Integration of a power flow control unit
US11342749B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E40/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power flow control unit has one or more impedance injection units. The impedance injection unit has high current drivers and capacitors forming a capacitor bank, and a cooling plate. The cooling plate is thermally coupled to the high current drivers and thermally decoupled from the capacitor bank. Bus bars connect the impedance injection units in series with a power transmission line. The power flow control unit is configurable to inject into the power transmission line a reactive power of at least one MVAr (mega volt-ampere reactive).
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