Electrical power supply converter
US6617831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a converter comprising at least one converter module presenting at least one electricity feed terminal coupled to an electricity generator and to an electricity feed line such as a bus and including at least one series switch and at least one parallel switch, the series switch being connected in series between the electricity feed terminal and a first inductor, itself in series with an electricity source, the first series switch and the first inductor forming a series branch, and the parallel switch being connected in parallel between said series branch and ground, said switches of said module being controlled in phase opposition by a control circuit presenting a first control state in which said switches are operated in a first or “voltage-lowering” mode of operation in which an electrical current flows from the electricity generator to the electricity feed line, and a second control state in which said switches are operated in a second or “voltage-raising” mode of operation in which the current flows from the electricity source to the electricity generator. The parallel switch is placed in a parallel branch between said ele…
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