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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Pierluigi Tenca, Bavaria, DE;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical system includes an AC power source and a power converter including at least one first terminal and at least one second terminal. The first terminal is configured to receive voltages with a DC component and the second terminal is configured to receive voltages that have a non-zero time average value including AC and DC components. The electrical system also includes an AC power transmission subsystem coupled to and extending between the AC power source and the power converter. The electrical system further includes a current diversion system including a plurality of first switching devices coupled to the AC power transmission subsystem. The current diversion system also includes a second switching device including a third terminal coupled to the first terminal and a fourth terminal coupled to the second terminal. The second switching device is configured to transmit current only from the third terminal to the fourth terminal.