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Switchgear cabinet arrangement of a device for producing electric energy

US8830658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Woodward Kempen GmbH · DE

Inventors

Markus Eichler · Waldshut-Tiengen, DE
Hans-Georg Nowak · Mönchengladbach, DE
Marianne Hitpaβ · Krefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2013
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/76
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement of a device for generating electrical energy, wherein the switch cabinet arrangement comprises at least two separate power switch cabinets. The technical object of achieving an optimum scalability of devices for generating electrical energy with at the same time a simple installation and maintenance of the power switch cabinets despite a small available installation space, is achieved according to the invention in that the power switch cabinets respectively comprise a machine connection, a power module, a mains connection and a decentralised control unit, wherein the power module comprises a machine converter, a mains converter, a direct voltage intermediate circuit and a chopper, and wherein the power switch cabinets are electrically connected in parallel to one another via the machine connection and the mains connection.

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