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the invention relates to multipulse converter arrangements of the 12 - pulse and 18 - pulse types using a special fork connected auto transformer with appropriate phase shift and conduction angle which eliminates the need for interphase transformers and provides a symmetry such that step up or step down voltages can be obtained without causing unbalance effects . this arrangement when combined with appropriate ac line reactances , or with appropriately designed transformer leakage reactance , leads to reduction of harmonic currents such that equipments can easily meet prevailing harmonic distortion specifications . the decision to use 12 - pulse or 18 - pulse is a matter of system and equipment design trade - offs . the final approach rests upon the observation that higher order harmonic frequencies have frequency of ( kq ± 1 ) with amplitudes of 1 /( kq ± 1 ) where q is the pulse number , and k is any integer . a similar transformer with fork winding construction is used for 12 - pulse and 18 - pulse cases , but with different turns ratios and winding sections . u . s . pat . no . 5 , 124 , 904 achieves similar excellent harmonic reduction results , but due to an inherent increase of about 10 . 3 % in the dc output voltage it has the disadvantage in most cases of requiring an additional winding rated at full current to step down the voltage to be within 5 % of the dc voltage corresponding to a three - phase bridge converter . the new fork transformer overcomes this disadvantage and inherently provides a converter dc output within 4 . 2 % of a three - phase bridge converter . in common with u . s . pat . no . 5 , 124 , 904 there is no need for an interphase transformer and for providing a neutral reference point between the converter bridges , also the transformer rating is less than that of the load . referring to fig2 a basic three - phase rectifier bridge is shown in which 6 diodes are connected to a three - phase supply and a dc circuit incorporating a load and dc filter components . the open circuit dc output voltage from this circuit is given by : the line current harmonics of this circuit under load are at harmonic frequencies of the form ( 6k ± 1 ) and with amplitude 1 /( 6k ± 1 ), where k is any integer . fig3 a and 3b show a basic arrangement of a 12 - pulse symmetrical fork transformer arrangement and computer calculated results for the ac line currents of the form i h where h is the harmonic number . referring to fig3 a and 3b , a three - phase power source is applied to terminals a , b , and c . this generates 12 ac outputs , numbered 1 through 12 , suitable for powering a 12 - pulse converter . the transformer windings are shown as blocks . each phase of the transformer comprises a main winding n m , two auxiliary windings n x , two extender windings n y , and one delta winding n d . the delta winding can have any convenient number of turns . the object of the invention is to establish unique ratios between n m , n s , and n y to give the desired characteristics . outputs such as v 1 - n , v 2 - n , etc . are all equal in amplitude . ( n . sub . x + n . sub . y )/ sin 45 °= n . sub . m / sin 75 ° thus n . sub . y = 0 . 464 n . sub . m ( 2 ) using the desirable ratios , given in equations ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) the output voltages such as v 1 are given by : the converter open circuit dc output voltage , v do , is given by : v . sub . do = 2 √ 2 v . sub . o ( 3 / π ) ∫ cos wt dwt over the range (- π / 6 ) to ( π / 6 ) in a straight - through three - phase bridge converter connection without transformer , such as used in the ubiquitous variable frequency drive , and shown in fig2 the open circuit dc output voltage is given by : thus the proposed 12 - pulse arrangement has a dc voltage which is only 3 . 4 % greater than a straight through connection . this is easily tolerated in most practical designs . further , it allows for the inclusion of additional ac line reactance to filter and reduce the residual harmonic currents . typical ac line current waveforms are shown in fig3 a and 3b . fig4 shows idealized theoretical waveshapes of current in the 12 - pulse version of the new fork transformer . fig5 shows application of the new 12 - pulse transformer with a symmetrical overwind coil n r to supply power for a regeneration converter . for reliable regeneration performance , i . e ., dc to ac power flow , it is essential to ensure satisfactory commutation of the thyristors under inverting conditions . to achieve this it is known to use a step - up transformer to raise the voltage applied to by appropriately sizing the extra winding n r on the fork the inverting bridge by about 15 %. this is very readily achieved transformer . a complete scheme for regeneration is shown in fig5 . in this figure the inverting bridge is shown in a 6 - pulse arrangement . the extra harmonic currents associated with 6 - pulse conversion should not be a concern for loads with intermittent regeneration requirements , however , where the regeneration feature is a large part of the duty cycle an option is known to obtain 12 - pulse regeneration by using a method which reverses the dc link voltage . in this case the extra coil n r is not required . fig6 shows the symmetrical fork transformer connected to produce a nine phase supply suitable for powering an 18 - pulse converter . the three - phase input is connected to terminals a , b , and c , and the nine outputs which are at a slightly lower voltage are numbered 1 through 9 . in this figure the windings on the symmetrical fork transformer are given a different terminology to those on the 12 - pulse arrangement for the purposes of discussion . solving for the geometry of the voltage vectors in fig6 it is determined that for an 18 - pulse converter the open circuit dc output voltage is given by : where v l - n is the line to neutral voltage of the three - phase power source applied to terminals a , b , and c . thus the dc output is only 4 . 2 % greater than that provided by a straight - through three - phase bridge connection . fig7 a and 7b show complete idealized waveforms of current in the 18 - pulse connection . practical transformer turns must be integer values . some practical turns for equipments up to 480 - v , 500 - kw rating are shown in table 1 for 12 - pulse converters and table 2 for 18 - pulse converters . table 1______________________________________practical examples of turns for the 12 - pulseauto fork transformer . n . sub . m n . sub . y n . sub . xmain extender auxiliary______________________________________26 12 741 19 1156 26 15______________________________________ table 2______________________________________practical examples of turns for 18 - pulse fork transformer . ______________________________________zig winding 16 22 60 97teaser winding 3 4 11 18long winding 22 29 80 131amplitude error - 0 . 3 % - 0 . 35 % + 0 . 16 % -. 012 % phase error - 0 . 8 ° + 0 . 893 ° + 0 . 425 ° - 0 . 11 ° ______________________________________ it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the same winding topology shown in fig1 and 2 can be used if the power source is applied to the delta windings . by these means the same optimum features are retained but the dc isolation associated with double - wound transformers is provided . in this case there is no inherent restriction on the range of output voltage available .

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