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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/483 (2007.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/084 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/4835 (2021.05); H02M 1/0074 (2021.05); H02M 1/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A submodule for a modular multilevel converter has nine semiconductor switches that can be switched off, four capacitors, six network nodes, and two terminals. The components are mounted such that different voltages are generated between the terminals of the submodule by controlling the semiconductor switches. This arrangement of components substantially improves the behavior of the converter and of the submodule in the event of a fault.