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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2003
Emmanuel Dutarde, Aureilhan, FR;
Christophe Beuille, Aureilhan, FR;
Fabrice Breit, Campan, FR;
Henri Schneider, Toulouse Cedex 7, FR;
Emmanuel Dutarde, Aureilhan, FR;
Christophe Beuille, Aureilhan, FR;
Fabrice Breit, Campan, FR;
Henri Schneider, Toulouse Cedex 7, FR;
Alstom, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A matrix converter for transforming electrical energy between at least one voltage source, in particular a power supply network, and at least one current source, in particular a load, said converter including a matrix of switches connecting said voltage sources to said current sources, wherein each of said switches has two terminals which are interconnected via a photoconductive layer of diamond, each switch being controlled by means of a light source irradiating the layer of diamond interposed between the two terminals of the switch.