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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Di Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Dong Dong, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew Allen Rockhill, Mechanicville, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A power converter includes at least one leg having a first string operatively coupled to a second string via a first connecting node and a second connecting node. The first string includes a first branch and a second branch operatively coupled via a third connecting node. Each of the branches has a plurality of switching units, a controllable semiconductor switch and the first connecting node and the second connecting node. The first string is operatively coupled across a first bus and a second bus. Furthermore, the second string includes a plurality of controllable semiconductor switches.
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