Patents by Inventor Xiaowen Han

Xiaowen Han 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: 11689013
    Abstract: A source-network coordination type direct-current (DC) circuit breaker based on pre-charged capacitors for an MMC based DC grid is provided. The MMC based DC grid is provided with four converter stations, each having two converters, which are in loop connection through a double-loop DC overhead line. Two ends of each DC line connecting the converters are separately equipped with DC circuit breakers for isolating a fault of the DC line. An MMC active voltage adjusting control strategy is matched with pre-charged capacitor voltage in the self-adaptive mode to provide a beneficial breaking condition for a quick mechanical switch branch, so that the fault line is effectively cut off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaolong Chen, Xiaowen Han, Yongli Li
  • Publication number: 20220311241
    Abstract: A source-network coordination type direct-current (DC) circuit breaker based on pre-charged capacitors for an MMC based DC grid is provided. The MMC based DC grid is provided with four converter stations, each having two converters, which are in loop connection through a double-loop DC overhead line. Two ends of each DC line connecting the converters are separately equipped with DC circuit breakers for isolating a fault of the DC line. An MMC active voltage adjusting control strategy is matched with pre-charged capacitor voltage in the self-adaptive mode to provide a beneficial breaking condition for a quick mechanical switch branch, so that the fault line is effectively cut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: XIAOLONG CHEN, XIAOWEN HAN, YONGLI LI
  • Patent number: 11444450
    Abstract: The invention discloses an adaptive fault clearing scheme for an MMC VSC-HVDC grid based on source-grid coordination. A grid-side circuit breaker topology is disposed at each end of each DC line of the MMC VSC-HVDC grid to coordinate with a source-side control strategy when a fault occurs to the DC line so as to isolate the fault together. When a system runs stably, the voltage regulation controller does not actuate, after the fault occurs, the voltage regulation controller is started, and the output voltage regulation coefficient decreases, so that voltage at outlets of the converters drops accordingly, and coordinates with voltage of the pre-charging capacitor of the grid-side circuit breaker topology to realize fault isolation based on source-grid coordination. The adaptive fault clearing scheme provided by the invention greatly improves the speed of fault isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaolong Chen, Xiaowen Han, Yongli Li, Bin Li, Botong Li
  • Publication number: 20220224100
    Abstract: The invention discloses an adaptive fault clearing scheme for an MMC VSC-HVDC grid based on source-grid coordination. A grid-side circuit breaker topology is disposed at each end of each DC line of the MMC VSC-HVDC grid to coordinate with a source-side control strategy when a fault occurs to the DC line so as to isolate the fault together. When a system runs stably, the voltage regulation controller does not actuate, after the fault occurs, the voltage regulation controller is started, and the output voltage regulation coefficient decreases, so that voltage at outlets of the converters drops accordingly, and coordinates with voltage of the pre-charging capacitor of the grid-side circuit breaker topology to realize fault isolation based on source-grid coordination. The adaptive fault clearing scheme provided by the invention greatly improves the speed of fault isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaolong Chen, Xiaowen Han, Yongli Li, Bin Li, Botong Li