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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2021
General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;
Chandra Mohan Sonnathi, Stafford, GB;
Rajaseker Reddy Ginnareddy, Stafford, GB;
Carl Barker, Stafford, GB;
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include an electrical assembly. The electrical assembly can include a converter including a DC side and an AC side, the DC side configured for connection to a DC network, the AC side configured for connection to an AC network, the converter including at least one switching element; a circuit interruption device operably connected to the AC side of the converter; a DC voltage modification device operably connected to the DC side of the converter, the DC voltage modification device including a DC chopper; and a controller configured to selectively control the or each switching element, the circuit interruption device and the DC voltage modification device, wherein the controller is configured to be responsive to a converter internal fault by carrying out a fault operating mode.