Patents by Inventor Yeyuan Xie

Yeyuan Xie 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: 11342744
    Abstract: A multi-voltage level direct current grid system and a control protection method, the direct current grid system comprising: at least two direct current buses; at least one direct current transformer, one end of which is connected to a first direct current bus while another end is connected to a second direct current bus or a lead-out wire, which may achieve direct current voltage conversion; and at least one lead-out wire current limiter, one end of the lead-out wire current limiter being connected to the second direct current bus while another end is connected to the lead-out wire; the lead-out wire current limiter comprises a first current-limiting unit, and the first current limiting unit comprises a group of direct current switches, as well as a first bypass switch and a first current-limiting resistor unit that are connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yeyuan Xie, Haiying Li, Yu Wang, Zhongfeng Zhang, Dongming Cao
  • Patent number: 11264891
    Abstract: A redundant energy acquisition circuit of a power module includes at least one power semiconductor device, a first capacitor, and a first bypass switch. The redundant energy acquisition circuit of the power module includes: a power supply board acquiring energy from the first capacitor, supplying power to a control board, and charging a discharge circuit. A first charging circuit has one end connected to a positive electrode of the first capacitor and another end connected to the discharge circuit, and charges the discharge circuit when the power supply board is not operating normally. The control board controls the discharge circuit to close. The discharge circuit discharges and triggers the first bypass switch to close after the discharge circuit is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yeyuan Xie, Haiying Li, Tiangui Jiang, Minglian Zhu, Dongming Cao, Zhongfeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11223291
    Abstract: A bipolar bidirectional DC converter comprises at least two valve group series (101, 102) and at least six magnetic elements (103), and said valve group series are divided into a Type-I valve group series (102) and a Type-II valve group series (101) each valve group series (101, 102) comprises a high-voltage DC port, a low-voltage DC port and at least three AC ports, and each AC port is connected to a magnetic element (103); and the other ends of the magnetic elements (103), which are connected to all the AC ports in the same valve group series (101, 102), are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Xie, Zhongfeng Zhang, Jie Tian, Yeyuan Xie, Haiying Li, Yu Wang, Jian Ge
  • Publication number: 20210265835
    Abstract: A multi-voltage level direct current grid system and a control protection method, the direct current grid system comprising: at least two direct current buses; at least one direct current transformer, one end of which is connected to a first direct current bus while another end is connected to a second direct current bus or a lead-out wire, which may achieve direct current voltage conversion; and at least one lead-out wire current limiter, one end of the lead-out wire current limiter being connected to the second direct current bus while another end is connected to the lead-out wire; the lead-out wire current limiter comprises a first current-limiting unit, and the first current limiting unit comprises a group of direct current switches, as well as a first bypass switch and a first current-limiting resistor unit that are connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: YEYUAN XIE, HAIYING LI, YU WANG, ZHONGFENG ZHANG, DONGMING CAO
  • Publication number: 20210242792
    Abstract: A bipolar bidirectional DC converter comprises at least two valve group series (101, 102) and at least six magnetic elements (103), and said valve group series are divided into a Type-I valve group series (102) and a Type-II valve group series (101) each valve group series (101, 102) comprises a high-voltage DC port, a low-voltage DC port and at least three AC ports, and each AC port is connected to a magnetic element (103); and the other ends of the magnetic elements (103), which are connected to all the AC ports in the same valve group series (101, 102), are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Chen XIE, Zhongfeng ZHANG, Jie TIAN, Yeyuan XIE, Haiying LI, Yu WANG, Jian GE
  • Publication number: 20210242787
    Abstract: A unidirectional DC voltage conversion device comprises a front end circuit (2), a main power circuit (1), a preceding-stage auxiliary isolation switch (5), and a subsequent-stage auxiliary isolation switch (6). A preceding-stage port of the main power circuit (1) and a subsequent-stage port of the front end circuit (2) form a cascade connection. The preceding-stage auxiliary isolation switch (5) is connected to a negative terminal (8) of a preceding-stage port of the front end circuit (2), and forms, together with a positive terminal (7) of the preceding-stage port of the front end circuit (2), a first input port of the unidirectional DC voltage conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yeyuan XIE, Jie TIAN, Zhongfeng ZHANG, Chen YANG, Haiying LI, Dongming CAO, Yu WANG
