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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Toshiba Mitsubishi-electric Industrial Systems Corporation, Chuo-ku, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Chuo-ku, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A converter includes a first diode (D) having its anode and cathode connected to input terminal (T) and a first output terminal (T), respectively, a second diode (D) having its anode and cathode connected to a second output terminal (T) and an input terminal (T), respectively, and a bidirectional switch connected between the input terminal (T) and a third output terminal (T). The bidirectional switch includes third to sixth diodes (Dto D) and a transistor (Q). The first diode (D), the second diode (D), and the transistor (Q) are each formed of a wide-bandgap semiconductor, and the third to sixth diodes (Dto D) are each formed of a semiconductor other than wide-bandgap semiconductors.