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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akito Nakayama, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Kajiyama, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power converter includes at least one arm for each phase, and each arm is formed by connecting, in series, a plurality of converter cells each having a plurality of semiconductor switching elements and a DC capacitor. A control device generates, for each arm, an arm voltage command for the plurality of convener cells, to control the power converter. The control device includes a voltage information calculation unit for calculating a voltage information value on the basis of voltage of at least one DC capacitor in the power converter, and a overall voltage control unit for changing a voltage total value of all the DC capacitors so that the voltage information value becomes close to a set lower limit value.