Static and dynamic mains voltage support by a static power factor correction device having a self-commutated converter

• US 6,025,701 A
• Filed: 11/10/1997
• Issued: 02/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Weinhold, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Sterrett, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US08/966,898
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 323/205, 323/207, 323/210, 323/211
• US Class Current: 323/207
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/1842 wherein at least one reactive element is actively controlled by a bridge converter, e.g. active filters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/20 Active power filtering [APF]

Abstract

A mains voltage at a network node is statically and dynamically supported with a static power factor correction device which has a transformer and a self-commutated converter with at least one capacitive energy store. Instantaneous reference setpoint values for an underlying, secondary instantaneous control method are continuously determined as a function of determined voltage magnitude deviation of the mains voltage at the network node. The secondary instantaneous control method determines a phase angle as a function of determined instantaneous actual values. The phase angle defines the angle of the converter voltage space vector of the self-commutated converter as a function of the angle of the mains voltage space vector. This results in dynamic regulation of the reactive powers required for mains voltage regulation.

Claims

1. A method for static and dynamic support of a mains voltage at a network node, which comprises:

providing a static power factor correction device with a transformer and a self-commutated converter with at least one capacitive energy store;

continuously determining reference values as a function of deviations between a magnitude of a mains voltage space vector at the network node and a predetermined magnitude reference value of the mains voltage space vector;

producing a phase angle as a function of deviations between an actual value and the reference values, the phase angle indicating an instantaneous phase shift of a generated voltage-space vector of the self-commutated converter with respect to a measured mains voltage space vector;

determining from the phase angle an angular position of the mains voltage space vector of the self-commutated converter as a function of the angular position of the voltage space vector; and

selecting, based on the angular position of the mains voltage space vector of the self-commutated converter, associated switching state signals for the self-commutated converter through predetermined optimized pulse patterns.

2. The method according to claim 1, which comprises using an instantaneous reactive power as the actual value in the producing step.

3. The method according to claim 2, which comprises determining the actual value of the instantaneous reactive power with the equation:

space="preserve" listing-type="equation">q=3/2(v.sub.β

·

i.sub.α

-v.sub.α

·

i.sub.β

),

where v.sub.α

, v.sub.β

are coordinates of a mains voltage space vector, i.sub.α

, i.sub.β

are coordinates of a grid system current space vector, and q is the actual value of the instantaneous reactive power.

4. The method according to claim 1, which comprises using an instantaneous reactive current component as the actual value in the producing step.

5. The method according to claim 4, which comprises determining the actual value of the instantaneous reactive current with the equation:

space="preserve" listing-type="equation">i.sub.sv =(v.sub.β

·

i.sub.α

-v.sub.α

·

i.sub.β

)/|v|

where v.sub.α

, v.sub.β

are coordinates of a mains voltage space vector, i.sub.α

, i.sub.β

are coordinates of a grid system current space vector, |v| is a magnitude of the mains voltage space vector, and i_sv is the actual value of the instantaneous reactive current.

6. An apparatus for static and dynamic support of a mains voltage at a network node, in combination with a static power factor correction device having a transformer and a self-commutated converter with at least one capacitive energy store, the apparatus comprising:

a voltage control loop with an instantaneous control loop;

a drive element for driving the self-commutated converter of the static power factor correction device;

a subtractor having a first input receiving an angle value of a determined mains voltage space vector at the network node, a second input, and an output connected to said drive element;

said instantaneous control loop having an output connected to said second input of said subtractor.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said voltage control loop includes a mains voltage magnitude generator and a comparator with a downstream regulator, said comparator having a non-inverting input receiving a predetermined magnitude reference value of the mains voltage space vector at the network node.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said instantaneous control loop includes a comparator with an inverting input, a non-inverting input, a downstream regulator and a device for calculating an instantaneous actual value, said device having an output connected to said inverting input of said comparator, and said non-inverting input of said comparator being connected to an output of said regulator of said voltage control loop.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said device for calculating the instantaneous actual value is a computer.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said computer has a memory storing the equation:

space="preserve" listing-type="equation">q=3/2(v.sub.β

·

i.sub.α

-v.sub.α

·

i.sub.β

),

where v.sub.α

, v.sub.β

are coordinates of a mains voltage space vector, i.sub.α

, i.sub.β

are coordinates of a grid system current space vector, and q is an actual value of an instantaneous reactive power, and said computer is programmed to process the equation.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said computer has a memory storing the equation:

where v.sub.α

, v.sub.β

are coordinates of a mains voltage space vector, i.sub.α

, i.sub.β

are coordinates of a grid system current space vector, |v| is a magnitude of the mains voltage space vector, and i_sv is an actual value of an instantaneous reactive current, and wherein said computer is programmed to process the equation.