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Load current fundamental filter with one cycle response
Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute
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Filing: 1992-10-30
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2012-10-30
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method of constructing a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to a predetermined harmonic component of a sinusoidal input signal is described. The input signal is multiplied by a specified harmonic component of cosine and sine reference signals to divide it into direct and quadrature signals. The direct and quadrature signals are proportional to the amplitude of the specified harmonic component of the reference signals at the specified phase. Each cycle of the direct and quadrature signals is sampled a number of times to form direct and quadrature signal segments. The direct and quadrature signal segments are respectively placed in direct and quadrature circular buffers. Each circular buffer includes a number of formerly sampled segments. Before adding a new segment, the oldest segment in the buffer is dropped. Direct and quadrature amplitude sums, corresponding to the sum of all sampled segments within the respective circular buffers, are maintained. The buffers act as an averaging or integrating filter for the segment amplitude values. The instantaneous direct and quadrature amplitude sums are respectively re-multiplied by the same specified harmonic component of the cosine and sine reference signals to produce in-phase direct and quadrature fundamental signal components. These signals are then added to form a vector sum constituting a one-cycle delayed output signal which corresponds, in phase and amplitude, to the specified harmonic component of the input signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles W. Edwards
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:06
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J3/00; H02J3/01; G; G05; G05F; G05F1/00; G05F1/70; H02M; H02M1/00; H02M1/12; H02M1/126; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E40/00; Y02E40/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
An apparatus to construct, within one cycle, a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to the fundamental component of a sinusoidal input signal, said apparatus comprising: means for dividing said sinusoidal input signal into a direct component signal corresponding to said fundamental component and a quadrature component signal corresponding to said fundamental component; first means for filtering said direct component signal with one or more former direct component signal values to construct a filtered direct component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said fundamental component amplitude; second means for filtering said quadrature component signal with one or more former quadrature component signal values to construct a filtered quadrature component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said fundamental component amplitude; first means for multiplying said filtered direct component signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to provide a modified filtered direct component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; second means for multiplying said filtered quadrature component signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to provide a modified filtered quadrature component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; and means for adding said modified filtered direct component signal and said modified filtered quadrature component signal to form said output signal corresponding to said fundamental component of said sinusoidal input signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
219 words
An apparatus to construct, within one cycle, a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to the fundamental component of a sinusoidal input signal, said apparatus comprising: means for dividing said sinusoidal input signal into a direct component signal corresponding to said fundamental component and a quadrature component signal corresponding to said fundamental component; first means for filtering said direct component signal with one or more former direct component signal values to construct a filtered direct component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said fundamental component amplitude; second means for filtering said quadrature component signal with one or more former quadrature component signal values to construct a filtered quadrature component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said fundamental component amplitude; first means for multiplying said filtered direct component signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to provide a modified filtered direct component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; second means for multiplying said filtered quadrature component signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to provide a modified filtered quadrature component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; and means for adding said modified filtered direct component signal and said modified filtered quadrature component signal to form said output signal corresponding to said fundamental component of said sinusoidal input signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: means for subtracting said output signal from an instantaneous load current output signal to render a load current harmonic ripple signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising: means for conveying said load current harmonic ripple signal to a parallel inverter of an active power line conditioner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said dividing means includes third means for multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to form said direct component signal; and forth means for multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to form said quadrature component signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first means for filtering includes means for deleting one of said former direct component signal values from a sum of said former direct component signal values; means for adding said direct component signal to said sum of said former direct component signal values; and means for dividing said sum of said former direct components signal values by a direct component signal value count to render said filtered direct component signal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
208 words
A method of constructing, within one cycle, a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to the fundamental component of a sinusoidal input signal, said method comprising the steps of: dividing said sinusoidal input signal into a direct component signal corresponding to said fundamental component and a quadrature component signal corresponding to said fundamental component; filtering said direct component signal with one or more former direct component signal values to construct a filtered direct component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said predetermined harmonic component amplitude; filtering said quadrature component signal with one or more former quadrature component signal values to construct a filtered quadrature component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said predetermined harmonic component amplitude; multiplying said filtered direct component signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to provide a modified filtered direct component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; multiplying said filtered quadrature component signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to provide a modified filtered quadrature component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; and adding said modified filtered direct component signal and said modified filtered quadrature component signal to form said output signal corresponding to said fundamental component of said sinusoidal input signal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
