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Power converting apparatus, motor drive apparatus, and air conditioner

US11189439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 2017
Grant dateNov 30, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B70/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power converting apparatus includes: a first arm including a switching element and a switching element connected in series; a second arm including a switching element and a switching element connected in series, the second arm being connected in parallel with the first arm; a reactor having one end connected to the switching element and the switching element and an opposite end connected to an alternating-current power supply; and a smoothing capacitor connected in parallel with the first arm and the second arm. The loss characteristic of the switching element and the second switching element that occurs in each switching event is better than the loss characteristic of the switching element and the switching element that occurs in each switching event.

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