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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Allen Michael Ritter, Salem, VA (US);
Rafael Ignacio Bedia, Salem, VA (US);
Cyrus David Harbourt, Salem, VA (US);
Inventors:
Allen Michael Ritter, Salem, VA (US);
Rafael Ignacio Bedia, Salem, VA (US);
Cyrus David Harbourt, Salem, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A line side crowbar circuit for an energy converter is disclosed. In one aspect there is a power unit that includes an energy converter; a transformer configured to transfer electrical energy generated from the energy converter to an electrical grid; and a crowbar coupled to the energy converter and the transformer that is configured to prevent an overvoltage event from damaging electrical components associated with the energy converter and the transformer.