Power conversion system

1. A power conversion system comprising:

a plurality of power converters;

a phase shifting transformer comprising 3-phase primary windings and a core;

a plurality of 3 secondary winding groups, wherein each of the secondary winding groups comprises n secondary windings, n>1, in electromagnetic communication with a corresponding primary winding and feeding the plurality of power converters;

wherein each of the n secondary windings in each secondary winding group each has a secondary winding phase that is shifted from each adjacent secondary winding phase of each adjacent secondary winding within the secondary winding group by a secondary winding phase shift δ, where δ=60°/n;

wherein the secondary winding phases of each secondary winding group form a phase angle set of n secondary winding phases α, α+δ, . . . , α+(n−1)δ, where α is a secondary winding offset angle;

wherein α of a first secondary winding group is further offset from the other secondary winding groups by a group phase shift, where the group phase shift equals kδ/3 and k is any integer that is not a multiple of 3;

wherein the phase shifted secondary windings within each secondary winding group form a 6×n pulse harmonics cancellation pattern in a primary line current and an overall harmonic cancellation pattern resulting from the 3 secondary winding groups in a transformer primary-side input is of 18×n pulse.

2. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein the group phase shift between different secondary winding groups is one of ±δ/3 or ±2δ/3, and secondary winding phase shifts comprise a combination selected from the group consisting of +δ/3 and −δ/3, +δ/3 and 2δ/3, and −δ/3 and −2δ/3.

3. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 1 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −20°), (α 0 +0°) and (α 0 +20°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, and the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 18-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 6-pulse.

4. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 2 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −25°, α 0 +5°), (α 0 −15°, α 0 +15°) and (α 0 −5°, α 0 +25°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 36-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 12-pulse.

5. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 3 and phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −26.67°, α 0 −6.67°, α 0 +13.33°), (α 0 −20°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +20°) and (α 0 −13.33°, α 0 +6.67°, α 0 +26.67°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 54-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 18-pulse.

6. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 4 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −25°, α 0 −10°, α 0 +5°, α 0 +20°), (α 0 −20°, α 0 −5°, α 0 +10°, α 0 +25°) and (α 0 −15°, α 0 , α 0 +15°, α 0 +30°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 72-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 24-pulse.

7. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 5 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −28°, α 0 −16°, α 0 −4°, α 0 +8°, α 0 +20°), (α 0 −24°, α 0 −12°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +12°, α 0 +24°) and (α 0 −20°, α 0 −8°, α 0 +4°, α 0 +16°, α 0 +28°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 90-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 30-pulse.

8. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 6 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −26.67°, α 0 −16.67°, α 0 −6.67°, α 0 +3.33°, α 0 +13.33°, α 0 +23.33°), (α 0 −30°, α 0 −20°, α 0 −10°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +10°, α 0 +20°) and (α 0 −23.33°, α 0 −13.33°, α 0 −3.33°, α 0 +6.67°, α 0 +16.67°, α 0 +26.67°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 108-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 36-pulse.

9. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 7 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −22.86°, α 0 −14.29°, α 0 −5.71°, α 0 +2.86°, α 0 +11.43°, α 0 +20°, α 0 +28.57°), (α 0 −25.71°, α 0 −17.14°, α 0 −8.57°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +8.57°, α 0 +17.14°, α 0 +25.71°), (α 0 −28.57°, α 0 −20°, α 0 −11.43°, α 0 −2.86°, α 0 +5.71°, α 0 +14.29°, α 0 +22.86°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 126-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 42-pulse.

10. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 8 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −27.5°, α 0 −20°, α 0 −12.5°, α 0 −5°, α 0 +2.5°, α 0 +10°, α 0 +17.5°, α 0 +25°), (α 0 −30°, α 0 −22.5°, α 0 −15°, α 0 −7.5°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +7.5°, α 0 +15°, α 0 +22.5°) and (α 0 −25°, α 0 −17.5°, α 0 −10°, α 0 −2.5°, α 0 +5°, α 0 +12.5°, α 0 +20°, α 0 +27.5°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 144-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 48-pulse.

11. The power conversion system of claim 2 , wherein the number n of secondary windings in each secondary winding group is 9 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −26.67°, α 0 −20°, α 0 −13.33°, α 0 −6.67, α 0 +0°, α 0 +6.67°, α 0 +13.33°, α 0 +20°, α 0 +26.67°), (α 0 −28.89°, α 0 −2.22°, α 0 −15.56°, α 0 −8.89°, α 0 −2.22°, α 0 +4.44°, α 0 +1.11°, α 0 +17.78°, α 0 +24.44°) and (α 0 −24.44°, α 0 −17.78°, α 0 −1.11°, α 0 −4.44°, α 0 +2.22°, α 0 +8.89°, α 0 +15.56°, α 0 +2.22°, α 0 +28.89°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is of 162-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation pattern within each secondary winding group is of 54-pulse.

12. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein each power converter is selected from the group consisting of a cascaded H bridge power converter and a cascaded neutral point clamp power converter.

