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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.

Benjamin Ruccius

Dirk Malipaard

Alexander Hofmann

Manuel Blum

Marek Galek

Martin März

A current converter circuit in a modular multilevel topology includes an AC voltage terminal with a first phase terminal and a further voltage terminal with a plus and a minus terminal. The current converter circuit includes two arms, wherein the first arm connects the first phase terminal and the first terminal and the second arm the second phase terminal and the minus terminal. Each arm includes at least two submodules connected in series, wherein one of the at least two submodules is implemented as analog cell including a passive device as well as an electric circuit. The passive device is connected in parallel to the electric circuit and connected in series with respect to the other one of the at least two submodules.

Current converter circuit

Some embodiments may include a multi-stage converter comprising: a branch connected between a positive busbar and a negative busbar; and a control device. The branch has two arms connected in series. The arms each comprise a series circuit including a plurality of two-pole submodules, an energy store, and a communication connection to the control device. The communication connection transmits state of charge of the energy store and a switching instruction for the respective submodule. For at least a subset of the submodules, the communication connection comprises a common communication connection with a plurality of insulation paths having an insulation capability in each case of at most 5 kV.

Modular multi-stage converter

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Nürnberg, Germany

Benjamin Ruccius