Method and apparatus for bypassing Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) power cells and power sub cell for multilevel inverter
US9007787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/325
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Bypassing methods and apparatus are presented along with power cells and sub cells for multilevel inverters in which DC current flow into a DC link capacitance is interrupted and a bypass switch is closed across a power cell or sub cell output to selectively bypass a power stage of a multilevel inverter.
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