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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michiaki Ishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiroaki Otani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 3/02 (2006.01); B61C 17/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/06 (2006.01); B60L 9/22 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 3/02 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 3/0092 (2013.01); B60L 9/22 (2013.01); B60L 11/1801 (2013.01); B61C 17/00 (2013.01); B61C 17/06 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an electric power conversion device includes an inverter which converts DC power into AC power and supplies the AC power to electric equipment of a railway vehicle, a battery capable of storing DC power, and a converter which converts the AC power into DC power and charges the battery. The battery supplies electric power to the inverter when the electric power is not supplied to the inverter from an external power source.