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AC/DC power conversion system and method of manufacture of same

US9419538B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2012
Grant dateAug 16, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M7/062
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power converter has a transformer having three primary windings configured to receive respective phases of a three-phase alternating current (AC) input signal in a delta configuration and three secondary windings, each split into two portions, wherein the portions are coupled together in a regular hexagon. The power converter includes a rectifier having a first rectifier path coupled between taps of the secondary windings and a positive output of the power converter and a second rectifier path coupled between taps of the secondary windings and a negative output. One of the secondary windings may be reversed with respect to the other secondary windings. The primary windings may be split with a corresponding secondary winding sandwiched between portions of the primary. One of the paths may have a different inductance than the other path.

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