  • Patent number: 10944254
    Abstract: A closing control method for a high-voltage DC circuit breaker. The method comprises: closing breaking units of the transfer branch (2) group by group, then closing the main branch (1), and finally open the transfer branch. During the process of closing the breaking units of the transfer branch group by group, determine whether there is a fault in the power transmission system after closing current breaking unit group. if there is no fault, proceed to close the next breaking unit group until all breaking unit groups are closed before proceeding to the next step; if there is a fault, all the breaking units that have been closed are opened and the closing operation is ended. The method can pre-charge the power transmission system during the closing process of the high-voltage DC circuit breaker, and lower the overvoltage and system oscillation caused by the closing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wei Shi, Bing Yang, Wei Lv, Wenjie Wang, Yeyuan Xie, Taixun Fang, Dongming Cao
  • Publication number: 20210036600
    Abstract: A redundant energy acquisition circuit of a power module includes at least one power semiconductor device, a first capacitor, and a first bypass switch. The redundant energy acquisition circuit of the power module includes: a power supply board acquiring energy from the first capacitor, supplying power to a control board, and charging a discharge circuit. A first charging circuit has one end connected to a positive electrode of the first capacitor and another end connected to the discharge circuit, and charges the discharge circuit when the power supply board is not operating normally. The control board controls the discharge circuit to close. The discharge circuit discharges and triggers the first bypass switch to close after the discharge circuit is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yeyuan XIE, Haiying LI, Tiangui JIANG, Minglian ZHU, Dongming CAO, Zhongfeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200220355
    Abstract: A chained multi-port grid-connected interface apparatus includes a commutation chain, at least one direct-current converter, and at least one direct-alternating converter. The commutation chain is formed by at least two sub-module units connected in series in the same direction, one end of the direct-current converter is connected to a direct-current end of the sub-module unit, and the other end is a direct-current interaction port of the chained multi-port grid-connected interface apparatus. A direct-current connection end of the direct-alternating converter is connected to the direct-current end of the sub-module unit, and an alternating-current connection end is an alternating-current interaction port of the chained multi-port grid-connected interface apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicants: NR Electric Co., Ltd, NR Engineering Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yeyuan XIE, Yu WANG, Haiying LI, Jianyang LIAN, Zhongfeng ZHANG, Jie TIAN
  • Patent number: 10454265
    Abstract: A bridge-type circuit comprises a H-bridge switch module and a buffering and reclosing module. The H-bridge switch module comprises four power semiconductor switch devices. Every two of the four power semiconductor switch devices are connected in series in the same direction to form a bridge arm, and the two bridge arms are further connected in parallel. Middle points of the two bridge arms respectively serve as an input terminal and an output terminal. The buffering and reclosing module is connected in parallel with the two bridge arms of the full bridge module. Also provided are a direct current breaking device formed by connecting the above bridge-type circuits in cascade and a control method thereof. The direct current breaking device is provided with the buffering and reclosing module, such that line voltage fluctuation generated during a reclosing operation is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dongming Cao, Taixun Fang, Yeyuan Xie, Bing Yang, Wei Shi, Wei Lv, Wenjie Wang, Bin Liu, Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 10418803
    Abstract: A direct current switch-off device comprises an on-state current branch circuit and a current commutating and breaking unit which are connected in parallel. The on-state current branch circuit has a mechanical switch (S) and a current transfer module which are connected in series. The current commutating and breaking unit comprises a bridge-type branch circuit and a current-breaking branch circuit. The current-breaking branch circuit and two bridge arms of the bridge-type branch circuit are connected in parallel. The current-breaking branch circuit comprises a nonlinear resistor (RI) and a valve group consisting of fully-controlled devices connected in series. The nonlinear resistor (RI) and the valve group are connected in parallel. Two ends of each fully-controlled device in the valve group are connected in parallel with a buffering and reclosing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dongming Cao, Taixun Fang, Yeyuan Xie, Bing Yang, Wei Shi, Wei Lv, Wenjie Wang, Bin Liu, Tao Wang, Lele Li
