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Variable frequency power converter for ac motor drive

US3939387A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 19, 1974
Grant dateFeb 17, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 19, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2201/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a variable frequency power converter of a current type for driving an AC motor including a rectifier, an inverter, and a smoothing reactor disposed on a DC transmission line between the rectifier and the inverter, there are provided a series circuit having a switching circuit and a smoothing capacitor on the DC input side of the inverter and a feedback circuit having controlled rectifier elements and commutation reactors for feeding back the reactive power of the AC motor. The power converter operates as a current type converter until the output frequency of the converter reaches a predetermined value under the condition that the switching circuit and the controlled rectifier elements are non-conductive, and operates as a voltage type converter when the output frequency has reached the predetermined value under the condition that the switching circuit and the controlled rectifier elements are conductive.

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