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Electric power generating system with active damping

US5132894A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 10, 1990
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/14
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The problem of filtering DC power on a DC bus (46) in an electrical power generating system (10) is resolved using an active damper circuit (44). The active damper circuit (44) comprises a capacitor (CD) and a switching circuit (70) for alternately switching the capacitor (CD) into and out of parallel relationship with the DC bus (46).

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