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System for stabilizing a power supply system
Assignee: Piller Group GmbH
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Filing: 1998-04-13
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Granted: 2000-02-08
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Expires: 2018-04-13
Abstract
Abstract In order to provide a system for stabilizing a power supply system comprising a choke, which connects the power supply system to a mains power feed, a converter system connected to the power supply system and having a converter machine with a rotor and at least one three-phase winding, which is in a position to stabilize the voltage in the power supply system to a specific value it is suggested that the converter system comprise a flywheel storage means with a synchronous machine and a flywheel coupled thereto, that the converter system have a static converter system, with which the flywheel storage means can be coupled to the converter machine such that the flywheel storage means can draw power from the converter machine or supply power to it, and that a control be provided which detects the voltage of the power supply system and controls the static converter system such that the converter machine stabilizes the voltage of the power supply system to a predeterminable value by drawing or supplying power.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralf Briest
- 👤 Hilmar Darrelmann
- 👤 Klaus Sachs
- 👤 Uwe Schrader-Hausmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-01 14:56
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B15/00; B30B15/14; B30B15/148; H; H02; H02J; H02J3/00; H02J3/28; H02J3/30; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/02; H02K7/025; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
Apparatus for stabilizing the voltage of a power supply system having at least one load connected thereto, said apparatus including a choke unit for connecting said power supply system to a mains power system and a converter system for stabilizing the power supply system voltage, said converter system comprising: a converter machine having a rotor and at least one three phase winding, one three phase winding of said converter machine being coupled to said power supply system; a voltage controller adapted to detect said power supply system voltage and control said converter machine to maintain said voltage at a predetermined value; a flywheel storage unit including a synchronous machine and a flywheel coupled thereto; a static converter unit coupling the synchronous machine of said flywheel unit and one three phase winding of said converter machine to exchange real power between the flywheel unit and converter machine by changing the speed of said flywheel; and a converter controller, responsive to at least one electric parameter of said power supply system and of said mains power system, to control said static converter unit such that the flywheel storage unit supports said converter machine in stabilizing the power supply system voltage by drawing real power from the converter machine or supplying real power to the converter machine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
Apparatus for stabilizing the voltage of a power supply system having at least one load connected thereto, said apparatus including a choke unit for connecting said power supply system to a mains power system and a converter system for stabilizing the power supply system voltage, said converter system comprising: a converter machine having a rotor and at least one three phase winding, one three phase winding of said converter machine being coupled to said power supply system; a voltage controller adapted to detect said power supply system voltage and control said converter machine to maintain said voltage at a predetermined value; a flywheel storage unit including a synchronous machine and a flywheel coupled thereto; a static converter unit coupling the synchronous machine of said flywheel unit and one three phase winding of said converter machine to exchange real power between the flywheel unit and converter machine by changing the speed of said flywheel; and a converter controller, responsive to at least one electric parameter of said power supply system and of said mains power system, to control said static converter unit such that the flywheel storage unit supports said converter machine in stabilizing the power supply system voltage by drawing real power from the converter machine or supplying real power to the converter machine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the static converter unit comprises at least one static converter circuit with two static converters coupled via a direct current link.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein each of the static converters is adapted to be switched between a rectifier function and an inverter function.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the static converters are controllable by the converter controller such that in one static converter circuit one of the static converters operates in a rectifier function and the other in an inverter function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the static converter unit comprises several static converter circuits connected in parallel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein the converter controller controls said static converters of one static converter circuit for supplying power to the converter machine or drawing power from the converter machine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein a choke is arranged in the direct current link of each static converter circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: the choke between the mains power system and the power supply system comprises a coupling choke; and the converter machine is connected to an intermediate tap of the coupling choke.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein a counterreactance of the coupling choke corresponds approximately to a subtransient reactance of the converter machine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein a voltage generated by the converter machine is adapted to be controlled via an exciter winding of the rotor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein the exciter winding is adapted to be excited in a brushless manner.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein excitation of the converter machine is controlled in accordance with the power supply system voltage.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the converter machine has a single three-phase winding connected to the power supply system and to the static converter unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the converter machine has a first three phase winding connected to said power supply system and a second three-phase winding connected to said static converter unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein the first three-phase winding and the second three-phase winding have the same number of poles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein the first three-phase winding and the second three-phase winding are arranged in a common pack.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 16, wherein the first three-phase winding and the second three-phase winding are arranged in separate slots.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the rotor has an attenuator winding.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said flywheel rotates about a vertical axis.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 19, wherein the flywheel is suspended in a bearing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 20, wherein said bearing comprises a magnetic bearing.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein a rotor of the synchronous machine of the flywheel unit is seated on a shaft of the flywheel.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 22, wherein the flywheel is arranged on a side of the rotor located opposite the magnetic bearing.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein an exciting machine is associated with the synchronous machine of the flywheel unit.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the converter system supplies the entire power consumed in the power supply system during any failure of the mains power feed to said power supply system.
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