General Electric Company

Scott Charles Frame

Robert Gregory Wagoner

Allen Michael Ritter

Anthony Michael Klodowski

Sidney Allen Barker

Werner Gerhard Barton

Steven Wade Sutherland

Huibin Zhu

Brian Eric Lindholm

Pedro Monclova

A power converter system includes an inverter including a first bridge and a second bridge, wherein each of the first bridge and the second bridge includes at least one switch. The power converter system also includes an inductor including a first winding coupled to an output of the first bridge and a second winding coupled to an output of the second bridge.

Power generation system, power converter system, and methods of converting power

An integrated fault and personnel protection system and method for a multi-thread converter in a wind turbine power system is provided. The structure and method provide for system optimization, as well as, arc flash protection. Fault sensing with means of removing power applied to the converter minimizes the energy available to produce an arc flash event. Sensing and disconnects devices for the protections are provided close to the source of energy to protect more of the system. Converter controls detect, identify and isolate faults selecting the best combinations of the novel specific fault isolation devices. Components are distributed into separate physical to enhance protection.

Optimizing converter protection for wind turbine generators

A method and transfer circuit topology for a redundant power converter for switching a load between power conversion circuits in a redundant system. The transfer circuit topology includes a first contactor and a second contactor each having an input coupled to a source and an output coupled to a controlled commutating current path. The controlled commutating current path is coupled to the load for switching between the redundant power converters without interrupting current to the load.

Transfer circuit topology for redundant power generator regulators and inverting DC drives

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Scott Charles Frame