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US 2011/0080000 A1Published application
Synchronous electrical machine
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsJohn J. A. Cullen, David R. Trainer, Stephen A. Long, Angus G. L. Moodie
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AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsJohn J. A. Cullen, David R. Trainer, Stephen A. Long, Angus G. L. Moodie
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A synchronous electrical machine comprises a plurality of phases and detecting means arranged to detect an open-circuit fault in at least one of the phases of the synchronous electrical machine. Isolating means is arranged to isolate the at least one phase of the synchronous electrical machine with the fault. Phase shift means are arranged to produce a controlled phase shift between the voltage and the current within the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine so as to adjust the phase angle of the second harmonic powers produced by the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine such that the vector sum of the second harmonic power vectors of the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine is zero to eliminate torque ripple. The phase shift means is arranged to adjust the phase angle of all the remaining phases by the same predetermined angle to maximise the torque ripple-free power output of the synchronous electrical machine.
A synchronous electrical machine comprising a plurality of phases, detecting means arranged to detect a fault in at least one of the phases of the synchronous electrical machine, isolating means arranged to isolate the at least one phase of the synchronous electrical machine with the fault, phase shift means arranged to produce a controlled phase shift between the voltage and the current within the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine to adjust the phase angle of the second harmonic powers produced by the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine such that the vector sum of the second harmonic power vectors of the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine is zero to eliminate torque ripple and the phase shift means is arranged to move the phase angles of all the remaining phases by the same predetermined angle to maximise the power output of the synchronous electrical machine.
A method of operating a synchronous electrical machine comprising a plurality of phases, the method comprising detecting a fault in at least one of the phases of the synchronous electrical machine, isolating the at least one phase of the synchronous electrical machine with the fault, producing a controlled phase shift between the voltage and the current within the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine to adjust the phase angle of the second harmonic powers produced by the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine such that the vector sum of the second harmonic power vectors of the remaining phases of the synchronous electrical machine is zero to eliminate torque ripple and moving the phase angles of all the remaining phases by the same predetermined angle to maximise the power output of the synchronous electrical machine.
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