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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Fengfeng Tao, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Maja Harfman Todorovic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Luis Jose Garces, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rui Zhou, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Donald Gene Marabell, Frisco, TX (US);
Robert Louis Steigerwald, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/48 (2007.01); H02M 7/538 (2007.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/538 (2013.01); H02M 7/48 (2013.01); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power converter is provided. The power converter includes a converter leg including switches for converting power. The power converter also includes a controller for switching the switches using a pulse width modulation technique. The power converter further includes an interface inductor coupled to the converter leg for avoiding a reverse recovery of current in the switches during operation.