Patents by Inventor Adil ABDALRAHMAN

Adil ABDALRAHMAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11764665
    Abstract: A method of controlling a modular multilevel converter, MMC, of a full-bridge or mixed arm type in case of a DC line disturbance is provided. The method includes determining whether a magnitude of a DC voltage (Udp) of the MMC has fallen below an upper voltage threshold (Ud_max_lim), and, if determining that the magnitude of the DC voltage has fallen below the upper voltage threshold, reducing both a magnitude of an AC active current reference (IVD_ORD) and a magnitude of a DC voltage reference (UDC_REF) for the MMC based on the DC pole voltage. An MMC with a controller implementing the method, a converter station including at least one such MMC, and a power transfer system including at least one such converter station, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Niclas Johannesson, Adil Abdalrahman, Khirod Kumar-Nayak
  • Publication number: 20230198379
    Abstract: A method of controlling a modular multilevel converter, MMC, of a full-bridge or mixed arm type in case of a DC line disturbance is provided. The method includes determining whether a magnitude of a DC voltage (Udp) of the MMC has fallen below an upper voltage threshold (Ud_max_lim), and, if determining that the magnitude of the DC voltage has fallen below the upper voltage threshold, reducing both a magnitude of an AC active current reference (IVD_ORD) and a magnitude of a DC voltage reference (UDC_REF) for the MMC based on the DC pole voltage. An MMC with a controller implementing the method, a converter station including at least one such MMC, and a power transfer system including at least one such converter station, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Niclas JOHANNESSON, Adil ABDALRAHMAN, Khirod KUMAR-NAYAK
  • Patent number: 10931114
    Abstract: A first voltage source converter and converter station including such a first voltage source converter, as well as a method and computer program product for controlling the first voltage source converter are disclosed. The first voltage source converter has a DC side for connection to a DC system, has an AC side for connection to an AC system and is interconnected with an AC side of a second voltage source converter, which has a DC side connected to the DC system. The first voltage source converter includes a number of converter valve pairs, each being connected to a corresponding AC phase of the AC system and a control unit controlling the converter valves to generate at least one AC waveform and to reduce oscillations between the converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Ying Jiang-Häfner, Adil Abdalrahman, Per Holmberg
  • Publication number: 20200251906
    Abstract: A first voltage source converter and converter station including such a first voltage source converter, as well as a method and computer program product for controlling the first voltage source converter are disclosed. The first voltage source converter has a DC side for connection to a DC system, has an AC side for connection to an AC system and is interconnected with an AC side of a second voltage source converter, which has a DC side connected to the DC system. The first voltage source converter includes a number of converter valve pairs, each being connected to a corresponding AC phase of the AC system and a control unit controlling the converter valves to generate at least one AC waveform and to reduce oscillations between the converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Ying JIANG-HÄFNER, Adil ABDALRAHMAN, Per HOLMBERG