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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Onishi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Toshiyuki Fujii, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/217 (2006.01); H02M 7/483 (2007.01); H02M 7/49 (2007.01); H02M 1/36 (2007.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/36 (2013.01); H02J 7/022 (2013.01); H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H02M 7/483 (2013.01); H02M 7/49 (2013.01); H02M 2007/4835 (2013.01);
Abstract
Each phase arm of a power conversion device includes at least one converter cell connected in series. For each converter cell, an element driving unit is provided which turns on one switching element in the converter cell as a startup element. The element driving unit is supplied with power from a DC capacitor, and when voltage of the DC capacitor exceeds startup voltage Vsh, turns on the startup element. Thus, at the time of startup of the power conversion device, the DC capacitor in each converter cell is initially charged to desired voltage.