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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2022
General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;
Pablo Briff, Stafford, GB;
Carl Barker, Stafford, GB;
Omar Jasim, Stafford, GB;
Jose Augusto Monteiro, Stafford, GB;
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
There is provided a switching valve for a voltage source converter, the switching valve including a number of modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the switching valve including a controller programmed to selectively control the switching of the switching elements to select one or more of the modules to contribute a or a respective voltage to a switching valve voltage.