A novel large-capacity controllable reactor based on a transformer with voltage source inverter load

    Authors

    L. Cheng; Q. F. Chen; Y. Zhang;Y. L. Xiong

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Electron.

    Keywords

    controllable reactor; transformer; PWM inverter; multiple secondary; windings; current tracing control; large capacity; COMPENSATION; SYSTEM; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

    Abstract

    In this article a novel controllable reactor based on regulating the transformer's primary equivalent impedance by controlling its secondary voltage source inverter load is proposed. When the secondary current of a transformer is forced to be proportional to and in inverse phase with its primary current, the primary side of the transformer exhibits a linear adjustable reactance with respect to the proportion coefficient. The voltage source pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter connected to the secondary side of the transformer provides the required secondary current. In order to realise a large-capacity reactor, a transformer with multiple secondary windings is used to reduce the capacity requirement of each PWM inverter. A large-capacity (800 kVA) prototype is fabricated. The experimental results verify the characteristics of the novel controllable reactor - linear reactance tuning, few harmonics and fast response.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Electronics

    Volume

    98

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    25

    Last Page

    40

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000286815700003

    ISSN

    0020-7217

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