Method for Discharging an Electric Energy Storage Unit

    公开(公告)号:US20190199237A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US16329958

    申请日:2016-09-05

    摘要: An electric energy storage device which is connected to an electronic circuit is discharged by way of a first and a second electric conductor. A thyristor is provided for discharging the energy storage device. As a result of a fault occurring in the electronic circuit, a discharge current of the energy storage device begins to flow from the energy storage device to the electronic circuit via the first electric conductor and back to the energy storage device via the second electric conductor. The discharge current causes a magnetic field which changes over time to be generated about the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor. The magnetic field penetrates the semiconductor material of the thyristor. By virtue of the temporally varying magnetic field, a current is induced in the semiconductor material of the thyristor, and the thyristor is activated by the induced current.

    SUBMODULE FOR LIMITING A SURGE CURRENT
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    发明申请
    SUBMODULE FOR LIMITING A SURGE CURRENT 审中-公开
    限制流过电流的子模块

    公开(公告)号:US20150318690A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-05

    申请号:US14650913

    申请日:2012-12-10

    IPC分类号: H02H9/02 H02M7/537

    摘要: A submodule for a modular multistage converter contains a first and a second connection terminal, an energy store, and a power semiconductor circuit which is connected to the energy store such that the voltage dropping at the energy store can be generated at the connection terminals in a first switch state and a zero voltage can be generated at the connection terminals in a second switch state. The aim is to provide such a submodule which allows an inexpensive submodule housing to be used while maintaining the same energy storage capacity or which allows an increased energy storage capacity while using the same housing without thereby undermining the protection provided by the submodule housing. This is achieved in that the power semiconductor circuit is connected in parallel to an energy storage branch in which the energy store and a device for limiting a surge current are arranged.

    摘要翻译: 用于模块化多级转换器的子模块包括连接到能量存储器的第一和第二连接端子,能量存储器和功率半导体电路,使得能够在连接端子处产生在能量存储器处的电压降 可以在第二开关状态下在连接端子处产生第一开关状态和零电压。 其目的在于提供一种这样的子模块,其允许使用廉价的子模块外壳,同时保持相同的能量存储容量,或允许在使用相同壳体时提高能量存储容量,而不会破坏由子模块外壳提供的保护。 这是通过将功率半导体电路并联连接到能量存储分支来连接的,其中能量存储器和用于限制浪涌电流的装置被布置。

    POWER MODULE FOR A CONVERTER AND MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20200382020A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16637838

    申请日:2017-08-09

    IPC分类号: H02M7/483 H02M1/32 H02M7/5387

    摘要: A power module for a converter, in particular for a multilevel converter. The power module includes a link circuit capacitor, two connection terminals, at least one half-bridge connected in parallel with the link circuit capacitor and having two semiconductor switches, and, for each half-bridge, a bypass diode connected in parallel with a first semiconductor switch of the half-bridge and a load-relief circuit group connected in parallel with the first semiconductor switch. The load-relief circuit group has a load-relief thyristor and a load-relief diode connected in series with the load-relief thyristor.