Voltage source converter for high voltage direct current power transmission

• US 8,345,457 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2007
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Technology AG (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Asplund, Gunnar, Juhlin, Lars-Erik
• Primary Examiner(s): Laxton, Gary L
• Application Number:
  US12/676,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20100309698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,945 Days
• Field of Search: 307/105, 363/39, 363/40, 363/44, 363/64, 363/65, 363/67, 363/68, 363/17, 363/125, 363/126, 363/127, 363/131, 363/132
• US Class Current: 363/132
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/36 Arrangements for transfer of electric power between ac networks via a high-tension dc link
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/05 Capacitor coupled rectifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/797 using semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/60 Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks or generators via a high voltage DC link [HVCD]

Abstract

A high voltage AC/DC or DC/AC power conversion system including a voltage source converter with at least two series-connected converter valve bridges, at least two reactors, where each of the reactors is connected to one of the AC phase terminals of the at least two bridges and at least one transformer connected to an AC supply voltage. In order to block a DC voltage from the at least one transformer, one of at least two capacitors is connected in series with each of the at least two reactors and is connected between the corresponding reactor and the at least one transformer.

Claims

1. A high voltage AC/DC or DC/AC power conversion system, comprising:

a voltage source converter with at least two series-connected converter valve bridges,

at least two reactors, wherein each of the at least two reactors is connected to an AC phase terminal of the at least two bridges,

at least two capacitors, wherein each capacitor is connected in series with one of the at least two reactors, and

at least one transformer connected to an AC supply voltage, wherein each of the at least two capacitors is connected between a corresponding reactor and the at least one transformer.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one harmonic filter shunt-connected to the at least one transformer.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein at least two of the series connections of reactor and capacitor are connected in parallel with each other, and wherein a common connection point is connected to one transformer and one harmonic filter.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the common connection point is connected via an additional reactor to the one transformer and the at least one harmonic filter.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one transformer is a two winding transformer.

6. The system according to claim 3, wherein the system comprises at least four series-connected converter valve bridges and at least four series connections of reactor and capacitor which are parallel connected in two groups, and wherein the at least one transformer is a three-winding transformer with each of two secondary windings being connected to the common connection point of one of the two groups or where a two-winding transformer is connected to each one of the two groups.

7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a surge arrester connected across each of the capacitors.