Converter circuit having an inverter for each phase

• US 6,462,518 B1
• Filed: 06/01/2001
• Issued: 10/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Fischer, Philippe, Daniel, John, Manjrekar, Madhav, Maibach, Philippe
• Primary Examiner(s): BERHANE, ADOLF D
• Application Number:
  US09/870,670
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 323/205, 323/207, 363/123, 363/131, 307/102, 307/105
• US Class Current: 323/207
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/01 Arrangements for reducing harmonics or ripples
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/28 Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/40 Arrangements for reducing harmonics

Abstract

A converter circuit is specified for voltage maintenance in an electrical AC supply network (1), with the electrical AC supply network (1) having an associated voltage source (UR; US; UT) for each phase (R; S; T) for supplying an electrical load (2), with the converter circuit having a respective inverter (3) for each phase (R; S; T), which inverter (3) is connected on the DC side via an energy-storage capacitor (4) to a supply device (5). On the AC side, each inverter (3) is connected in series between the associated voltage source (UR; US; UT) and the electrical load (2) in the respective phase (R; S; T), and in that, on the AC side, the supply device (5) is connected to at least two phases (R; S; T) between the associated voltage sources (UR; US; UT) and the respective inverters (3).

Claims

1. A converter circuit for voltage maintenance in an electrical AC supply network, with the electrical AC supply network having an associated voltage source for each phase for supplying an electrical load, with the converter circuit having a respective inverter for each phase, which inverter is connected on the DC side via an energy-storage capacitor to a supply device, wherein, on the AC side, each inverter is connected in series between the associated voltage source and the electrical load in the respective phase, and wherein, on the AC side, the supply device is connected to at least two phases between the associated voltage sources and the respective inverters.

2. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in a single-phase electrical AC supply network, the inverter is connected to a first phase and the supply device is connected to the first phase and to a second phase.

3. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the case of a polyphase electrical AC supply network, the inverter is connected to a first phase and the supply device is connected to a second phase and to a third phase.

4. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the case of a polyphase electrical AC supply network, the inverter is connected to a first phase, and the supply device is connected to the first phase, to a second phase and to a third phase.

5. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 4, wherein the supply device has a polyphase transformer whose primary is connected to the first phase, to the second phase and to the third phase between the associated voltage sources and the respective inverters.

6. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supply device has a single-phase transformer whose primary is connected to the second phase and to the third phase between the associated voltage sources and the respective inverters.

7. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the supply device has a three-phase rectifier circuit which is connected to a secondary of the polyphase transformer and is connected on the DC side to the energy-storage capacitor.

8. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the supply device has a single-phase rectifier circuit which is connected to a secondary of the single-phase transformer and is connected on the DC side to the energy-storage capacitor.

9. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein a three-phase harmonic filter circuit is provided, which is connected in parallel with the secondary of the polyphase transformer, is connected to the three-phase rectifier circuit, and has a tuned circuit which is tuned to a harmonic frequency.

10. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 8, wherein a single-phase harmonic filter circuit is provided, which is connected in parallel with the secondary of the single-phase transformer, is connected to the single-phase rectifier circuit, and has a tuned circuit which is tuned to a harmonic frequency.

11. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the supply device has an energy-storage unit which is connected on the DC side in parallel with the rectifier circuit and is connected to the energy-storage capacitor.

12. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein a controllable power semiconductor isolating switch is connected in parallel with the AC side of the inverter.

13. The converter circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein a switch disconnector is provided for each phase, and is connected in parallel with each inverter connected in the respective phase.