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Converter and power converter that becomes it with the converter

US7471525B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2005
Grant dateDec 30, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/0012
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A converter includes a converter circuit 1 having a plurality of bridge-connected semiconductor switching devices for converting AC power into DC power, a smoothing condenser connected in parallel to the DC side of the converter circuit and a current detector provided in a condenser circuit to control a condenser current flowing through the smoothing condenser to be a set value. The condenser current is controlled to be the set value (e.g. zero) to thereby reduce the capacity of the smoothing condenser and make the converter small.

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