US 5,672,956 AGranted

Static reactive power compensating equipment

AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

InventorsTsutomu Fukui, Tokihide Niu

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Abstract

A static reactive power compensating equipment includes a circuit for preventing harmonic currents generated by adjusting lag compensation current from phase control from flowing out of the equipment. A first reactor and a controller are connected to a switching circuit. A second reactor is connected between an output terminal and a connection node. The first reactor is also connected to the connection node such that the first and second reactors are series connected. A resonant circuit including a third reactor connected in series with a capacitor is connected to the connection node such that the resonant circuit is series connected with the second reactor and parallel connected to the first reactor. The resonant circuit is constructed to resonate at a predetermined frequency which substantially absorbs harmonic currents flowing from the static reactive power compensating equipment.

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Dependent claims

A static reactive power compensating equipment comprising:

at least a first reactor having a first end and a second end;
at least one switching circuit electrically connected to a controller:
at least a second reactor having a first end electrically connected to an output terminal and a second end electrically connected to a connection node (N), wherein the at least a first reactor first end is electrically connected to the at least one switching circuit and the at least a first reactor second end is electrically connected to the node (N), thereby electrically connecting the at least a first reactor and the at least a second reactor in series;
at least one resonant circuit comprising at least a third reactor and at least a capacitor electrically connected in series, wherein the at least one resonant circuit is electrically connected to the node (N) in series with the at least a second reactor and in parallel with the at least a first reactor, and wherein the at least one resonant circuit resonates at a predetermined resonant frequency which substantially absorbs a harmonic current, thereby decreasing a total ratio of harmonic currents flowing from the static reactive power compensating equipment.

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