Electricity: motive power systems – Synchronous motor systems – Hysteresis or reluctance motor systems
Patent
1994-01-13
1996-04-02
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Electricity: motive power systems
Synchronous motor systems
Hysteresis or reluctance motor systems
318254, 318439, 318138, H02P 146
Patent
active
055044107
ABSTRACT:
A switching circuit for a switched reluctance motor or generator comprises positive and negative power lines, a string of smoothing capacitors serially connected between them and two pairs of gate turn-off thyristors connected to either end of a phase winding of the motor or generator. Circulating diodes are connected between the ends of the winding and the opposite power line and further circulating diodes are connected between each pair of thyristors. A mid-point between the capacitors is connected between the further diodes. At switch-off one of the outer GTO's is first opened so that one of the diodes conducts and current in the winding is routed via the mid-point. Then the other outer GTO is opened so that current now circulates through both of the diodes and substantially no voltage is dropped across the winding. The first inner GTO is then opened causing one of the diodes to conduct. Thereafter the second inner GTO can be opened. Turn-on requires a progressive reversal of the turn-off sequence if winding current continues to flow. Otherwise, all but one outer GTO are turned on together followed by the omitted GTO after a delay. The GTO to be omitted initially at turn-on is chosen to provide the desired correction to the voltage at the midpoint.
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Masih Karen
Shoop Jr. William M.
Switched Reluctance Drives Limited
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