IP Library Granted Patent US 8,531,262
Granted Patent B2
US 8,531,262 · App. 11/054,546 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Multi-site spare 3-phase transformer

Inventors: Rajendra Ahuja (Fremont, CA); Joseph Nguyen (San Jose, CA); Mostafa Jafarnia (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Waukesha Electric Systems, Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 8,531,262
App. No.
11/054,546
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A three phase transformer circuit is provided that includes a supply side, wherein the supply side is selectably configurable, via the use of sets of terminal boards, between a delta connection and a wye connection at a time of use and, a load side, wherein the load side is selectably configurable between a delta connection and a wye connection at the time of use. The three-phase transformer also provides for selecting an input voltage, from multiple input voltages, via the sets of terminal boards, at the time of use, and for selecting an output voltage for the supply side, from multiple output voltage, at the time of use.

Claims (22)

1. A three-phase transformer circuit, comprising:

a supply side including three sets of windings selectably configurable between a delta connection and a wye connection;

a load side including a first set of load windings and a delta-wye switch, coupled to the first set of load windings, to selectably configure the first set of load windings between a delta connection and a wye connection independently from the supply side winding configuration, and

wherein the three sets of windings each include inner windings and outer windings, the outer windings divided into respective first portions and second portions that are selectably configurable between a series connection and a parallel connection;

wherein the supply side includes a non-linear device connected in parallel with each of the inner windings; and

wherein the load side includes a second set of load windings.

2. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 1 , wherein the supply side includes a supply terminal board to selectively configure the three sets of windings between the delta and wye connections.

3. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 1 , wherein the supply side includes a supply terminal board to selectively configure the first and second portions of the outer windings between the series and parallel connections.

4. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 1 , wherein the supply side includes a delta-wye switch to selectively configure the three sets of windings between the delta and wye connections.

5. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 1 , wherein tap leads extend from the outer windings.

6. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 1 , wherein the three sets of windings are selectively configurable to control the amount of voltage output from the load windings.

7. A three-phase transformer circuit, comprising:

a supply side including three sets of windings and means for selectably configuring the three sets of windings between a delta connection and a wye connection; and

a load side including a set of load windings and a means for selectably configuring the set of load windings between a delta connection and a wye connection independently from the supply side winding configuration, and

wherein the three sets of windings each include inner windings and outer windings, the outer windings divided into respective first portions and second portions that are selectably configurable between a series connection and a parallel connection;

wherein the supply side includes a non-linear device connected in parallel with each of the inner windings; and

wherein the load side includes a second set of load windings.

8. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 7 , wherein the supply side configuring means is a supply terminal board.

9. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 7 , wherein the load side configuring means is a load terminal board.

10. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 7 , wherein, the supply side configuring means is a delta-wye switch.

11. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 7 , wherein the load side configuring means is a delta-wye switch.

12. The three-phase transformer circuit of claim 7 , wherein the supply side includes a means for controlling the amount of voltage output from the load windings.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTED COVER SHEET TO CORRECT EXECUTION DATES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL/FRAME 016271/0273 Recorded Nov 4, 2005
From: AHUJA, RAJENDRA; NGUYEN, JOSEPH; JAFARNIA, MOSTAFA
To: WAUKESHA ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 016979/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2005
From: AHUJA, RAJENDRA; NGUYEN, JOSEPH; JAFARNIA, MOSTAFA
To: WAUKESHA ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 016271/0273 →
Continuity (2)
Division 10175888 · Jun 21, 2002
Related Publication 20050138797A1 · Jun 30, 2005