  • Publication number: 20190190258
    Abstract: A closing control method for a high-voltage DC circuit breaker. The method comprises: closing breaking units of the transfer branch (2) group by group, then closing the main branch (1), and finally open the transfer branch. During the process of closing the breaking units of the transfer branch group by group, determine whether there is a fault in the power transmission system after closing current breaking unit group. if there is no fault, proceed to close the next breaking unit group until all breaking unit groups are closed before proceeding to the next step; if there is a fault, all the breaking units that have been closed are opened and the closing operation is ended. The method can pre-charge the power transmission system during the closing process of the high-voltage DC circuit breaker, and lower the overvoltage and system oscillation caused by the closing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: NR Electric Co., Ltd, NR Engineering Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wei SHI, Bing YANG, Wei LV, Wenjie WANG, Yeyuan XIE, Taixun FANG, Dongming CAO
  • Patent number: 10279686
    Abstract: A locomotive regenerative electric energy feedback system with an ice melting function, comprising two regenerative electric energy feedback devices (1). A direct-current side positive electrode of the regenerative electric energy feedback device (1) is connected to a positive electrode bus of a subway traction network, wherein the positive electrode bus is connected to an uplink contact network and a downlink contact network respectively via a first switching switch (4) and a second switching switch (5). A direct-current side negative electrode of the regenerative electric energy feedback device (1) is connected to the downlink contact network or the uplink contact network via a third switching switch (2), and the direct-current side negative electrode is connected to a negative electrode bus of the subway traction network via a fourth switching switch (3). Further disclosed is a control method corresponding to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hao Yang, Yu Wang, Yeyuan Xie, Hongde Liu, Changwei Li
  • Publication number: 20190097411
    Abstract: A bridge-type circuit comprises a H-bridge switch module and a buffering and reclosing module. The H-bridge switch module comprises four power semiconductor switch devices. Every two of the four power semiconductor switch devices are connected in series in the same direction to form a bridge arm, and the two bridge arms are further connected in parallel. Middle points of the two bridge arms respectively serve as an input terminal and an output terminal. The buffering and reclosing module is connected in parallel with the two bridge arms of the full bridge module. Also provided are a direct current breaking device formed by connecting the above bridge-type circuits in cascade and a control method thereof. The direct current breaking device is provided with the buffering and reclosing module, such that line voltage fluctuation generated during a reclosing operation is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dongming CAO, Taixun FANG, Yeyuan XIE, Bing YANG, Wei SHI, Wei LV, Wenjie WANG, Bin LIU, Tao WANG
  • Publication number: 20190070964
    Abstract: A locomotive regenerative electric energy feedback system with an ice melting function, comprising two regenerative electric energy feedback devices (1). A direct-current side positive electrode of the regenerative electric energy feedback device (1) is connected to a positive electrode bus of a subway traction network, wherein the positive electrode bus is connected to an uplink contact network and a downlink contact network respectively via a first switching switch (4) and a second switching switch (5). A direct-current side negative electrode of the regenerative electric energy feedback device (1) is connected to the downlink contact network or the uplink contact network via a third switching switch (2), and the direct-current side negative electrode is connected to a negative electrode bus of the subway traction network via a fourth switching switch (3). Further disclosed is a control method corresponding to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hao YANG, Yu WANG, Yeyuan XIE, Hongde LIU, Changwei LI
  • Patent number: 10224833
