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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2011
Applicants:
James Michael Fogarty, Schenectady, NY (US);
Gary Edward Gottung, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David Mark Stuebner, Delanson, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Michael Fogarty, Schenectady, NY (US);
Gary Edward Gottung, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David Mark Stuebner, Delanson, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/06 (2006.01); H02P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An approach for converting a synchronous generator to a synchronous condenser is disclosed. In one aspect, a variable frequency driver is used to provide a starting power source to accelerate a synchronous generator decoupled from a turbine to an operational speed to act as a synchronous condenser. In another aspect, the synchronous condenser can be recoupled back to the turbine to form the synchronous generator.