Excessive voltage protector for a variable frequency generating system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02P-00930
H02P-00904
H02H-00706
H02H-00708
출원번호
US-0354870
(2003-01-30)
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Maddali, Vijay
출원인 / 주소
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Carlson, Gaskey &
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An excessive voltage protection system for a variable frequency generating system detects single point failures in a generator control unit and prevents excessive voltages at a point of regulation (POR) in the system. The generator control unit is designed to detect failures, such as a loss of three
An excessive voltage protection system for a variable frequency generating system detects single point failures in a generator control unit and prevents excessive voltages at a point of regulation (POR) in the system. The generator control unit is designed to detect failures, such as a loss of three-phase sensing capability, switch failure in the exciter drive circuit, and/or exciter current loop failure. If a failure occurs, the generator control unit stops operation of the exciter drive circuit, preventing the voltage at the POR from rising to undesirable levels.
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1. A variable frequency generator, comprising:an exciter drive circuit having an exciter field coil, a first switch and a second switch, wherein the exciter drive circuit controls an output voltage at a point of regulation; and a generator control unit that sends a switching signal to the first swit
1. A variable frequency generator, comprising:an exciter drive circuit having an exciter field coil, a first switch and a second switch, wherein the exciter drive circuit controls an output voltage at a point of regulation; and a generator control unit that sends a switching signal to the first switch and the second switch to control switching of the first and second switches and that generates an exciter current command to regulate the first and second switches to control the output voltage, the generator control unit comprising at least one fault detection circuit that detects and protects against a fault in at least the exciter drive circuit and the generator control unit. 2. The variable frequency generator of claim 1, wherein said at least one detection circuit is one selected from the group consisting of a three-phase voltage sensing loss detector, a switch failure detector, and an exciter current loop failure detector, and wherein the generator control unit turns off the first switch and the second switch if said at least one detection circuit indicates a fault condition.3. The variable frequency generator of claim 2, wherein the three-phase voltage sensing loss detector indicates the fault condition if instantaneous values of all three-phase voltages fall below a predetermined threshold.4. The variable frequency generator of claim 2, wherein the switch failure detector indicates the fault condition if a voltage across the exciter field fails to cycle between a positive reference voltage and a negative reference voltage.5. The variable frequency generator of claim 2, wherein the exciter current loop failure detector comprises a comparator, a threshold detector, and a timer/counter, wherein the timer/counter counts when a comparator output is at a first level and resets when the comparator output goes from the first level to a second level, and wherein the exciter current loop failure detector indicates the fault condition if an output from the comparator stays at the first level for longer than a count threshold.6. The variable frequency generator of claim 5, wherein the threshold detector compares the exciter current command with a threshold corresponding to a load on the variable frequency generator, and wherein the timer/counter is reset if the exciter current command exceeds the threshold to distinguish between an application of the load and the fault condition.7. The variable frequency generator of claim 1, wherein said at least one detection circuit comprises a three-phase voltage sensing loss detector, a switch failure detector, and an exciter current loop failure detector, and wherein the generator control unit turns off the first switch and the second switch if said at least one detection circuit indicates a fault condition.8. A method of detecting a fault condition in a variable frequency generator, comprising:generating an exciter current command in a generator control unit; sending the exciter current command to an exciter drive circuit having a first switch, a second switch, and an exciter field coil to control an output voltage at a point of regulation; sending a switching signal to the first switch and the second switch to control switching of the first and second switches; and detecting a fault condition in at least the exciter drive circuit and the generator control unit, wherein the fault condition is at least one selected from the group consisting of a three-phase voltage sensing loss, a switch failure, and an exciter current loop failure; and turning off the first switch and the second switch upon detecting the fault condition. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of detecting the three-phase voltage sensing loss comprises:detecting instantaneous values of all three-phase voltages; and indicating the fault condition if the instantaneous values of all three-phase voltages fall below a predetermined threshold. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of detecting the switch failure comprises indicating the fault condition if a voltage across the exciter field fails to cycle between a positive reference voltage and a negative reference voltage.11. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of detecting the exciter current loop failure comprises:counting in a timer/counter when a comparator output in the generator control unit is at a first level and resetting the timer/counter when the comparator output goes from the first level to a second level; and indicating the fault condition if an output from the comparator stays at the first level for longer than a count threshold. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of detecting the exciter current loop failure further comprises:comparing the exciter current command with a threshold corresponding to a load on the variable frequency generator; and resetting the timer/counter if the exciter current command exceeds the threshold to distinguish between an application of the load and the fault condition.
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