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Method for mitigating negative sequence effect resulting from non-symmetrical short circuit failure of synchronous electric machine based systems

US8125747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2009
Grant dateFeb 28, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P29/032
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A drive system for a multi-phase electric machine with a permanent magnet rotor, the drive system may comprise conduction paths for each phase. Detectors on each of the conduction paths may determine electrical condition of the conduction path. At least one selectable interconnection path may be present between all of the conduction paths and at least one selectable interconnection path may be operable to connect all of the conduction paths together responsively to at least one of the detectors determining that the electrical condition of its respective electrical path is representative of a predetermined electrical fault condition so that heating of the rotor during continued rotation of the rotor is prevented.

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