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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1997
Mark A. Runkle, Schenectady, NY (US);
Einar V. Larsen, Charlton, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical interconnection system ( ) comprises a variable frequency rotary transformer ( ) and a control system ( ). The control system ( ) adjusts an angular position of the rotary transformer ( ) so that measured power (P ) transferred from a first electrical system ( ) to a second electrical system ( ) matches an inputted order power (P ). The rotary transformer ( ) comprises a rotor assembly ( ) and a stator ( ), with the control system ( ) adjusting a time integral of rotor speed over time. The control system ( ) includes a first control unit ( ) and a second control unit ( ). The first control unit ( ) compares the input order power P to the measured power P to generate a requested angular velocity signal &ohgr; . The second control unit ( ) compares the requested angular velocity signal &ohgr; to a measured angular velocity signal &ohgr; of the rotary transformer to generate a converter drive signal T to a torque control unit ( ), thereby controlling the angular positioning (&thgr; ) of the rotor assembly ( ) relative to the stator ( ). In various embodiments, the torque control unit ( ) is integrated in the rotor assembly ( ) and stator ( ) of the rotary transformer ( ).