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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Wei Ren, Schenectady, NY (US);
Einar Larsen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G05F 1/70 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/16 (2006.01); H02J 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 3/16 (2013.01); H02J 3/1821 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); Y02E 40/12 (2013.01); Y02E 40/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
There are provided methods, devices, and systems relating to discharging thyristor-switched capacitors. For example, there is provided a method for discharging the capacitors of a thyristor-switched capacitor (TSC) device coupled to a transmission line. The method includes determining whether an angle of a voltage on the transmission line is within a threshold angle. Further, the method can include operating the device in a discharging mode when the angle is within the threshold angle and the threshold angle is in a predetermined set of threshold angles.