IP Library Granted Patent US 10,424,435
Granted Patent B2
US 10,424,435 · App. 15/117,138 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Apparatus for reducing a magnetic unidirectional flux component in the core of a transformer

Inventor: Peter Hamberger (Kirchschlag bei Linz, AT)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
H01F27/42H01F27/28H01F27/38H01F29/14H01F2029/143
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Patent No.
US 10,424,435
App. No.
15/117,138
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for reducing a magnetic unidirectional flux component in the core of a transformer with at least three legs, in particular a three-phase transformer having at least one compensation winding per transformer leg, wherein the compensation windings are magnetically coupled to the core of the transformer, where two compensation windings are provided per leg, the first compensation windings of a leg are each electrically connected together in a first delta connection, in each case the second compensation windings of a leg are each electrically connected together in a second delta connection, the compensation windings of at least one leg have different numbers of windings, and where at least one switching unit is arranged in series with the compensation windings for phase angle control.

Claims (16)

1. An apparatus for reducing a magnetic unidirectional flux component in a core of a transformer having at least three limbs, comprising:

at least one compensation winding per limb of the transformer, the at least one compensation windings being magnetically coupled to the core of the transformer;

wherein two compensation windings are provided per limb, first compensation windings of a limb are each electrically connected to one another in a first delta connection, second compensation windings of the limb are each electrically connected to one another in a second delta connection;

wherein compensation windings of at least one delta connection have the following number of windings and N, m are natural numbers where N>m, the first compensation winding of a first limb having N+m windings, the first compensation winding of a second limb having N windings, and the first compensation winding of a third limb having N-m windings; and

wherein at least one switching unit is arranged in series with the compensation windings to provide phase-fired control.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensation windings have the following number of windings and N, m are natural numbers where N>m, the first compensation winding of a first limb having N+m windings, while the second compensation winding of the first limb having N-m windings, the first and the second compensation windings of a second limb each having N windings, and the first compensation winding of a third limb having N-m windings, while the second compensation winding of the third limb having N+m windings.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first and second delta connection are electrically unconnected to one another, and each delta connection has a separate switching unit.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensation windings have the following number of windings and N, m, M are natural numbers where N>m, the first compensation winding of a first limb having N+m windings, while the second compensation winding of the first limb has M windings, the first compensation winding of a second limb having N windings, the second compensation winding of the second limb having M windings, and the first compensation winding of a third limb having N-m windings, while the second compensation winding of the third limb having M windings.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first and second delta connection are electrically connected in series and have a shared switching unit.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one current-limiting inductor arranged electrically in series with the switching unit.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one switching unit is connected to a measurement device for detecting the magnetic unidirectional flux component.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a control unit for phase-fired control of the switching unit;

wherein the control unit comprises a timer, which is connected to a phase detector such that the timer is triggered by the phase detector, which can detect phase of voltages induced into the compensation windings and activates the switching unit such that a pulsating direct current is fed into the compensation windings.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transformer is a three-phase transformer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 056501/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 039358/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: HAMBERGER, PETER
To: SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH
Reel/Frame 039358/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14154070 · Feb 6, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
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