Magnetically controllable throttle for reactive power compensation having capacitively connected auxiliary windings
In order to create a full variable shunt reactor having two magnetically controllable high-voltage throttles which is compact and at the same time can also provide capacitive reactive power, auxiliary windings are used which are inductively coupled to the high-voltage throttles. The auxiliary windings are connected to at least one capacitively acting component.
1. A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage grid having at least one phase conductor, the device comprising:
at least one high-voltage terminal configured for connecting with the at least one phase conductor;
core sections including a first core section and a second core section being elements of a closed magnetic circuit;
high-voltage windings including a first high-voltage winding enclosing said first core section and a second high-voltage winding enclosing said second core section and connected in parallel with said first high-voltage winding;
at least one saturation switching branch configured for a saturation of said core sections and having actuatable power semiconductor switches;
a controller for actuating said actuatable power semiconductor switches;
said first high-voltage winding and said second high-voltage winding each having a high-voltage end connected to said at least one high-voltage terminal and, a low-voltage side connected to said at least one saturation switching branch;
at least one capacitively acting component having capacitors; and
auxiliary windings inductively coupled to said high-voltage windings, said auxiliary windings being interconnected with said at least one capacitively acting component, said auxiliary windings being constituted in a delta-connected configuration, and a capacitor of said capacitors is connected in parallel with each of said auxiliary windings.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of said auxiliary windings having two auxiliary part-windings;
each of said high-voltage windings is inductively coupled to one of said auxiliary part-windings; and
said auxiliary part-windings are connected to one another in series or in parallel.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said auxiliary windings function as compensating windings.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said capacitively acting component includes a static reactive power compensator which for each said at least one high-voltage terminal, contains a series-connected configuration of two-pole submodules, each of said two-pole submodules constitutes a full-bridge circuit of further power semiconductor switches and a capacitor.
5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein each of said two-pole submodules contains a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first series-connected branch and a second series-connected branch, which are respectively parallel-connected to said capacitor, each of said first and second series-connected branch has a series-connected configuration of said further power semiconductor switches, wherein a potential point between said further power semiconductor switches of said first series-connected branch is connected to said first terminal of a respective one of said two-pole submodules, and a potential point between said further power semiconductor switches of said second series-connected branch is connected to said second terminal of said respective two-pole submodule.
6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein said auxiliary windings are constituted in a delta-connected configuration, each potential point between two of said auxiliary windings is connected to said series-connected configuration of said two-pole submodules.
7. A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage grid having at least one phase conductor, the device comprising:
at least one high-voltage terminal configured for connecting with the at least one phase conductor;
core sections including a first core section and a second core section being elements of a closed magnetic circuit;
high-voltage windings including a first high-voltage winding enclosing said first core section and a second high-voltage winding enclosing said second core section and connected in parallel with said first high-voltage winding;
at least one saturation switching branch configured for a saturation of said core sections and having actuatable power semiconductor switches;
a controller for actuating said actuatable power semiconductor switches;
said first high-voltage winding and said second high-voltage winding each having a high-voltage end connected to said at least one high-voltage terminal and, a low-voltage side connected to said at least one saturation switching branch;
at least one capacitively acting component having capacitors;
auxiliary windings inductively coupled to said high-voltage windings, said auxiliary windings being interconnected with said at least one capacitively acting component, said auxiliary windings being constituted in a delta-connected configuration; and
a potential point between two of said auxiliary windings is connected to one pole of a capacitor of said capacitors.
8. A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage grid having at least one phase conductor, the device comprising:
at least one high-voltage terminal configured for connecting with the at least one phase conductor;
core sections including a first core section and a second core section being elements of a closed magnetic circuit;
high-voltage windings including a first high-voltage winding enclosing said first core section and a second high-voltage winding enclosing said second core section and connected in parallel with said first high-voltage winding;
at least one saturation switching branch configured for a saturation of said core sections and having actuatable power semiconductor switches;
a controller for actuating said actuatable power semiconductor switches;
said first high-voltage winding and said second high-voltage winding each having a high-voltage end connected to said at least one high-voltage terminal and, a low-voltage side connected to said at least one saturation switching branch;
at least one capacitively acting component having capacitors;
auxiliary windings inductively coupled to said high-voltage windings, said auxiliary windings being interconnected with said at least one capacitively acting component, said auxiliary windings being constituted in a delta-connected configuration, and each potential point between two of said auxiliary windings is connected via a capacitor of said capacitors to a capacitor neutral point.
9. A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage grid having at least one phase conductor, the device comprising:
at least one high-voltage terminal configured for connecting with the at least one phase conductor;
core sections including a first core section and a second core section being elements of a closed magnetic circuit;
high-voltage windings including a first high-voltage winding enclosing said first core section and a second high-voltage winding enclosing said second core section and connected in parallel with said first high-voltage winding;
at least one saturation switching branch configured for a saturation of said core sections and having actuatable power semiconductor switches;
a controller for actuating said actuatable power semiconductor switches;
said first high-voltage winding and said second high-voltage winding each having a high-voltage end connected to said at least one high-voltage terminal and, a low-voltage side connected to said at least one saturation switching branch;
at least one capacitively acting component having capacitors;
auxiliary windings inductively coupled to said high-voltage windings, said auxiliary windings being interconnected with said at least one capacitively acting component, said auxiliary windings being connected to one another to constitute an auxiliary winding neutral point and, at a side thereof which is averted from said auxiliary winding neutral point, said auxiliary windings are connected to one pole of a capacitor of said capacitors.
10. A device for reactive power compensation in a high-voltage grid having at least one phase conductor, the device comprising:
at least one high-voltage terminal configured for connecting with the at least one phase conductor;
core sections including a first core section and a second core section being elements of a closed magnetic circuit;
high-voltage windings including a first high-voltage winding enclosing said first core section and a second high-voltage winding enclosing said second core section and connected in parallel with said first high-voltage winding;
at least one saturation switching branch configured for a saturation of said core sections and having actuatable power semiconductor switches;
a controller for actuating said actuatable power semiconductor switches;
said first high-voltage winding and said second high-voltage winding each having a high-voltage end connected to said at least one high-voltage terminal and, a low-voltage side connected to said at least one saturation switching branch;
at least one capacitively acting component having capacitors;
auxiliary windings inductively coupled to said high-voltage windings, said auxiliary windings being interconnected with said at least one capacitively acting component, said auxiliary windings being mutually interconnected to constitute an auxiliary winding neutral point and, at their side thereof which is averted from said auxiliary winding neutral point, are connected to one another via a capacitor of said capacitors.