Abstract:
A regulator (32) for a stepped-waveform inverter having first and second subinverters (70, 78) which produce waveforms having a variable phase displacement therebetween and a summing transformer (112) which sums the outputs of the subinverters includes circuitry (158) for detecting a deviation of a parameter of the AC output power produced by the inverter from a reference and circuitry (160) coupled to the detecting circuitry for deriving a phase command signal from the detected deviation. A comparator (208) compares the phase command signal with a ramp signal to obtain a comparison signal and circuitry (140, 144) operates the first and second subinverters responsive to the comparison signal to cause the phase displacement to vary in accordance with the phase command signal.
Abstract:
Previously, while stepped-waveform inverters approximate a sine wave to reduce the size of the filters needed at the output of such inverters, efficient and effective methods of controlling such inverters have heretofore been lacking. In order to overcome these drawbacks, an inverter (24) for use in a variable-speed, constant-frequency power conversion system (10) of the type used in an aircraft, for example, is provided with four subinverter pairs (30, 32, 34, 36), each of which generates a respective set of waveforms. The four subinverter pairs (30, 32, 34, 46) are connected to a summing transformer (31, 33, 35, 37) having eight sets pairs of primary windings (80, 92) and eight sets of secondary windings (90, 98) coupled to the primary windings (80, 92). A regulator (50, 52) is coupled to the output of the summing transformer (31, 33, 35, 37) and varies the phase angles between the waveforms generated by the four subinverter pairs (30, 32, 34, 36) based upon the voltage and current at the output of the summing transformer (31, 33, 35, 37) in order to regulate the voltage at the output of the summing transformer (31, 33, 35, 37).
Abstract:
Previously, while stepped-waveform inverters approximate a sine wave to reduce the size of filters needed at the output of such inverters, efficient and effective methods of controlling such inverters have heretofore been lacking. In order to overcome these drawbacks of previous inverters, an inverter (24) for use in a power conversion system (10) of the type used in an aircraft, for example, is provided with a first subinverter pair (30) that generates a first pair of waveforms and a second subinverter pair (32) that generates a second pair of waveforms. The two subinverter pairs (30, 32) are connected to a summing transformer (31, 33) having two pairs of primary windings (80, 92) and a plurality of secondary windings (90, 98) coupled to the primary windings (80, 92). A regulator (50, 52) is coupled to the output of the summing transformer (31, 33) and varies the phase angles between the waveforms generated by the two subinverter pairs (30, 32) based upon the voltage and current at the output of the summing transformer (31, 33) in order to regulate the voltage at the output of the summing transformer (31, 33).
Abstract:
Previously while stepped-waveform inverters approximate a sine wave to reduce the size of filters needed at the output of such inverters, efficient and effective methods of controlling such inverters have heretofore been lacking. In order to overcome these drawbacks of previous inverters, an inverter (24) for use in a power conversion system (10) of the type used in an aircraft, for example, is provided with a first subinverter pair (30) that generates a first pair of waveforms, a second subinverter pair (32) that generates a second pair of waveforms, and a third subinverter pair (34) that generates a third pair of waveforms. The three subinverter pairs (30, 32, 34) are connected to a summing transformer having first, second and third transformers (31, 33, 35). A regulator (50, 51) is coupled to the output of the summing transformer (31, 33, 35) and varies the phase angles between the three pairs of waveforms generated by the three subinverter pairs (30, 32, 34) based upon the voltage and current at the output of the summing transformer (31, 33, 35) in order to regulate the voltage at the output of the summing transformer (31, 33, 35).
Abstract:
An inverter system (24) for inverting variable input DC and providing therefrom controlled output AC including a feedforward sensor for sensing a variable parameter of the input DC (22a, 22b), a feedback AC sensor (50) for sensing the controlled output AC (58a, 58b, 58c) and an inverter controller (52) responsive to the variable parameter of the input DC (22a, 22b) and to the controlled output AC (58a, 58b, 58c) for regulating the magnitude of the controlled output AC (58a, 58b, 58c).
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an arrangement for limiting inrush current in an inverter system (10) having inverter switches (82a-c, 84a-c, 94a-c, 96a-c) for inverting DC to AC, a soft-start pulse supply circuit (150) for supplying soft-start pulses to the inverter switches (82a-c, 84a-c, 94a-c, 96a-c) to begin the inverter process, and a controller (110-118) for supplying normal control pulses to the inverter switches (82a-c, 84a-c, 94a-c, 96a-c) after a predetermined amount of time. The soft-start pulses have a higher frequency than the normal control pulses. The soft-start pulses may have a substantially constant duty cycle and amplitude and the frequency of the soft-start pulses also may be substantially constant.
Abstract:
Prior hybrid power systems which develop AC and DC power for AC and DC loads, respectively, have not separately regulated the AC and DC outputs, and hence load conditions on one of the outputs can adversely effect the loads connected to the other output. In order to overcome this problem, a hybrid power system which converts variable-frequency power developed by a brushless generator (12) into DC power which is supplied to a DC load and constant-frequency AC power which is supplied to an AC load includes an AC/DC converter (20) coupled to a main generator portion armature winding (64a-64c) of the generator which converts the variable-frequency power produced by the generator into the DC power and a DC/AC converter (24) coupled to the AC/DC converter which converts the DC power into the constant-frequency AC power. A first regulator (30) is coupled to an exciter portion field winding of the generator for supplying current thereto in dependence upon a parameter of the DC power to maintain such parameter substantially at a regulated DC value. A second regulator (32) is coupled to the DC/AC converter for controlling same in accordance with a parameter of the constant-frequency AC power to maintain such parameters substantially at regulated AC value.