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Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kenji Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;

Tetsuya Kojima, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 7/49 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/325 (2021.05); H02M 7/49 (2013.01); H02M 7/53871 (2013.01); H02M 7/53873 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a gradationally controlled inverter formed by series-connection between: a main inverter circuitry which has main inverter arms for outputting AC voltages for respective phases, and to which a voltage of a DC source is applied through a DC busbar; and a sub-inverter circuitry having three single-phase sub-inverters. Each of short-circuit switches is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of a corresponding one of the sub-inverters. At the time of a failure of the sub-inverter, a bypass for current is formed for only the failure phase by causing short-circuiting at the short-circuit switch connected to the sub-inverter, and only the main inverter arm for the failure phase is operated as a three-level inverter.


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