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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventor:
Beat Ronner, Würenlos, CH;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 5/458 (2006.01); B60L 9/24 (2006.01); H02M 7/217 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/337 (2006.01); H02M 7/487 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 5/458 (2013.01); B60L 9/24 (2013.01); H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H02M 3/337 (2013.01); H02M 5/4585 (2013.01); H02M 7/487 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0074 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a modular converter, having a plurality of M converter cells, including an active AC-to-DC converter operable in one of a plurality of modes; a DC-to-DC converter; a secondary side of said AC-to-DC converter and a primary side of said DC-to-DC converter connected in parallel with a DC-link capacitor, wherein the primary sides of the converter cells are connected in series, with a first converter cell connected to a line, preferably a medium voltage line, providing an AC line voltage an M-th converter cell connected to a ground; operated by a method placing the converters in bypassed, active or diode mode.