13. A power conversion system comprising:

a plurality of power converters;

a phase shifting transformer comprising 3-phase primary windings and a core;

a plurality of 3 secondary winding groups, wherein each of the secondary winding groups comprises a plurality of n secondary windings, n>1, in electromagnetic communication with the primary winding and feeding the plurality of power converters;

wherein each of the 3×n secondary windings are organized into one of two virtual secondary winding groups;

wherein each of the 1.5×n secondary winding in each virtual secondary winding group each has a secondary winding phase that is shifted from each adjacent secondary winding phase of each adjacent secondary winding within the secondary winding group by a secondary winding phase shift δ, where δ=60°/(1.5×n);

wherein the secondary winding phases of each virtual secondary winding group form a phase angle set of 1.5×n secondary winding phases α, α+δ, . . . , α+1.5×(n−1)δ, where α is a secondary winding offset angle;

wherein α of a first virtual secondary winding group is further offset from the other virtual secondary winding groups by a group phase shift, where the group phase shift equals kδ/2, where k is any integer number; and

wherein the phase shifted secondary windings within each virtual secondary winding group form a 9×n pulse harmonics cancellation pattern within each virtual secondary winding group and an overall harmonic cancellation pattern resulting from the all secondary winding in the transformer primary-side input is of 18×n pulse when k is an odd number and 9×n pulse when k is an even number.

14. The power conversion system of claim 13 , wherein the number k equals an odd number, and the harmonics cancellation pattern for each of the 3 secondary winding groups is of 6×n pulse.

15. The power conversion system of claim 13 , wherein the number k equals an even number, the harmonics cancellation pattern at a transformer primary-side input is 9×n pulse, and the harmonics cancellation pattern for each of the 3 secondary winding groups is of at least 3×n pulse.

16. The power conversion system of claim 15 , wherein the number k=0 and the two virtual secondary winding groups have the same phase shift angle sets, wherein the harmonics cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is 9×n pulse, the harmonics cancellation pattern for each of the 3 groups is of at least 3×n pulse.

17. The power conversion system of claim 16 , wherein the number n of the secondary windings in each of the three secondary winding groups is 4 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 −25°, α 0 −5°, α 0 +°5, α 0 +25°), (α 0 −15°, α 0 −5°, α 0 +15°, α 0 +25°), and (α 0 −25°, α 0 −15°, α 0 +5°, α 0 +15°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is 36-pulse and the harmonic cancellation of each of the three secondary winding groups is at least 12-pulse.

18. The power conversion system of claim 16 , wherein the number n of the secondary windings in each of the three secondary winding groups is 6 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups is (α 0 −26.67°, α 0 −13.33°, α 0 −6.67°, α 0 +6.67°, α 0 +13.33°, α 0 +26.67), (α 0 −20°, α 0 −13.33°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +6.67°, α 0 +20°, α 0 +26.67), and (α 0 −26.67°, α 0 −20°, α 0 −6.67°, α 0 +0°, α 0 +13.33°, α 0 +20), where α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is 54-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation of each of the three secondary winding groups is at least 18-pulse.

19. The power conversion system of claim 16 , wherein the number n of the secondary windings in each of the three secondary winding groups is 8 and the phase angle sets of the three secondary winding groups are (α 0 +30°, α 0 +20°, α 0 +15°, α 0 +5°, α 0 +0°, α 0 −10°, α 0 −15°, α 0 −25°), (α 0 +30°, α 0 +25°, α 0 +15°, α 0 +10°, α 0 +0°, α 0 −5°, α 0 −15°, α 0 −20°), and (α 0 +25°, α 0 +20°, α 0 +10°, α 0 +5°, α 0 −5°, α 0 −10°, α 0 −20°, α 0 −25°), wherein α 0 is an arbitrary offset angle, the harmonic cancellation pattern at the transformer primary-side input is 72-pulse, and the harmonic cancellation of each of the three secondary winding groups is at least 24-pulse.

20. A power conversion system comprising:

a plurality of power converters;

a plurality of 3 phase shifting transformers each comprising a primary winding, a core, and a secondary winding group;

wherein each of the secondary winding groups comprises a plurality of n secondary windings, n>1, in electromagnetic communication with the corresponding primary winding and feeding the plurality of power converters;

wherein each of the secondary windings in each secondary winding group has a secondary winding phase that is shifted from each adjacent secondary winding phase of each secondary winding within the secondary winding group by a secondary winding phase shift δ where δ=60°/n;

wherein the secondary winding phases of each secondary winding group form a phase angle set of n secondary winding phases α, α+δ, . . . , α+(n−1)δ, where α is a secondary winding offset angle;

wherein α of a first secondary winding group is further offset from the other secondary winding groups by a group phase shift, where the group phase shift equals kδ/3 and k is any integer that is not a multiple of 3;

wherein the phase shifted secondary windings within each secondary winding group form a 6×n pulse harmonics cancellation pattern in a primary line current and an overall harmonic cancellation pattern resulting from the 3 secondary winding groups in a transformer primary-side input is of 18×n pulse.