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Title: Power flow controller with a fractionally rated back-to-back converter

Abstract

A power flow controller with a fractionally rated back-to-back (BTB) converter is provided. The power flow controller provide dynamic control of both active and reactive power of a power system. The power flow controller inserts a voltage with controllable magnitude and phase between two AC sources at the same frequency; thereby effecting control of active and reactive power flows between the two AC sources. A transformer may be augmented with a fractionally rated bi-directional Back to Back (BTB) converter. The fractionally rated BTB converter comprises a transformer side converter (TSC), a direct-current (DC) link, and a line side converter (LSC). By controlling the switches of the BTB converter, the effective phase angle between the two AC source voltages may be regulated, and the amplitude of the voltage inserted by the power flow controller may be adjusted with respect to the AC source voltages.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
VARENTEC, INC., Santa Clara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1241306
Patent Number(s):
9281756
Application Number:
13/673,966
Assignee:
VARENTEC, INC. (Santa Clara, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000108
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Divan, Deepakraj M., Kandula, Rajendra Prasad, and Prasai, Anish. Power flow controller with a fractionally rated back-to-back converter. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Divan, Deepakraj M., Kandula, Rajendra Prasad, & Prasai, Anish. Power flow controller with a fractionally rated back-to-back converter. United States.
Divan, Deepakraj M., Kandula, Rajendra Prasad, and Prasai, Anish. Tue . "Power flow controller with a fractionally rated back-to-back converter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1241306.
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