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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited, Warwickshire, GB;
Inventors:
Allan David Crane, Rugby Warwickshire, GB;
Warren Mark Blewitt, Rugby Warwickshire, GB;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/36 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/515 (2007.01); H02M 7/521 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/36 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 7/5152 (2013.01); H02M 7/521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A converter, and in particular a current source converter, including a bridge having an AC terminal for each of one or more AC lines, and first and second DC terminals. A converter arm is connected between each respective AC terminal and the first DC terminal, and between each respective AC terminal and the second DC terminal. Each converter arm includes a first power semiconductor switching device capable of being turned 'on' and 'off' by gate control and having a recovery time. The converter is adapted to be operated in one or more inverting modes.