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Switch gear cell and converter circuit for switching a multiplicity of voltage levels with a switchgear cell such as this

US7817451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2008
Grant dateOct 19, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M7/483
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switchgear cell having a group of connection is disclosed, with the group of connection having a first and a second controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and a capacitor. In order to reduce the stored electrical energy and to save space, the group of connection can have a third, fourth, fifth and sixth controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and the first controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch can be connected back-to-back in series with the second controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, the third controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch can be connected back-to-back in series with the fourth controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, the capacitor can be connected to the connection point of the first controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch to the second controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and to the connection point of the third controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch) to the fourth controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, the fifth controllable bidirectional power semiconductor switch can be connected to the connection point of the fir…

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