IP Library Granted Patent US 8,228,693
Granted Patent B2
US 8,228,693 · App. 12/438,756 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

DC filter and voltage source converter station comprising such filter

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Patent No.
US 8,228,693
App. No.
12/438,756
Granted
Jul 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The resistors of a filter block in a voltage source converter station are connected with a floating neutral point.

Claims (14)

1. A DC filter for use in a voltage source converter based HVDC transmission system comprising a first and a second pole line, said filter comprising:

a first connection point connected to the first pole line,

a second connection point connected to the second pole line,

a third connection point connected to ground,

two LC filters serially connected between the first and the second connection point, and

an inductor provided between ground and a junction between the two LC filters,

wherein values of the LC filters and the inductor are chosen so that

Ω pm 2 =1÷( L 3× C 3) and

Ω gm 2 =1÷([2 ×L 4 +L 3 ]×C 3),

wherein Ω pm are pole mode harmonic frequencies and Ω gm are ground mode harmonic frequencies to be filtered in rad/s.

2. A converter station, comprising:

a DC filter comprising a first connection point connected to a first pole line, a second connection point connected to a second pole line, a third connection point connected to ground, two LC filters serially connected between the first and the second connection point, and an inductor provided between ground and a junction between the two LC filters, wherein values of the LC filters and the inductor are chosen so that Ω pm 2 =1÷(L 3 ×C 3 ) and Ω gm 2 =1÷([2×L 4 +L 3 ]×C 3 ), wherein Ω pm are pole mode harmonic frequencies and Ω gm are ground mode harmonic frequencies to be filtered in rad/s.

3. The converter station according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a voltage source converter comprising semiconductor valves comprising branches of gate turn on/turn off semiconductor elements.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
To: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 052916/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 15, 2016
From: ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD.
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 040620/0939 →