Patent · US Expired

Low harmonic rectifier circuit

US6965290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignees

ABB AG · US
ABB Oy · FI

Inventors

Kalyan P. Gokhale · New Berlin, US
Alpo Vallinmaki · Mukwonago, US
Nicklas Södö · Vaasa, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 6, 2003
Grant date	Nov 15, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49078
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Non-linear inductor(s) are used to reduce the percent total harmonic distortion of the harmonics in the line currents in the input side rectifier system of an ac drive system. Several constructions for the non-linear inductor(s) are described. The non-linear inductor(s) may be constructed from E and I laminations. The gap depends on the construction of the middle leg of the E laminations and may have a step with a constant spacing or a variable spacing which depends on the stacking of the laminations. Alternatively the non-linear inductor(s) may be constructed from a toriodal core that either has a step gap or a variable type gap.

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