Power converter and integrated DC choke therefor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02M-005/45
H01F-027/36
출원번호
US-0177100
(2011-07-06)
등록번호
US-8379417
(2013-02-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Xiao, Yuan
Zargari, Navid R.
Cheng, Zhongyuan
Wei, Lixiang
출원인 / 주소
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
인용정보
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2인용 특허 :
14
초록▼
A power conversion system and a DC link choke therefore are presented, in which a continuous core structure is provided with first and second legs around which four or more windings are located, with one or more shunt structures providing a magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the fir
A power conversion system and a DC link choke therefore are presented, in which a continuous core structure is provided with first and second legs around which four or more windings are located, with one or more shunt structures providing a magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the first and second legs.
대표청구항▼
1. A power conversion system, comprising: a rectifier comprising a rectifier input to receive AC electrical input power, a rectifier DC output with first and second DC output nodes, and a plurality of rectifiers or switching devices individually coupled between the rectifier input and one of the DC
1. A power conversion system, comprising: a rectifier comprising a rectifier input to receive AC electrical input power, a rectifier DC output with first and second DC output nodes, and a plurality of rectifiers or switching devices individually coupled between the rectifier input and one of the DC output nodes to provide DC output power at the rectifier DC output;an inverter comprising an inverter DC input with first and second DC input nodes, an AC output, and an inverter switching network comprising a plurality of inverter switching devices individually coupled between one of the DC input nodes and the AC output to provide AC output power to the load; anda DC link choke comprising at least four coils coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the DC link choke comprising: a core structure comprising: a first leg including first and second ends and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends, a second leg including first and second ends and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends, a third leg extending between the first ends of the first and second legs, and a fourth leg extending between the second ends of the first and second legs,at least one shunt providing a magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the first and second legs, the at least one shunt extending between and spaced from the intermediate portions of the first and second legs, and forming a plurality of gaps between the intermediate portions of the first and second legs and the at least one shunt,a first winding forming a first coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the first winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the first leg between the intermediate portion and the first end of the first leg,a second winding forming a second coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the second winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the first leg between the intermediate portion and the second end of the first leg,a third winding forming a third coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the third winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the second leg between the intermediate portion and the first end of the second leg, anda fourth winding forming a fourth coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the fourth winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the second leg between the intermediate portion and the second end of the second leg. 2. The power conversion system of claim 1, comprising at least two shunts providing the magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the first and second legs, the at least two shunts extending between and spaced from the intermediate portions of the first and second legs, and forming at least one additional gap between the at least two shunts. 3. The power conversion system of claim 1, wherein the core structure comprises a plurality of laminates. 4. The power conversion system of claim 1, wherein the core structure has no gaps in or between the legs. 5. The power conversion system of claim 1, wherein the first winding and the third winding are coupled in series with one another between the first DC output node of the rectifier and the first DC input node of the inverter, and wherein the second winding and the fourth winding are coupled in series with one another between the second DC output node of the rectifier and the second DC input node of the inverter. 6. The power conversion system of claim 5, wherein the first terminal of the first winding is coupled with the first DC output node of the rectifier, the second terminal of the first winding is coupled with the second terminal of the third winding, the first terminal of the third winding is coupled with the first DC input node of the inverter, the first terminal of the second winding is coupled with the second DC output node of the rectifier, the second terminal of the second winding is coupled with the second winding of the fourth winding, and the first terminal of the fourth winding is coupled with the second DC input node of the inverter. 7. The power conversion system of claim 1, wherein the first winding and the second winding are coupled in series with one another between the first DC output node of the rectifier and the first DC input node of the inverter, and wherein the third winding in the fourth winding are coupled in series with one another between the second DC output node of the rectifier and the second DC input node of the inverter. 8. The power conversion system of claim 7, wherein the first terminal of the first winding is coupled with the first DC output node of the rectifier, the second terminal of the first winding is coupled with the first terminal of the second winding, the second terminal of the second winding is coupled with the first DC input node of the inverter, the second terminal of the third winding is coupled with the second DC output node of the rectifier, the first terminal of the third winding is coupled with the second terminal of the fourth winding, and the first terminal of the fourth winding is coupled with the second DC input node of the inverter. 9. The power conversion system of claim 1, wherein the first winding and the fourth winding are coupled in series with one another between the first DC output node of the rectifier and the first DC input node of the inverter, and wherein the second winding and the third winding are coupled in series with one another between the second DC output node of the rectifier and the second DC input node of the inverter. 10. The power conversion system of claim 9, wherein the first terminal of the first winding is coupled with the first DC output node of the rectifier, the second terminal of the first winding is coupled with the second terminal of the fourth winding, the first terminal of the fourth winding is coupled with the first DC input node of the inverter, the first terminal of the second winding is coupled with the second DC output node of the rectifier, the second terminal of the second winding is coupled with the second terminal of the third winding, and the first terminal of the third winding is coupled with the second DC input node of the inverter. 11. An integrated DC link choke for providing at least four coils in a DC circuit of a power conversion system, the integrated DC link choke comprising: a core structure comprising: a first leg including first and second ends and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends,a second leg including first and second ends and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends,a third leg extending between the first ends of the first and second legs, anda fourth leg extending between the second ends of the first and second legs;at least one shunt providing a magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the first and second legs, the at least one shunt extending between the intermediate portions of the first and second legs, and forming a plurality of gaps between the intermediate portions of the first and second legs and the at least one shunt;a first winding forming a first coil coupled between a rectifier DC output and an inverter DC input, the first winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the first leg between the intermediate portion and the first end of the first leg;a second winding forming a second coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the second winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the first leg between the intermediate portion and the second end of the first leg;a third winding forming a third coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the third winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the second leg between the intermediate portion and the first end of the second leg; anda fourth winding forming a fourth coil coupled between the rectifier DC output and the inverter DC input, the fourth winding having a first terminal and a second terminal and forming at least one turn around the second leg between the intermediate portion and the second end of the second leg. 12. The integrated DC link choke of claim 11, comprising at least two shunts providing the magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the first and second legs, the at least two shunts extending between the intermediate portions of the first and second legs, and forming at least one additional gap between the at least two shunts. 13. The integrated DC link choke of claim 11, wherein the core structure comprises a plurality of laminates. 14. The integrated DC link choke of claim 11, wherein the core structure has no gaps in or between the legs. 15. The integrated DC link choke of claim 11, wherein the first winding and the third winding are coupled in series with one another, and wherein the second winding and the fourth winding are coupled in series with one another. 16. The integrated DC link choke of claim 15, wherein the second terminal of the first winding is coupled with the second terminal of the third winding, and wherein the second terminal of the second winding is coupled with the second winding of the fourth winding. 17. The integrated DC link choke of claim 11, wherein the first winding and the second winding are coupled in series with one another, and wherein the third winding in the fourth winding are coupled in series with one another. 18. The integrated DC link choke of claim 17, wherein the second terminal of the first winding is coupled with the first terminal of the second winding, and wherein the first terminal of the third winding is coupled with the second terminal of the fourth winding. 19. The integrated DC link choke of claim 11, wherein the first winding and the fourth winding are coupled in series with one another, and wherein the second winding and the third winding are coupled in series with one another. 20. The integrated DC link choke of claim 19, wherein the second terminal of the first winding is coupled with the second terminal of the fourth winding, and wherein the second terminal of the second winding is coupled with the second terminal of the third winding.
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