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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/44 (2006.01); H02M 5/458 (2006.01); H02M 7/217 (2006.01); H02M 7/49 (2007.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 5/458 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H02M 7/49 (2013.01); H02M 3/285 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0074 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power converter includes a plurality of first converter cells, a plurality of second converter cells, and a plurality of DC link capacitors. Each DC link capacitor links one of the plurality of first converter cells and one of the plurality of second converter cells. A failure management unit is configured to detect a faulty converter cell, and to deactivate the faulty converter cell while maintaining a power conversion operation of the power converter.