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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dong Dong, Schenectady, NY (US);
Luis Jose Garces, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rixin Lai, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Song Chi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Maja Harfman Todorovic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Di Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and a high-voltage DC (HVDC) power system are provided. The system includes a plurality of sending-end (SE) modules coupled in electrical series and divided into at least two groups that each operate independently with respect to an electrical ground and a plurality of receiving-end (RE) power converter modules electrically coupled to the plurality of SE modules, the plurality of RE power converter modules including a fast ground-fault detection and control device, the plurality of RE power converter modules including a receiving-end front-end DC-DC converter controller, and an output current damping control.