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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bennett Steven Sheron, Schenectady, NY (US);
Lukas Mercer Hansen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wayne Allen Schulz, Binghamton, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Power converters that can allow for the transfer of DC power between a ground-referenced bus and a floating system are provided. In one embodiment, the power converter includes a ground-referenced DC bus associated with a DC voltage. The power converter further includes a first switching element, a second switching element, and a third switching element coupled in series between the ground-referenced DC bus and a ground reference. The power converter further includes a floating system associated with a floating DC voltage. The floating system can include a first terminal coupled to a first node between the first switching element and the second switching element. The floating system can further include a second terminal coupled to a second node between the second switching element and the third switching element.