208 words
A method of constructing, within one cycle, a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to the fundamental component of a sinusoidal input signal, said method comprising the steps of: dividing said sinusoidal input signal into a direct component signal corresponding to said fundamental component and a quadrature component signal corresponding to said fundamental component; filtering said direct component signal with one or more former direct component signal values to construct a filtered direct component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said predetermined harmonic component amplitude; filtering said quadrature component signal with one or more former quadrature component signal values to construct a filtered quadrature component signal with an amplitude corresponding to said predetermined harmonic component amplitude; multiplying said filtered direct component signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to provide a modified filtered direct component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; multiplying said filtered quadrature component signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to provide a modified filtered quadrature component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; and adding said modified filtered direct component signal and said modified filtered quadrature component signal to form said output signal corresponding to said fundamental component of said sinusoidal input signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of: subtracting said output signal from an instantaneous load current output signal to render a load current harmonic ripple signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of: conveying said load current harmonic ripple signal to a parallel inverter of an active power line conditioner.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said dividing step includes the steps of: multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to form said direct component signal; and multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to form said quadrature component signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said direct component filtering step includes the steps of: deleting one of said former direct component signal values from a sum of said former direct component signal values; adding said direct component signal to said sum of said former direct component signal values; and dividing said sum by a direct component signal value count to render said filtered direct component signal.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
286 words
An apparatus to construct a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to fundamental component of a sinusoidal input signal, said apparatus comprising: first means for multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to form a direct component signal; second means for multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to form a quadrature component signal; first means for shifting said direct component signal to form a single cycle delayed direct component segment; second means for shifting said quadrature component signal to form a single cycle delayed quadrature component segment; first means for subtracting said single cycle delayed direct component segment from said direct component signal to form a single cycle delayed direct component signal; second means for subtracting said single cycle delayed quadrature component segment from said quadrature component signal to form a single cycle delayed quadrature component signal; first means for integrating said single cycle delayed direct component signal to form an integrated direct component signal; second means for integrating said single cycle delayed quadrature component signal to form an integrated quadrature component signal; third means for multiplying said integrated direct component signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to provide a modified integrated direct component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; fourth means for multiplying said integrated quadrature component signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to provide a modified integrated quadrature component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; and means for adding said modified integrated direct component signal and said modified integrated quadrature component signal to form said output signal corresponding to said fundamental component of said sinusoidal input signal.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
286 words
An apparatus to construct a sinusoidal output signal corresponding to fundamental component of a sinusoidal input signal, said apparatus comprising: first means for multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to form a direct component signal; second means for multiplying said input signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to form a quadrature component signal; first means for shifting said direct component signal to form a single cycle delayed direct component segment; second means for shifting said quadrature component signal to form a single cycle delayed quadrature component segment; first means for subtracting said single cycle delayed direct component segment from said direct component signal to form a single cycle delayed direct component signal; second means for subtracting said single cycle delayed quadrature component segment from said quadrature component signal to form a single cycle delayed quadrature component signal; first means for integrating said single cycle delayed direct component signal to form an integrated direct component signal; second means for integrating said single cycle delayed quadrature component signal to form an integrated quadrature component signal; third means for multiplying said integrated direct component signal by said fundamental component of a cosine reference signal to provide a modified integrated direct component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; fourth means for multiplying said integrated quadrature component signal by said fundamental component of a sine reference signal to provide a modified integrated quadrature component signal with a phase value corresponding to said input signal; and means for adding said modified integrated direct component signal and said modified integrated quadrature component signal to form said output signal corresponding to said fundamental component of said sinusoidal input signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising: means for subtracting said output signal from an instantaneous load current output signal to render a load current harmonic ripple signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising: means for conveying said load current harmonic ripple signal to a parallel inverter of an active power line conditioner.
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