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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Abb Technology Ag, Zürich, CH;
Inventors:
Samuel Reist, Dietikon, CH;
Manuel Vetterli, Basel, CH;
Matthias Lüscher, Gontenschwil, CH;
Juerg Rauchenstein, Lachen, CH;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 25/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 25/00 (2013.01); G01R 31/2632 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, a controller unit for a bridge rectifier, and a bridge rectifier system are disclosed for detecting a shorted diode in a bridge rectifier. The method can include determining a phase-to-phase voltage between two phase inputs of the bridge rectifier, wherein a phase input is provided between the two series connected diodes of the respective phase, and indicating a shorted diode fault by determining whether the phase-to-phase voltage is zero for more than a commutation time of the bridge rectifier.