Voltage Agnostic Power Reactor
AssigneeSmart Wires Inc.
InventorsAli Farahani, David Munguia, Amrit Iyer, Haroon Inam, Joe Carrow, Debrup Das, Arthur Kelley
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Abstract
Distributed series reactance modules and active impedance injection modules that are adapted to operating with electric power transmission lines over a wide range of transmission voltages are disclosed. Key elements include a virtual ground, an enclosure that acts as a Faraday shield, radio frequency or microwave control methods and the use of corona rings.
Claims13
A distributed series reactor module adapted for operation over a range of high voltages by having:
- a) a single virtual ground connection to the powerline it is serving in order to establish a common reference voltage within the support electronics;
- b) a conductive case connected to the virtual ground;
- c) and control communications that use a wireless communications link.
A distributed series reactor module adapted for operation over a range of high voltages by having:
- a) a single virtual ground connection to the powerline it is serving in order to establish a common reference voltage within the support electronics;
- b) a conductive case connected to the virtual ground;
- c) control communications that use a wireless communications link;
- d) one or more corona rings conductively connected to the conductive case.
A distributed series reactor module adapted for operation over a range of high voltages by having:
- a) a virtual ground defined by a connection to the power transmission line at one terminal of the series reactor module;
- b) a conductive case connected to the virtual ground;
- c) one or more corona rings conductively connected to the conductive cases;
- and where a reactance is defined by a multiturn coil magnetically coupled to a ferromagnetic core of a reactance transformer.
An active impedance injection module adapted for operation over a range of high voltages by having:
- a) a single virtual ground connection to the powerline it is serving in order to establish a common reference voltage within the support electronics;
- b) a conductive case connected to the virtual ground;
- c) and control communications that use a wireless communications link.
An active impedance injection module adapted for operation over a range of high voltages by having the following features:
- a) a single virtual ground connection to the powerline it is serving in order to establish a common reference voltage for active impedance injection module support electronics;
- b) a conductive case connected to the virtual ground;
- c) control communications that use a wireless communications link;
- d) one or more corona rings conductively connected to the conductive case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.