A system for controlling a plurality of power converters in a power system so as to turn each of the plurality of power converters into an ON state or an OFF state as a function of a sensed input power and a sensed output power such that one or more of the plurality of power converters in the ON state are operating in an optimal power efficiency range.

In a power conversion system in which one or more converter cells are connected in series to form an arm for each phase, a control device includes a voltage command generating unit for generating a positive arm voltage command and a negative arm voltage command for each phase. The voltage command generating unit includes an AC current control unit, a circulating current control unit, and a command distributing unit. On the basis of inputted voltage commands, the command distributing unit subtracts voltage drop portions due to inductance values in the arms from respective voltages assigned as outputs of the positive arm and the negative arm, to distribute voltage components, thereby determining the positive arm voltage command and the negative arm voltage command.

In a power conversion system in which one or more converter cells are connected in series to form an arm for each phase, a control device includes a voltage command generating unit for generating a positive arm voltage command and a negative arm voltage command for each phase. The voltage command generating unit includes an AC current control unit, a circulating current control unit, and a command distributing unit. On the basis of inputted voltage commands, the command distributing unit subtracts voltage drop portions due to inductance values in the arms from respective voltages assigned as outputs of the positive arm and the negative arm, to distribute voltage components, thereby determining the positive arm voltage command and the negative arm voltage command.

An inverter controller is configured to control inverters connected in parallel. The inverter controller is configured to closes switch of a first inverter and turn on a first switching element provided at the first inverter to charge capacitors of the inverters at the time of starting the inverters, and to close the other switches after the capacitors are charged.

The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (100) having a power converter (100) and multiple phases, in which method, phase currents flowing through the phases during operation of the electric machine (100) are determined and are used for continued operation of the electric machine (100), the phase currents being determined taking account of a fundamental wave and at least one harmonic of the current profile of each phase current.

A system for controlling a plurality of power converters in a power system so as to turn each of the plurality of power converters into an ON state or an OFF state as a function of a sensed input power and a sensed output power such that one or more of the plurality of power converters in the ON state are operating in an optimal power efficiency range.

A system for controlling a plurality of power converters in a power system so as to turn each of the plurality of power converters into an ON state or an OFF state as a function of a sensed input power and a sensed output power such that one or more of the plurality of power converters in the ON state are operating in an optimal power efficiency range.

A device for suppressing harmonic distortions at the output of variable frequency drive (VFD) comprising at least one passive harmonic filter (PHF) which has a set of storage elements and a set of inductive elements. The set of inductive elements are mounted on a magnetic core. The PHF comprising at least two lines connected in parallel (parallel lines) with similar sets of elements. The described technical solution expands the possibility of operating the VFD/VSD with different supply voltage frequencies, and maintains the THD/TDD values within 5% regardless of active power fluctuations.

A converter station has two line-commutated converters for energy transmission via a bipolar high voltage direct current transmission line. In a first operating mode of the converter station the two converters are electrically connected in an anti-parallel circuit to the same pole of the high voltage direct current transmission link and one of the converters is operated as a rectifier and the other converter is operated as an inverter in an network. In a second operating mode the two converters are connected to different poles of the high voltage direct current transmission link and both converters are operated as either rectifiers or inverters in the AC network. In both operating modes a station active power exchanged between the converter station and the AC network is controlled by active power specifications for converter active powers which are exchanged between the converters and the AC network.

A converter station has two line-commutated converters for energy transmission via a bipolar high voltage direct current transmission line. In a first operating mode of the converter station the two converters are electrically connected in an anti-parallel circuit to the same pole of the high voltage direct current transmission link and one of the converters is operated as a rectifier and the other converter is operated as an inverter in an network. In a second operating mode the two converters are connected to different poles of the high voltage direct current transmission link and both converters are operated as either rectifiers or inverters in the AC network. In both operating modes a station active power exchanged between the converter station and the AC network is controlled by active power specifications for converter active powers which are exchanged between the converters and the AC network.