Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A fluid-cooled thyristor valve comprising: an anode and a cathode connection; a plurality of thyristors electrically connected in series; a plurality of electrically conducting cooling bodies positioned at the anode and cathode sides of said thyristors to pass a cooling fluid to cool said thyristors; a plurality of electrically conducting fluid pipes cooperating with said electrically conducting cooling bodies to electrically connect the thyristors in series by connecting the cooling body on the anode side of each thyristor with the cooling body on the cathode side of an adjacent thyristor; a plurality of electrically insulated fluid pipes for connecting the cooling body on the anode side of each thyristor with the cooling body on the cathode side of another adjacent thyristor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A fluid-cooled thyristor valve comprising: an anode and a cathode connection; a plurality of thyristors electrically connected in series; a plurality of electrically conducting cooling bodies positioned at the anode and cathode sides of said thyristors to pass a cooling fluid to cool said thyristors; a plurality of electrically conducting fluid pipes cooperating with said electrically conducting cooling bodies to electrically connect the thyristors in series by connecting the cooling body on the anode side of each thyristor with the cooling body on the cathode side of an adjacent thyristor; a plurality of electrically insulated fluid pipes for connecting the cooling body on the anode side of each thyristor with the cooling body on the cathode side of another adjacent thyristor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The thyristor valve of claim 1 wherein said thyristors are disc-shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The thyristor valve of claim 1 including magnetic cores operatively associated with said electrically conducting fluid pipes to provide electrical reactance in the series thyristor circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thyristor valve of claim 1 including a voltage divider circuit and means for connecting said circuit in parallel to said thyristors at points on said electrically conducting fluid pipes and said electrically conducting cooling bodies.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The thyristor valve of claim 4 wherein said voltage divider circuit includes resistive and capacitive components.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The thyristor valve of claim 5 including means for attaching a cooling body of each of said thyristors in an insulated relation to a support beam, holding means for detachably clamping each of the attached cooling bodies to its associated thyristor and opposite associated cooling body, and means for supporting said resistive and capacitive components of said voltage divider on said beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The thyristor valve of claim 1 including means for attaching a cooling body of each of said thyristors in an insulated relation to a support beam, and holding means for detachably clamping each of the attached cooling bodies to its associated thyristor and opposite associated cooling body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The thyristor valve of claim 7 including means for providing glow protection for the valve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The thyristor valve of claim 1 wherein said electrically conducting fluid pipe is arranged to cross said insulated fluid pipe between adjacent thyristors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The thyristor valve of claim 1 including means for supporting said thyristor valve in a stacked relation to other thyristor valves to form a larger thyristor valve.