Power transformer/inductor

• US 7,046,492 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2004
• Issued: 05/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ABB AB (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB AB (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Holmberg, Par, Leijon, Mats, Fromm, Udo, Ming, Li, Hornfeldt, Sven, Kylander, Gunnar
• Primary Examiner(s): Leja, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US11/014,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20050099258A1
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 361/35, 361/38, 361/39, 361/40, 174/120, 174/50, 174/73, 174/1, 174/DIG.13, 174/DIG.33, 336/175, 336/212, 336/182
• US Class Current: 361/38
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2828 Construction of conductive connections, of leads
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/288 Shielding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 174/13 High voltage cable, e.g. above 10kv, corona prevention

Abstract

A power transformer/inductor includes at least one winding. The winding is made of a high voltage cable that includes an electric conductor, and around the electric conductor is arranged a first semiconducting layer, around the first semiconducting layer is an insulating layer, and around the insulating layer is a second semiconducting layer. The second semiconducting layer is directly earthed at both ends of the winding and furthermore at least at two points per turn of every winding such that one or more points are indirectly earthed.

Claims

1. A power transformer/inductor comprising:

a winding composed of a high-voltage cable having an electric conductor, and layers around the conductor, said layers including a first semiconducting layer, around the first semiconducting layer there is arranged an insulating layer and around the insulating layer there is arranged a second semiconducting layer, wherein

the second semiconducting layer being directly earthed at both ends of the winding, but not directly earthed at an intermediate turn where the electric conductor is covered, and that at least one point between both the ends is indirectly earthed.

2. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

the high-voltage cable having a conductor area in an inclusive range of 80 through 3000 mm² and an outer cable diameter in an inclusive range of 20 to 250 mm.

3. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

the second semiconducting layer is directly earthed by a direct earth galvanic connection to earth.

4. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

said at least one point is indirectly earthed with a capacitor inserted between earth and the second semiconducting layer.

5. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

said at least one point is indirectly earthed with an element with a non-linear voltage-current characteristic inserted between the second semiconducting layer and earth.

6. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

said at least one point is indirectly earthed with a circuit inserted between the second semiconducting layer and earth, the circuit including an element with a non-linear voltage-current characteristic in parallel to a capacitor.

7. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

said at least one point is indirectly earthed with at least one of a capacitor, an element with a non-linear voltage-current characteristic and the capacitor in parallel with the element.

8. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, further comprising:

a magnetizable core about which the winding is wound.

9. A power transformer/inductor according to claim 1, wherein:

said winding does not have a magnetizable core.