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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Lsis Co., Ltd., Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Woong Hyub Song, Seoul, KR;
Young Woo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LSIS CO., LTD., Anyang-si, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H02M 7/217 (2006.01); H02M 5/458 (2006.01); H02M 7/49 (2007.01); H02M 7/483 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H02M 5/458 (2013.01); H02M 7/49 (2013.01); H02M 2007/4835 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a modular multi-level converter (MMC) including a plurality of sub-modules including switching elements, and a central control unit which assigns an address to each of the plurality of sub-modules for distinguishing each of the plurality of sub-modules, determines switching operation conditions of the plurality of sub-modules based on the assigned addresses, and outputs switching signals corresponding to the determined switching operation conditions. The central control unit determines a switching sequence of the plurality of the sub-modules according to the sequence of the assigned addresses.