High-voltage thyristor converter
US4084221A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/096
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high-voltage thyristor converter having a plurality of series-connected thyristor units and a gate control system. Each of the series-connected thyristor units has a plurality of series-connected thyristors and a gate-drive power supply circuit (hereinafter referred to as a gate power supply) connected between both extreme ends of the series-connected thyristors for supplying gate-drive power to the thyristors. The gate control system detects whether or not an output voltage of the gate power supply of at least one of the series-connected thyristor units is at least equal to or higher than a predetermined value and transmits a gate signal simultaneously to all of the thyristors when the output voltage is higher than the predetermined value, so that a protective action for preventing breakdown of the thyristors can be performed upon an instantaneous power failure or the like trouble.
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