公开(公告)号：US20160072375A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14482969

申请日：2014-09-10

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Rui Zhou ,  Luis Jose Garces ,  Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju ,  Rixin Lai ,  Di Zhang

IPC: H02M1/00 ,  H02M3/335

CPC classification number: H02M3/33569 ,  H02M1/44 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  H02M2007/4835 ,  Y02B70/1491

Abstract: A system and method for series connecting electronic power devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a switching device system includes a first upper arm electrically coupled to a first lower arm and a second upper arm electrically coupled to a second lower arm. Each of the arms include a plurality of low voltage sub-modules connected in series and each plurality of low voltage sub-modules includes an auxiliary switching device, a series switching device, and a capacitor. Each plurality of low voltage sub-modules is configured to be sequentially switched using the auxiliary switching device and the series switching device separately in the upper arms and the respective lower arms to control change in voltage over time (dV/dt) while selectively blocking a desired high voltage. Further, a capacitor voltage balancing (sorting or rotating) algorithm may be used to actively balance voltage across each plurality of low voltage sub-modules.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于串联电子功率器件的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，开关装置系统包括电耦合到第一下臂的第一上臂和电耦合到第二下臂的第二上臂。 每个臂包括串联连接的多个低压子模块，并且每个多个低压子模块包括辅助开关装置，串联开关装置和电容器。 每个多个低压子模块被配置为使用辅助开关装置和串联开关装置在上臂和相应的下臂中分开地依次切换以控制电压随时间的变化（dV / dt），同时选择性地阻塞 所需高电压。 此外，可以使用电容器电压平衡（分选或旋转）算法来主动平衡每个低压子模块的电压。

公开(公告)号：US20150138859A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：US14080800

申请日：2013-11-15

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Rui Zhou ,  Luis Jose Garces ,  Fengfeng Tao ,  Maja Harfman Todorovic ,  Charles Michael Stephens ,  Lei Wang

IPC: H02M7/5387 ,  H02M1/14

CPC classification number: H02M7/493 ,  H02M2001/123

Abstract: A power conversion system is presented. The power conversion system includes a power converter. The power converter includes at least two circuits, where each of the at least two circuits includes two or more phase legs, where each of the two or more phase legs includes at least two semiconductor switches. Also, the at least two circuits includes an interphase reactor configured to couple one of the two or more phase legs to at least one other phase leg in the two or more phase legs. Moreover, the power conversion system includes a controller configured to obtain a switching pattern for each of the at least two semiconductor switches of the at least two circuits and selectively switch each of the at least two semiconductor switches based on the obtained switching pattern to reduce a common mode signal in the power conversion system. Method for power conversion is also presented.

Abstract translation: 介绍了电力转换系统。 电力转换系统包括电力转换器。 功率转换器包括至少两个电路，其中至少两个电路中的每一个包括两个或多个相位支路，其中两个或多个相位支路中的每一个包括至少两个半导体开关。 此外，至少两个电路包括间相反应器，其被配置为将两个或多个相位腿中的一个耦合到两个或更多个相位腿中的至少一个其他相位支路。 此外，功率转换系统包括控制器，其被配置为获得至少两个电路中的至少两个半导体开关中的每一个的开关模式，并且基于所获得的开关模式选择性地切换至少两个半导体开关中的每一个，以减少 电源转换系统中的共模信号。 还介绍了电源转换方法。