Method of controlling switching of a multiphase inductor-converter bridge. [Patent application]

Patent ·

OSTI ID:5586673

Kustom, R L; Fuja, R E

In an inductor-convertor circuit for transferring electrical energy between a storage coil and a load coil through a storage thyristor bridge, a load thyristor bridge, and a set of commutating capacitors, operation is improved by a method of changing the rate of delivery of energy in a given direction. The change in rate corresponds to a predetermined change in phase angle between the load bridge and the storage bridge, and comprises changing the phase of the bridge by two steps, each equal to half the predetermined change and occurring 180/sup 0/ apart. The method assures commutation and minimizes imbalances that lead otherwise to overvoltages. 11 figures.

• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: TIC; ERA-05-022844; EDB-80-062319
• Patent Number(s): None
• OSTI ID: 5586673
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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