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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2022
Toshiba Mitsubishi-electric Industrial Systems Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Alperen Mustafa Colak, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Tawada, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus including a first operation control circuit configured to open a direct-current switch when a power conversion apparatus is in a waiting state and a first direct-current voltage value is greater than a predetermined first threshold, a clocking circuit configured to, when the direct-current switch is opened, clock an elapsed time after the direct-current switch is opened, and a soundness determination circuit configured to calculate a first difference voltage value that is a difference between the first direct-current voltage value and a second direct-current voltage value when the power conversion apparatus is in the waiting state and the direct-current switch is opened, and the elapsed time is greater than or equal to a predetermined first time, to determine that the direct-current switch is abnormal when the first difference voltage value is less than or equal to the predetermined second threshold.