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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sumio Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsushi Matsushita, Fuchu, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 54 ; 363 68 ; 363129 ; 361111 ; 3072 / ;
Abstract
In an electric power converting apparatus comprising a plurality of branches each including a plurality of serially connected semiconductor switching elements, a non-linear resistor is connected in parallel with each semiconductor switching element, and a voltage division element including serially connected capacitor and a resistor is connected in parallel with each semiconductor switching element. A reactor is connected in series with each one of the branches and an arrestor is connected in parallel with a serially connected reactor and an associated branch.