Electric device and a method for a wave power plant

• US 9,048,725 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seabased Limited
• Original Assignee: Seabased AB
• Inventors: Leijon, Mats, Bostrom, Cecilia, Eriksson, Mikael
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Tulsidas C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Reid, Jr., Charles
• Application Number:
  US13/992,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20130270831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,636 Days
• Field of Search: 290/53, 290/43, 290/42, 361/93.9, 361/87, 361/31, 361/85, 361/86, 324/537, 363/48, 363/70, 363/89, 363/61, 604/95, 315/55, 405/76, 700/292, 416/84, 322/24, 322/28, 322/44
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 13/18 where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 13/1845 and the wom slides relative to the rem
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 15/00 Controlling controlling in general G05 ; regulation of plants characterised by the use of siphons F03B13/086
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2220/707 of the linear type
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/103 Containing passive elements (capacitively coupled) which are ordered in cascade on one source
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 2101/10 for water-driven turbines
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 9/02 Details of the control
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 9/48 Arrangements for obtaining a constant output value at varying speed of the generator, e.g. on vehicle H02P9/04 - H02P9/46 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/30 Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric device with a winding (12) and means for inducing a current in the winding. A bridge circuit (400) electrically connects the winding (12) to a load (13). According to the invention the bridge circuit (400) includes capacitor means (401, 402), which is adapted for obtaining resonance with the impedance of the winding (12).

Claims

1. An electric device including a winding, means for inducing a current in the winding and an electrical bridge circuit, wherein the electrical bridge circuit includes capacitor means having a capacitance adapted for obtaining resonance with the impedance of the winding, wherein the bridge circuit includes a first and a second branch connected to an electric load, the first branch having a first capacitor and a first semiconductor, the second branch having a second capacitor and a second semiconductor, the winding being connected to the first branch between the first capacitor and the first semiconductor and to the second branch between the second capacitor and the second semiconductor and whereby the first capacitor and the second semiconductor is connected to the load via a third semiconductor, and the first semiconductor and the second capacitor is connected to the load via a fourth semiconductor.

2. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductors includes one or more diodes.

3. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductors includes one or more thyristors.

4. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductors includes one or more insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs).

6. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the winding is a multi-phase winding.

7. The electric device according to claim 6, wherein the winding is a three-phase winding.

8. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the bridge is connected to an electric load.

9. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein the electric device includes at least one of a transformer, a generator and an HVDC-cable.

10. The electric device according to claim 9, wherein the electric device includes a generator, the winding is the stator winding of the generator and the means for inducing current in the winding comprises magnets on a moving part of the generator.

11. The electric device according to claim 10, wherein the electric device includes a drive source powered by wind or by sea waves, which drive source is in drive connection with the moving part of the generator.

12. The electric device according to claim 11, wherein the generator is a linear generator having a reciprocating translator as the moving part.

13. The electric device according to claim 12, wherein the drive source is a floating body mechanically connected to the translator by flexible connection means.

14. A wave power plant, wherein the wave power plant includes a plurality of electric devices according to claim 12.

5. An electric device including a winding, means for inducing a current in the winding and an electrical bridge circuit, wherein the electrical bridge circuit includes capacitor means having a capacitance adapted for obtaining resonance with the impedance of the winding, wherein the bridge circuit includes an IGBT via which the winding is connected to an electric load, and further includes a first branch in parallel to the IGBT and a second branch in parallel to the winding, which first and second branch each includes a capacitor and whereby a semiconductor is located between the first and the second branch.

15. A method for controlling an electric winding in which winding a current is induced by connecting the winding to an electric bridge including capacitor means, and adapting the capacitance of the capacitor means to obtain resonance with the impedance of the winding, wherein the bridge circuit includes a first and a second branch connected to an electric load, the first branch having a first capacitor and a first semiconductor, the second branch having a second capacitor and a second semiconductor, the winding being connected to the first branch between the first capacitor and the first semiconductor and to the second branch between the second capacitor and the second semiconductor and whereby the first capacitor and the second semiconductor is connected to the load via a third semiconductor, and the first semiconductor and the second capacitor is connected to the load via a fourth semiconductor.

16. A method for controlling an electric winding in which winding a current is induced, by connecting the winding to an electric bridge including capacitor means, and adapting the capacitance of the capacitor means to obtain resonance with the impedance of the winding, wherein the bridge circuit includes an IGBT via which the winding is connected to an electric load, and further includes a first branch in parallel to the IGBT and a second branch in parallel to the winding, which first and second branch each includes a capacitor and whereby a semiconductor is located between the first and the second branch.