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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
David Martini, San Giovanni Valdarno, IT;
Fabio Tombelli, Montelupo Florentino, IT;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/487 (2007.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/12 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/487 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 1/12 (2013.01); H02M 2001/007 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0048 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multi-level inverter introducing a new topology wherein standard IGBTs can be employed in place of common emitter IGBTs, wherein switching and conduction losses are minimized and wherein the number of implemented levels can be easily increased with the addition of a minimum number of components.