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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Luis Jose Garces, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Louis Steigerwald, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Michael Joseph Schutten, Rotterdam, NY (US);
Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Luis Jose Garces, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Louis Steigerwald, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Michael Joseph Schutten, Rotterdam, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An alternating current to direct current (AC to DC) power conversion system is provided. The system includes a rectifier configured to convert an input AC voltage to an initial pulsating DC voltage. The system also includes an inverter configured to convert the initial pulsating DC voltage to a converted AC voltage. The system further includes a plurality of transformers, each transformer including a primary winding paired to a secondary winding, wherein each of the primary windings is coupled in series with the other primary windings, wherein the series coupled primary windings are coupled to the inverter to receive respective portions of the converted AC voltage. The system also includes a plurality of bridges, each bridge coupled to a respective secondary winding configured to receive a respective portion of a transformed AC voltage from the respective secondary windings, and coupled in parallel to the other bridges to provide a combined DC output voltage.