Westinghouse 3. 5-MW magnetohydrodynamics inverter: design, fabrication, and system tests. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5344251

Wood, P

The primary goal of the project was to design and fabricate an inverter system for operation with a diagonally loaded MHD generator at the Component Development and Integration Facility (CDIF), located at Butte, Montana. The program was based upon the use of static power conditioning equipment to provide a complete dc to ac conversion system capable of producing 3.5 megawatts of high quality 60 Hertz ac power when connected to the CDIF MHD generator. Power output from the integrated MHD generator/inverter system has been successfully fed into the Montana Power Company grid for distribution. The system is capable of operating with an input range of 2 KVDC to 10 KVDC, and 100 to 600 amps with an overload capability of 1000 amps for 20 minutes. Activities are described in detail. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Advanced Energy Systems Div.
• OSTI ID: 5344251
• Report Number(s): EPRI-AP-3303; ON: DE84920139
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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