Rising demand for electric power has heightened the need for flow control in existing power systems.
An orthogonal core has merit for a power controller, including simple construction and high reliability, because it consists of only a pair of cores and their windings. The orthogonal core can control net inductance of secondary windings easily and continuously.
This paper presents an orthogonal core phase shifter for flow control in an electric power system. The phase shifter is constructed with the variable inductors and transformers. For reduction of harmonic currents, the orthogonal core utilizes wedge gaps and tertiary windings. In this paper, we examine the fundamental characteristics of the orthogonal core phase shifter.
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