Off-line Test Method for Unbalanced Current of High Voltage Capacitor Bank as π Type Structure
AC and DC filter capacitor banks in China generally use H-bridge structure,but some converter stations use π-type structure capacitor banks,and the off-line test method for unbalanced current of H-bridge capacitor banks is not applicable any longer. In this paper,a new method of indirectly measuring unbalanced current is proposed by forming a π-type capacitor bank into an H bridge. And the method de-rives the calculation formula and simulates such three methods of forming the H bridge as resistance,capac-itance and inductance. For reducing the influence of on-site electromagnetic interference on the measure-ment accuracy,the method of testing unbalanced current at multiple frequency points is used for on-site test-ing. The results show that the theoretical idea of the new method is correct and can accurately measure un-balanced current.
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