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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Todd Shudarek, West Bend, WI (US);
Jean-yves Schneider, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Todd Shudarek, West Bend, WI (US);
Jean-Yves Schneider, Milwaukee, WI (US);
MTE Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the instant invention can provide a harmonic mitigating device that can include at least the following components: an active filter; a passive filter; c) at least one control switch, where the at least one control switch operationally controls whether the at least one active filter or the at least one passive filter can be utilized by the harmonic mitigation device to mitigate at least one harmonic current flow, and where the at least one control switch operationally switches the harmonic mitigation device from utilizing the at least one active filter to utilizing the at least one passive filter when a current load exceeds a predetermined percent of a full current load.