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Power converter and heat pump system provided therewith

US12224678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2023
Grant dateFeb 11, 2025
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2201/15
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power converter includes a power conversion unit for a three-phase alternating current output from an alternating-current power source, and a current compensation unit that supplies a compensating current to the alternating-current power source. The current compensation unit includes a current compensation unit inverter including switching elements, a current compensation unit capacitor, a current compensation unit reactor, a compensation controller that obtains an output voltage command value, and a drive signal generator that generates a drive signal usable to drive the switching elements by a three-phase modulation method. The current compensation unit inverter supplies the compensating current to the alternating-current power source via the current compensation unit reactor. Td≤(34.00/fsw−0.145)(1.55−0.055*Pmax), where fsw represents a carrier frequency employed for generation of the drive signal, Pmax represents a maximum input power of the power conversion unit, and Td represents a dead time for the drive signal.

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