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Multilevel power converter

US11095231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Herbert Gambach · Uttenreuth, DE
Volker Hussennether · Nuremberg, DE
Roland Schuster · Erlangen, DE
Thomas Westerweller · Großenseebach, DE
Adnan Chaudhry · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 5, 2017
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02M1/0095
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multilevel power converter has at least one phase module with a plurality of modules connected between positive and negative DC voltage connections. The phase module has a first phase module branch connected to the positive DC voltage connection, and a second phase module branch connected to the negative DC voltage connection. Each of the modules has at least two electronic switching elements and an electric energy storage unit. A third phase module branch connects the first phase module branch to the second phase module branch. A switching device connects an AC voltage connection of the multilevel power converter to a first connection node between the first phase module branch and the third phase module branch in a first switch position and connects the AC voltage connection to a second connection node between the third phase module branch and the second phase module branch in a second switch position.

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