A POWER CONVERTER SYSTEM FOR POWER QUALITY COMPENSATION AND LOAD BALANCING CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION GRID

• Main Authors: DELINCE, Francois, MASSIN, Sebastien, BONHOMME, Henri
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.04.2018
• Subjects: CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

The present disclosure relates to a power converter system (1) for connection to an electric power distribution grid, wherein the power converter system (1) comprises: a bidirectional multi-phase AC/DC converter (3) provided with a plurality of AC terminals (3a) configured to be connected to a respective electric phase of the electric power distribution grid, and DC terminals (3b), and a control system (5) configured to control the AC/DC converter (3) to redirect current from one AC terminal (3a) of the AC/DC converter (3), to another AC terminal (3a) of the AC/DC converter (3), through AC/DC conversion and subsequent DC/AC conversion for power quality compensation, and to simultaneously provide a power flow from the AC terminals (3a) through the AC/DC converter (3) to the DC terminals (3b).