    Abstract: Disclosed are a modulation method of a modular multilevel converter and a fault isolation method of a submodule unit. The modulation method comprises a first mode and a second mode, and the first mode and the second mode operate cyclically. In the first mode, a first power semiconductor switch and a second power semiconductor switch are turned on alternately, while a third power semiconductor switch is turned off normally and a fourth power semiconductor switch is turned on normally. In the second mode, the third power semiconductor switch and the fourth power semiconductor switch are turned on alternately, while the first power semiconductor switch is turned on normally and the second power semiconductor switch is turned off normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeyuan Xie, Dongming Cao, Tiangui Jiang, Minglian Zhu, Guanxian Yin
  • Publication number: 20190020193
    Abstract: A direct current switch-off device comprises an on-state current branch circuit and a current commutating and breaking unit which are connected in parallel. The on-state current branch circuit has a mechanical switch (S) and a current transfer module which are connected in series. The current commutating and breaking unit comprises a bridge-type branch circuit and a current-breaking branch circuit. The current-breaking branch circuit and two bridge arms of the bridge-type branch circuit are connected in parallel. The current-breaking branch circuit comprises a nonlinear resistor (RI) and a valve group consisting of fully-controlled devices connected in series. The nonlinear resistor (RI) and the valve group are connected in parallel. Two ends of each fully-controlled device in the valve group are connected in parallel with a buffering and reclosing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicants: NR Electric Co., Ltd, NR Engineering Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dongming CAO, Taixun FANG, Yeyuan XIE, Bing YANG, Wei SHI, Wei LV, Wenjie WANG, Bin LIU, Tao WANG, Lele LI
  • Patent number: 10148083
    Abstract: Disclosed are a fault current-suppressing damper topology circuit and a control method thereof and a converter. An anode of a separate diode is connected to a positive electrode of a second switch module, a cathode of the separate diode is connected to one end of an energy storage capacitor, and the other end of the energy storage capacitor is connected to a negative electrode of a first switch module; a damping resistor is connected in parallel with an arrester and then with the first switch module; a bypass switch is connected in parallel between a terminal x1 and a terminal x2 of the damper topology circuit; a power supply system acquires energy from the energy storage capacitor and supplies power to a control system; and the control system controls an operating state of the damper topology circuit by controlling the bypass switch, the first switch module and the second switch module. The fault current-suppressing damper topology circuit is applied to voltage source converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yeyuan Xie, Minglian Zhu, Tiangui Jiang, Chuanjun Bo, Min Li
  • Publication number: 20180226900
    Abstract: Disclosed are a modulation method of a modular multilevel converter and a fault isolation method of a submodule unit. The modulation method comprises a first mode and a second mode, and the first mode and the second mode operate cyclically. In the first mode, a first power semiconductor switch and a second power semiconductor switch are turned on alternately, while a third power semiconductor switch is turned off normally and a fourth power semiconductor switch is turned on normally. In the second mode, the third power semiconductor switch and the fourth power semiconductor switch are turned on alternately, while the first power semiconductor switch is turned on normally and the second power semiconductor switch is turned off normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicants: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yeyuan XIE, Dongming CAO, Tiangui JIANG, Minglian ZHU, Guanxian YIN
  • Publication number: 20180183231
    Abstract: Disclosed are a fault current-suppressing damper topology circuit and a control method thereof and a converter. An anode of a separate diode is connected to a positive electrode of a second switch module, a cathode of the separate diode is connected to one end of an energy storage capacitor, and the other end of the energy storage capacitor is connected to a negative electrode of a first switch module; a damping resistor is connected in parallel with an arrester and then with the first switch module; a bypass switch is connected in parallel between a terminal x1 and a terminal x2 of the damper topology circuit; a power supply system acquires energy from the energy storage capacitor and supplies power to a control system; and the control system controls an operating state of the damper topology circuit by controlling the bypass switch, the first switch module and the second switch module. The fault current-suppressing damper topology circuit is applied to voltage source converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD, NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: YEYUAN XIE, MINGLIAN ZHU, TIANGUI JIANG, CHUANJUN BO, MIN LI