IP Library Granted Patent US 10,270,367
Granted Patent B2
US 10,270,367 · App. 16/069,549 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

Frequency converter with LCL line and common mode filter

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Patent No.
US 10,270,367
App. No.
16/069,549
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filtering method and arrangement for a system comprising a regenerative frequency converter and a motor, which regenerative frequency converter has an intermediate DC circuit comprising positive and negative pole and which regenerative frequency converter is connected to a supplying 3-phase mains network via a line filter unit comprising in serial connection a first 3-phase inductor unit with mains side terminals and motor side terminals and a second 3-phase inductor unit, and a 3-phase capacitor unit which comprises phase-specific capacitors which are connected in star connection between the motor side terminals of the first 3-phase inductor unit and a star point, which star point is connected to ground via a fourth capacitor. The filtering arrangement further comprises a common mode inductor unit and a filtering capacitor unit. Filtering capacitor unit comprises two capacitors in serial connection between the poles of the intermediate DC circuit such that the common point of the capacitors is connected to the star point of the capacitor unit in the line filter unit. The filter arrangement is configured to determine the control pattern of the controllable power switches by using a 60° bus clamp modulation or a softened 60° bus clamp modulation.

Claims (68)

1. A filtering arrangement for a system comprising a regenerative frequency converter and a motor,

which regenerative frequency converter has an intermediate DC circuit comprising positive and negative pole, and

which regenerative frequency converter is connected to a supplying 3-phase mains network via a line filter unit comprising in serial connection a first 3-phase inductor unit with mains side terminals and motor side terminals and a second 3-phase inductor unit, and a 3-phase capacitor unit which comprises phase-specific capacitors which are connected in star connection between the motor side terminals of the first 3-phase inductor unit and a star point, which star point is connected to ground via a fourth capacitor,

wherein

the filtering arrangement further comprises a common mode inductor unit and a filtering capacitor unit,

which filtering capacitor unit comprises two capacitors in serial connection between the poles of the intermediate DC circuit such that the common point of the capacitors is connected to the star point of the capacitor unit in the line filter unit, and

wherein the filter arrangement is configured to determine the control pattern of the controllable power switches by using a 60° bus clamp modulation or a softened 60° bus clamp modulation.

2. The filtering arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the common mode inductor has three phases and is connected between the motor side terminals of the first 3-phase inductor unit and the AC terminals of the active front end bridge.

3. The filtering arrangement according to claim 2 ,

wherein

the common mode inductor is connected between the line filter unit and the active front end bridge.

4. The filtering arrangement according to claim 2 ,

wherein

the common mode inductor is connected between the first 3-phase inductor unit and the second 3-phase inductor unit.

5. The filtering arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the common mode inductor has two phases and is connected in the DC intermediate circuit between the active front end bridge and the inverter unit.

6. The filtering arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the front end bridge.

7. The filtering arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the inverter bridge.

8. The filtering arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches both in the front end bridge and in the inverter bridge.

9. The filtering arrangement according to claim 6 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use 1 . . . 30° level shift period in the softened 60° bus clamp modulation.

10. The filtering arrangement according to claim 2 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the front end bridge.

11. The filtering arrangement according to claim 3 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the front end bridge.

12. The filtering arrangement according to claim 4 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the front end bridge.

13. The filtering arrangement according to claim 5 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the front end bridge.

14. The filtering arrangement according to claim 2 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the inverter bridge.

15. The filtering arrangement according to claim 3 ,

wherein

the filtering arrangement is configured to use the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the inverter bridge.

16. A filtering method for a system comprising a regenerative frequency converter and a motor,

which regenerative frequency converter has an intermediate DC circuit comprising positive and negative pole, and

which regenerative frequency converter is connected to a supplying 3-phase mains network via a line filter unit comprising in serial connection a first 3-phase inductor unit with mains side terminals and motor side terminals and a second 3-phase inductor unit, and a 3-phase capacitor unit which comprises phase-specific capacitors which are connected in star connection between the motor side terminals of the first 3-phase inductor unit and a star point, which star point is connected to ground via a fourth capacitor,

wherein

the system comprises a common mode inductor unit and a filtering capacitor unit,

which filtering capacitor unit comprises two capacitors in serial connection between the poles of the intermediate DC circuit such that the common point of the capacitors is connected to the star point of the capacitor unit in the line filter unit, and

wherein the control pattern of the controllable power switches is determined by using a 60° bus clamp modulation or a softened 60° bus clamp modulation.

17. The filtering method according to claim 16 ,

wherein

the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation is used when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the front end bridge.

18. The filtering method according to claim 16 ,

wherein

the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation is used when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches in the inverter bridge.

19. The filtering method according to claim 16 ,

wherein

the 60° bus clamp modulation or the softened 60° bus clamp modulation is used when determining the control pattern of the controllable power switches both in the front end bridge and in the inverter bridge.

20. The filtering method according to claim 16 ,

wherein

1 . . . 30° level shift period is used in the softened 60° bus clamp modulation.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 13, 2024
From: VACON OY
To: DANFOSS DRIVES OY
Reel/Frame 068321/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2018
From: SODO, NICKLAS; OLLILA, JAAKKO; MARTTI, LAAKSO
To: VACON OY
Reel/Frame 047351/0146 →