Power converting appartatus

US9130481B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9130481-B2
Application numberUS-201213612181-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 12, 2012
Priority dateFeb 1, 2012
Publication dateSep 8, 2015
Grant dateSep 8, 2015

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In a power converting apparatus having a plurality of phases on an AC side and configured to perform conversion between DC power and AC power, a current detector detects currents flowing through a DC source line through which a plurality of phase currents commonly flow. A control unit sets a current detection period and a succeeding current control period in each successive control cycle. Using first gate signals based on reference gate signals for PWM control, the control unit calculates values of the individual phase currents from the first gate signals and the detected currents during the current detection period. Then, during the current control period, the control unit performs PWM control using phase voltage commands generated by correcting phase voltage target values so as to cancel out voltage errors that occur during the current detection period.

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What is claimed is: 1. A power converting apparatus having a plurality of phases on an AC side comprising a main circuit unit for performing conversion between DC power fed from a DC power source and AC power and a control unit for repetitively controlling said main circuit unit in successive control cycles, wherein a DC source line through which individual phase currents flowing in the plurality of phases commonly flow is connected to the DC power source, said control unit compris…

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What does patent US9130481B2 cover?
In a power converting apparatus having a plurality of phases on an AC side and configured to perform conversion between DC power and AC power, a current detector detects currents flowing through a DC source line through which a plurality of phase currents commonly flow. A control unit sets a current detection period and a succeeding current control period in each successive control cycle. Using…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nakano Kosuke, Kojima Tetsuya, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02M7/53875. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).