Patent · US Expired

Power converter utilizing line replaceable units

US5008797A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
9References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1989
Grant dateApr 16, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 20, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M7/49
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Prior power converters utilizing a plurality of switches operated by control circuitry include many components which are subject to failure. When such a failure occurs, it may prove difficult to isolate the problem and repair the power converter. In order to overcome this problem, a power converter is packaged as a plurality of identical line replaceable units each of which may be easily replaced in the event of a malfunction.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.