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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Alain Lacarnoy, Saint Nazaire les Eymes, FR;
Inventor:
Alain Lacarnoy, Saint Nazaire les Eymes, FR;
Assignee:
MGE UPS, Saint Ismier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 5/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-level converter to at least convert an AC switched voltage available on a switched voltage point into at least five DC voltage levels available on positive and negative DC voltage lines, said converter comprising two separate switching units to convert respectively positive and negative half-waves of said switched voltage, connected to the DC voltage lines respectively presenting positive and negative DC voltage levels, and wherein each switching unit comprises a switching point connected to said switched voltage point by means of change-over means. An uninterruptible power supply comprising said converter.