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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Di Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rixin Lai, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Luis Jose Garces, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/217 (2006.01); H02M 7/219 (2006.01); H02M 7/487 (2007.01); H02M 7/483 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H02M 7/219 (2013.01); H02M 7/487 (2013.01); H02M 2007/4835 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power converter is presented. The power converter includes at least one leg, the at least one leg includes a first string, where the first string includes a plurality of diodes, a first connecting node, and a second connecting node, and where the first string is operatively coupled across a first bus and a second bus. Furthermore, the at least one leg includes a second string operatively coupled to the first string via the first connecting node and the second connecting node, where the second string includes a plurality of switching units.