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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Huibin Zhu, Westford, MA (US);
David Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
David Scott Wilmer, Roanoke, VA (US);
Maozhong Gong, Colonie, NY (US);
Jun Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Xueqin Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Huibin Zhu, Westford, MA (US);
David Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
David Scott Wilmer, Roanoke, VA (US);
Maozhong Gong, Colonie, NY (US);
Jun Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Xueqin Wu, Shanghai, CN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A power converter system includes a converter configured to be coupled to a power generation unit for receiving current from the power generation unit. A bus is coupled to the converter, and energy is stored within the bus when the current is conducted through the power converter system. A damping circuit is configured to be coupled to the bus and to the power generation unit, and a control system is coupled to the converter and to the damping circuit. The control system is configured to selectively discharge at least a portion of the energy stored within the bus through the damping circuit when the control system determines that a predetermined condition is met.