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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Control Techniques Limited, Newtown, GB;
Inventor:
Peter Eigenbrodt, Sankt Augustin, DE;
Assignee:
CONTROL TECHNIQUES LIMITED, Newtown, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/12 (2006.01); H02M 7/42 (2006.01); H02J 3/18 (2006.01); H02P 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/42 (2013.01); H02J 3/1885 (2013.01); H02P 9/08 (2013.01); Y02E 40/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inverter circuit comprises an inverter which can be configurable for controlling the supply of mains current from a grid to an electric machine in a start-up mode whereby the machine drives the prime mover for initialization. Thereafter the same inverter is reconfigurable as part of the circuit to supply reactive power to the grid when the machine is running as a generator powered by the prime mover.