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Electrical power converter with a converter cell series unit
US9780685B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9780685-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314412524-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 11, 2012 |
| Publication date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
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An electrical power converter includes: AC voltage terminals U, V, and W; DC voltage terminals P and N; a converter cell series unit composed of one or more converter cells connected in series between the AC voltage terminals U, V, and W and the DC voltage terminals P and N, each converter cell including a semiconductor element and a capacitor; and a first inductance connected in series to the converter cell series unit, between, of the DC voltage terminals P and N, a DC voltage terminal at the lowest potential with respect to the ground, and the AC voltage terminals U, V, and W.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An electrical power converter comprising: first AC voltage terminals; second AC voltage terminals; a positive DC voltage terminal; a negative DC voltage terminal; a neutral point between the positive and negative DC voltage terminals; converter cell series units provided between the first AC voltage terminals and the positive DC voltage terminal, between the first AC voltage terminals and the neutral point, between the second AC voltage termi…
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- What does patent US9780685B2 cover?
- An electrical power converter includes: AC voltage terminals U, V, and W; DC voltage terminals P and N; a converter cell series unit composed of one or more converter cells connected in series between the AC voltage terminals U, V, and W and the DC voltage terminals P and N, each converter cell including a semiconductor element and a capacitor; and a first inductance connected in series to the …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Toshiba Mitsubishi—Electric Ind Systems Corp, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Ind Systems Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02M7/19. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 03 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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