Converter circuit arrangement with actively controllable current and voltage rise limiting means
US5729446A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/08144
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A converter circuit arrangement is specified in which actively controllable current and voltage rise limiting means are provided in parallel with a semiconductor switch. These means also take over the function of a reverse-connected parallel diode and essentially comprise a bipolar transistor which is driven by a control circuit.
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