Patent ID: 7786717
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: H01F,H02J,H02P,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A transforming apparatus automatically adjusting the voltage of a three-phase power supply comprising: three input terminals (Rin, Sin, Tin); three output terminals (Rout, Sout, Tout); a Y-connection three-phase transformer; a switch group; and a switch switching circuit, wherein: the three input terminals (Rin, Sin, Tin) are respectively connected to three main lines of the three-phase power supply; the three output terminals (Rout, Sout, Tout) are connected to a load installation; the Y-connection three-phase transformer comprises a core, an R-phase winding circuit, an S-phase winding circuit, and a T-phase winding circuit; in the R-phase winding circuit, an R-phase main winding, an R-phase first auxiliary winding, an R-phase first switch, an R-phase second auxiliary winding, and an R-phase third auxiliary winding are serially connected in that order between the input terminal Rin and a neutral point O, the output terminal Rout being connected to the other end of the R-phase main winding; an R-phase second switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the R-phase first auxiliary winding and the R-phase first switch; an R-phase third switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the R-phase first auxiliary winding, the R-phase first switch, and the R-phase second auxiliary winding; an R-phase fourth switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the R-phase second auxiliary winding and the R-phase third auxiliary winding; in the S-phase winding circuit, an S-phase main winding, an S-phase first auxiliary winding, an S-phase first switch, an S-phase second auxiliary winding, and an S-phase third auxiliary winding are serially connected in that order between the input terminal Sin and the neutral point O, the output terminal Sout being connected to the other end of the S-phase main winding; an S-phase second switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the S-phase first auxiliary winding and the S-phase first switch; an S-phase third switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the S-phase first auxiliary winding, the S-phase first switch, and the S-phase second auxiliary winding; an S-phase fourth switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the S-phase second auxiliary winding and the S-phase third auxiliary winding; in the T-phase winding circuit, a T-phase main winding, a T-phase first auxiliary winding, a T-phase first switch, a T-phase second auxiliary winding, and a T-phase third auxiliary winding are serially connected in that order between the input terminal Tin and the neutral point O, the output terminal Tout being connected to the other end of the T-phase main winding; a T-phase second switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the T-phase first auxiliary winding and the T-phase first switch; a T-phase third switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the T-phase first auxiliary winding, the T-phase first switch, and the T-phase second auxiliary winding; a T-phase fourth switch of the switch group is connected in parallel with a series circuit of the T-phase second auxiliary winding and the T-phase third auxiliary winding; the switch switching circuit controls the switches based on the voltage levels of the output terminals (Rout, Sout, Tout) or the input terminals (Rin, Sin, Tin) to switch between first to fourth modes in an alternative manner; in the first mode, the first switch of each phase is ON, and the second, third and fourth switches of each phase are OFF; in the second mode, the second switch of each phase is ON, and the first, third, and fourth switches of each phase are OFF; in the third mode, the third switch of each phase is ON, and the first, second, and fourth switches of each phase are OFF; in the fourth mode, the fourth switch of each phase is ON, and the first, second, and third switches of each phase are OFF; and the switch switching circuit switches on/off the switches of each phase at a timing that the voltage instantaneous value of the phase becomes zero to switch the modes.