Abstract:
A passive electronic fuse (1) for protecting a DC application (5) in the event of a fault. The electronic fuse comprises a first leg (10) comprising a first winding (20) of a mutual inductor (14) and a switch device connected in series, a second leg (12) comprising a second winding (24) of the mutual inductor (14). The first leg and the second leg are connected in parallel and a self- inductance of the second winding is lower than a self-inductance of the first winding. The second leg further comprises a capacitor (26) connected i n series with the second winding of the mutual inductor and the switch device is a thyristor (22) or a switch device with switching properties of a thyristor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for operating an electric-arc furnace, EAF. The method comprises converting, in a power electronic converter, a grid frequency to an operating frequency for an EAF, controlling, in the power electronic converter, the converted operating frequency between 100Hz and 1 kHz,and operating one of more electrical arc(s) of the EAF with the controlled converted operating frequency. Corresponding power electronic converter, EAF system and power transformer are also presented.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker is connected in a three-phase system having an inductive load, and the method comprises method for controlling a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker being connected in a three-phase system having an inductive load, the method comprises opening (S110) a first phase (L 1 ) of the three- phase system before a zero crossing of a current in the first phase (L 1 ), opening (S120) the second and third phases (L 2 and L 3 ) of the three-phase system a quarter period after opening the first phase (L 1 ), closing (S140) the first and second phase (L 1 and L 2 ) at a peak voltage of a voltage between the first and second phases (L 1 and L 2 ), and closing (S150) the third phase (L 3 ) a quarter period after closing the first and second phases (L 1 and L 2 ). A circuit breaker controller is also presented.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a surge arrester arrangement for a phase leg winding (2) of a transformer (1). The surge arrester arrangement comprises a plurality of series connected surge arresters (3) comprising at least a first surge arrester(3a) and a second surge arrester(3b) configured to be connected across the winding from a first end (2a) of the winding to a second end (2b) of the winding. The arrangement also comprises an intermediate connection (4b), between the first and second surge arresters and configured to connect to the winding such that the first surge arrester is connected across a first section of the winding formed between the first end and the intermediate connection and the second surge arrester is connected across a second section of the winding formed between the second end and the intermediate connection. The arrangement also comprises a plurality of bushings (6) configured to allow connections (4) to the series connected surge arresters to pass through a wall of a transformer tank (5) containing the phase leg winding. The plurality of bushings comprises a first bushing (6a) for a first connection (4a) between the first end (2a) of the winding and the first surge arrester (3a), a second bushing (6b) for the intermediate connection (4b), and a third bushing (6c) for a third connection (4c) between the second end (2b) of the winding and the second surge arrester (3b).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a switching arrangement for load transfer of supply voltage. The arrangement comprises a static transfer switch (STS) (S 1 , S 2 ), and a fast mechanical commutating switch (FCS) (FCS 1 ) connected in parallel with the STS, such that when both the FCS and the STS are closed a current loop (L 3 ) there through is created. A system and method for load transfer of supply voltage is also presented.
Abstract:
An electric power distribution switchgear (11) is connected between an electric power grid and an electric power equipment (12). The switchgear comprises (i) a synchronized vacuum switching apparatus (16) configured to break the current to the electric power equipment (12) using a synchronized technique to avoid re-ignition during the breaking and thus any transients caused by such re-ignition; and (ii) a surge arrester arrangement (17) connected to the electric power equipment(12), the surge arrester arrangement being designed and configured to only handle transients caused by the current chopping at the breaking. Hereby, the surge arrester arrangement (17) can be arranged remote from the electric power equipment(12), such as e.g. in the same casing(21) as the synchronized vacuum switching apparatus (16).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an AC contactor (1), comprising a first fixed contact member (3a), a second fixed contact member (3b), a movable contact bridge member (5) mechanically connectable to the first fixed contact member (3a) and to the second fixed contact member (3b) simultaneously to allow current (i) to flow between the first fixed contact member (3a) and the second fixed contact member (3b), and which movable contact bridge member (5) is arranged to be moved away from the first fixed contact member (3a) and the second fixed contact member (3b) to obtain an open state of the AC contactor (1), and a first reverse-blocking semiconductor device (7) arranged to provide a current path (9) in the forward direction of the first reverse-blocking semiconductor device (7), in the open state of the AC contactor (1), from the first fixed contact member (3a) to the movable contact bridge member (5).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a variable speed drive arrangement (16) as well as a method and computer program product for operating a circuit breaker (12) from such a variable speed drive arrangement (16). The arrangement (16) is connected between a load (18, 20) and an AC system (10) via a drive transformer (14) and the circuit breaker (12) and comprises an AC to AC converter (24) connected to the AC system (10). It also comprises a control unit (26) controlling the converter (24). When there is a need to operate the circuit breaker (12), the control unit (26) obtains measurements of at least one electrical property (EP) of the connection, determines at least one phase angle when the circuit breaker (12) is to be operated and sends, to the circuit breaker (12), at least one control signal (S) controlling the circuit breaker (12) to perform the operation at the determined phase angle.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises opening (S100) the circuit breaker with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and closing (S120) the circuit breaker with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.