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Transformer with voltage balancing tertiary winding

Assignee: Sundstrand Corp
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Filing: 1989-12-27
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2009-12-27
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Abstract

Abstract A summing transformer includes first and second sets of primary windings, first and second sets of secondary windings inductively linked with the first and second sets of primary windings and a set of tertiary windings inductively linked with one of the first and second sets of secondary windings wherein the tertiary windigs are connected together and permit zero sequence currents to flow during a period of unbalanced load currents in the sets of secondary windings whereby the output voltages produced thereby are maintained in a substantially balanced condition during such period.

Inventors

  • 👤 P. John Dhyanchand

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:02
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/483; H02M7/49; H01; H01F; H01F27/00; H01F27/34; H01F27/38; H01F30/00; H01F30/06; H01F30/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A summing transformer, comprising: a first set of primary windings receiving a first set of polyphase currents; a second set of primary windings receiving a second set of polyphase currents; a first set of N secondary windings inductively linked with the first set of primary windings and developing a first set of secondary polyphase voltages; a second set of N secondary windings inductively linked with the second set of primary windings and developing a second set of secondary polyphase voltages, each winding of the second set of secondary windings being coupled in series with a corresponding winding of the first set of secondary winding to form N series-connected pairs of secondary windings across which N output voltages are produced; and a set of N tertiary windings inductively linked with one of the first and second sets of N secondary windings, the tertiary windings being connected together in a delta configuration and permitting zero sequence currents to flow during a period of unbalanced load currents in the N series-connected pairs of secondary windings whereby the output voltages are maintained in a substantially balanced condition during such period.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A summing transformer, comprising: a first set of primary windings receiving a first set of polyphase currents; a second set of primary windings receiving a second set of polyphase currents; a first set of N secondary windings inductively linked with the first set of primary windings and developing a first set of secondary polyphase voltages; a second set of N secondary windings inductively linked with the second set of primary windings and developing a second set of secondary polyphase voltages, each winding of the second set of secondary windings being coupled in series with a corresponding winding of the first set of secondary winding to form N series-connected pairs of secondary windings across which N output voltages are produced; and a set of N tertiary windings inductively linked with one of the first and second sets of N secondary windings, the tertiary windings being connected together in a delta configuration and permitting zero sequence currents to flow during a period of unbalanced load currents in the N series-connected pairs of secondary windings whereby the output voltages are maintained in a substantially balanced condition during such period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 38 words
The summing transformer of claim 1, wherein the windings of the first set of primary windings are connected in a wye configuration and the windings of the second set of primary windings are connected in a delta configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The summing transformer of claim 2, wherein the set of N tertiary windings are inductively linked with the first set of N secondary windings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 82 words
The summing transformer of claim 1, further including third and fourth sets of primary windings which receive third and fourth sets of polyphase currents, respectively, and third and fourth sets of secondary windings inductively linked with the third and fourth sets of primary windings, respectively, wherein each winding of the fourth set of N secondary windings is coupled in series with a corresponding winding of the third set of N secondary windings and one of the N series-connected pairs of secondary windings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 42 words
The summing transformer of claim 4, including a further set of N tertiary windings inductively linked with one of the third and fourth sets of N secondary windings, the further set of N tertiary windings being connected together in a delta configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
The summing transformer of claim 5, wherein the further set of N tertiary windings are inductively linked with the third set of N secondary windings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 70 words
The summing transformer of claim 1, further including third through sixth sets of primary windings which receive third through sixth sets of polyphase currents, respectively, and third through sixth sets of N secondary windings inductively linked with the third through sixth sets of primary windings, respectively, wherein corresponding windings of the third through sixth sets of N secondary windings are connected in series with corresponding series-connected pairs of secondary windings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 42 words
The summing transformer of claim 7, including two further sets of N tertiary windings inductively linked with two of the third through sixth sets of N secondary windings, each further set of N tertiary windings being connected together in a delta configuration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 28 words
The summing transformer of claim 8, wherein the two further sets of N tertiary windings are inductively linked with the third and fifth sets of N secondary windings.

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