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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Cyrus David Harbourt, Roanoke, VA (US);
Allen Michael Ritter, Salem, VA (US);
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Salem, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for converting power are presented. The power conversion includes conducting load current through a first current path of multiple current paths in a power conversion unit using switches, diodes, or a combination thereof. The power conversion also includes blocking one or more additional current paths of the multiple current paths in the power conversion unit using one or more of the switches, one or more of the diodes, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the power conversion includes reducing potential voltage stress on the one or more switches by using one or more voltage stress reduction switches to reduce a voltage that is blocked by the one or more blocking switches or diodes by connecting an end of each of the one or more switches opposite to a blocking edge to an intermediate voltage node.