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Power switchgear cabinet of a device for producing electric energy

US8837116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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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 16, 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 power switch cabinet of a device for producing electric energy. The technical object of obtaining optimum scalability and cooling of a power switch cabinet despite little space being required is achieved according to the invention in that the power switch cabinet has a machine connection, a power module and a mains connection, wherein the power module has a machine converter, a mains converter, a direct voltage intermediate circuit and a chopper, and the arrangement of the components substantially corresponds to the direction of the power flow.

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