primary phase windings, and all connected to a common neutral node.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said three inverter phases comprise a single three-phase inverter and said inverter means includes a common dc source for said three-phase inverter.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said three primary phase windings are delta connected.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said three-phase inverter means comprises three single-phase inverters each having an isolated dc voltage source and each connected in series with a different one of said three primary phase windings and a phase of said source end of said three-phase ac power line.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said three-phase inverter means includes a two-phase inverter having first and second inverter poles connected in series with first and second of said primary phase windings and a common phase of said source end of said ac power line, and a single-phase inverter connected in series with a third of said primary phase windings and another phase of said source end of said ac power line.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said inverter means further includes a common dc source for said first and second inverter poles and referencing means referencing dc voltage of said common dc source to said common phase of said source end of said ac power line.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said common dc source comprises positive and negative dc rails and capacitor means connected between said rails, and wherein said referencing means comprises an additional inverter pole connected between said positive and negative rails and said common phase of said source end of said ac power line.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said common dc source comprises positive and negative dc rails and a pair of capacitors connected in series between said positive and negative rails, and wherein said referencing means is a common point between said pair of capacitors connected to said common phase of said source end of said ac power line.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said single-phase inverter is also connected to said common dc source and wherein said inverter means additionally includes an injection transformer connecting said single-phase inverter in series with said third primary phase winding and said another phase of said source end of said ac power line.

13. Apparatus for providing compensation in a three-phase ac power line having a source end and a load end, said apparatus comprising:

three-phase transformer means having three primary phase windings connected to said source end of said three-phase ac power line, and three secondary phase windings delta connected to said load end of said three-phase ac power line; and

inverter means connected to provide a compensating voltage in series with each of said three delta connected secondary phase windings of said three-phase transformer.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said inverter means comprises three single-phase inverters each having an isolated dc voltage source and each connected in series with a different one of said three secondary phase windings and a phase of said load end of said three-phase ac power line.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said inverter means includes a two-phase inverter having first and second inverter poles connected in series with first and second of said secondary phase windings and a common phase of said source end of said ac power line, and a single-phase inverter connected in series with a third of said primary phase windings and another phase of said load end of said ac power line.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said inverter means further includes a common dc source for said first and second inverter poles and referencing means referencing dc voltage of said common dc source to said common phase of said load end of said ac power line.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said common dc source comprises positive and negative dc rails and capacitor means connected between said rails, and wherein said referencing means comprises an additional inverter pole connected between said positive and negative rails and said common phase of said load end of said ac power line.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said common dc source comprises positive and negative dc rails and a pair of capacitors connected in series between said positive and negative rails, and wherein said referencing means comprises a common point between said pair of capacitors connected to said common phase of said load end of said ac power line.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said single-phase inverter is also connected to said common dc source and wherein said inverter means additionally includes an injection transformer connecting said single-phase inverter in series with said third secondary phase winding and to said another phase of said load end of said ac power line.