Three phase power generation from a plurality of direct current sources
A direct current to pulse amplitude modulated (“PAM”) current converter, denominated a “PAMCC”, is connected to an individual source of direct current. The PAMCC receives direct current and provides pulse amplitude modulated current at its three output terminals, wherein the current of each terminal is one hundred twenty degrees out of phase with the other two terminals. The pulses are produced at a high frequency relative to the signal modulated on a sequence of pulses. The signal modulated onto a sequence of pulses may represent portions of a lower frequency sine wave or other lower frequency waveform, including DC. When each phased output is connected in parallel with the outputs of similar PAMCCs an array of PAMCCs is formed, wherein each voltage phased output pulse is out of phase with respect to a corresponding current output pulse of the other PAMCCs. An array of PAMCCs constructed in accordance with the present invention form a distributed three-phase multiphase inverter whose combined output is the demodulated sum of the current pulse amplitude modulated by each PAMCC on each phase.
1. A system for converting direct current electrical power into three phase alternating current electrical power, the system comprising:
two or more direct electrical current sources;
a pulse amplitude modulated current converter (“converter”) connected to each direct electrical current source, wherein each of the converters receives direct electrical current from its respective direct electrical current source and provides a first pulse amplitude modulated current pulse at a first phase at a first output terminal of the converter and a second pulse amplitude modulated current pulse at a second phase at a second output terminal and a third pulse amplitude modulated current pulse at a third phase at a third output terminal and further wherein the first output terminal of each converter is electrically connected in parallel with the first output terminals of all other converters in the system and the second output terminal of each converter is electrically connected in parallel with the second output terminals of all other converters in the system and the third output terminal of each converter is electrically connected in parallel with the third output terminals of all other converters in the system, whereby the first and the second and the third current pulses of at least two converters are out of phase with respect to the first and the second and the third current pulses of each other, thereby summing the current pulses of each phase of all of the converters such that a signal modulated onto the pulse output of the converters is demodulated,
wherein the current pulses are modified on a cycle-by-cycle basis to cancel an effect of transient noise on the signal.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the current pulse of each converter is out of phase with respect to the current pulses of all other converters of the same voltage phase.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal is a sixty-cycle alternating current voltage.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal is an approximately fixed value of direct current voltage.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal is a square wave.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal is a triangle wave.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal is a Gaussian wave.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the signal includes a communications signal for communicating data.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the communications signal is superimposed upon the signal.
10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the communications signal communicates data from a given converter to at least one other converter in the system.
11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the communications signal communicates data from a given converter to all other converters in the system.
12. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the data comprises phase data.
13. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the data comprises control commands.
14. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the data comprises operational data.
15. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more direct electrical current sources are photovoltaic panels.
16. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more direct electrical current sources are wind powered generators.
17. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more direct electrical current sources are tidal power generators.
18. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more direct electrical current sources are piezoelectric power generators.
19. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more direct electrical current sources are batteries.
20. A system for converting direct current electrical power into three phase alternating current electrical power, the system comprising:
two or more direct electrical current sources;
a pulse amplitude modulated current converter (“converter”) connected to each direct electrical current source, wherein each of the converters receives direct electrical current from its respective direct electrical current source and provides a first pulse amplitude modulated current pulse at a first phase at a first output terminal of the converter and a second pulse amplitude modulated current pulse at a second phase at a second output terminal and a third pulse amplitude modulated current pulse at a third phase at a third output terminal and further wherein the first output terminal of each converter is electrically connected in parallel with the first output terminals of all other converters in the system and the second output terminal of each converter is electrically connected in parallel with the second output terminals of all other converters in the system and the third output terminal of each converter is electrically connected in parallel with the third output terminals of all other converters in the system, whereby the first and the second and the third current pulses of at least two converters are out of phase with respect to the first and the second and the third current pulses of each other, thereby summing the current pulses of each phase of all of the converters such that a signal modulated onto the pulse output of the converters is demodulated,
wherein the two or more direct electrical current sources are chemical power generators or geothermal power generators.