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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Smart Wires Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amrit Iyer, Oakland, CA (US);
Antonio Ginart, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Shreesha Adiga Manoor, Milpitas, CA (US);
Haroon Inam, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Smart Wires Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/18 (2006.01); H02M 5/12 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 5/12 (2013.01); H02J 3/0012 (2020.01); H02J 3/1814 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 1/322 (2021.05);
Abstract
A system and method using four switches connected in an H-bridge (full bridge) topology within a series-connected FACTS device is disclosed. System and method can be used to bypass a FACTS device. The switches in H-bridge are connected to an alternating current (AC) source allowing for various switching states, and enabling non-monitoring mode, local bypass monitoring mode, low-loss monitoring mode, and diagnostic mode of operation.