IP Library Granted Patent US 8,144,488
Granted Patent B2
US 8,144,488 · App. 12/438,759 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

Voltage source converter station

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Patent No.
US 8,144,488
App. No.
12/438,759
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

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

Claims (13)

1. A converter station, comprising:

a voltage source converter coupled between a direct current link and a three-phase alternating current network in a high voltage direct current transmission system;

a grounded filter block coupled to phase lines between the voltage source converter and the three-phase alternating current network for filtering current harmonics in the alternating current network; and

a resistive part of the filter block comprising a common ungrounded electrical zero between the phases.

2. The converter station according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage source converter is a pulse width modulated converter.

3. The converter station according to claim 1 , wherein the filter block is coupled at a connection point between a phase inductor and a transformer connecting to the three-phase network.

4. The converter station according to claim 1 , wherein the filter block is a tuned filter with band pass characteristics for harmonics that constitute zero sequence harmonics and a damped filter with high pass characteristics for harmonics that constitute positive or negative sequence harmonics.

5. The converter station according to claim 1 , wherein the filter block of each phase comprises:

a capacitor and an inductor serially connected between a phase line and ground, wherein the capacitor is connected to the phase line and the inductor to ground, and a resistor that in one end is connected to the junction point between the capacitor and the inductor and in the other end is connected to a floating neutral point.

6. The converter station according to claim 5 , wherein the filter block comprises a second inductor and a second capacitor connected in parallel with each other and in series with the capacitor.

7. The converter station according to claim 6 , wherein the filter block comprises a third inductor and a third capacitor connected in parallel with each other and in series with the capacitor.

8. The converter station according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second filter block connected in parallel with the filter, wherein the second filter block is ungrounded.

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 →