Electronic circuit for converting electrical energy
US5726870A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M7/4837
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multilevel converter comprising, in particular, one capacitor (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) and two switches (T1, T'1; for example) in each of its cells. The cells operate successively in a period that repeats at a converter frequency. In parallel with the load (C), a filter circuit (CF) is provided to dissipate the energy of any component having a fundamental frequency that corresponds to said converter period. The filter comprises one or more RLC type series circuits.
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