Global Patent Index - EP 3788710 A1

EP 3788710 A1 20210310 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECT-CURRENT SUPPLY

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECT-CURRENT SUPPLY

Title (de)

EINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR GLEICHSTROMVERSORGUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'ALIMENTATION EN COURANT CONTINU

Publication

EP 3788710 A1 20210310 (DE)

Application

EP 18738205 A 20180620

Priority

EP 2018066369 W 20180620

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019242848A1] The invention relates to a device (2) and to a method for direct-current supply, which device can be connected to an power grid (4) with a polyphase AC voltage (U1ac) with a first frequency (N1), having a multistage current converter (MMC) with a plurality of phase modules (19) which are each formed from a plurality of two-pole submodules (21) which are connected electrically in series and which each have a plurality of semiconductor switches (S) and an energy store (23a), having an actuating unit (7) which generates actuation signals (11) for controlling the multistage current converter (MMC), and having a rectifier circuit (18a). In order to achieve a low-loss direct-current supply (direct-current source), in particular for the medium-voltage range and for high powers, it is proposed that the multistage current converter (MMC) converts the polyphase first AC voltage (U1ac) into a single-phase or a polyphase second AC voltage (U2ac) with a larger second frequency (N2), that at least one transformer (17a, 17b) is connected to the multistage current converter (MMC) which transforms the second AC voltage (U2ac) into a third AC voltage (U3ac) of the same frequency (N2) and phase number, wherein the third AC voltage (U3ac) is smaller than the first AC voltage (U1ac), and that the rectifier circuit (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) is connected to the at least one transformer (17a, 17b) and converts the third AC voltage (U3ac) into a DC voltage (Udc).

IPC 8 full level

H02M 7/483 (2007.01); H02M 5/12 (2006.01); H02M 5/14 (2006.01); H02M 5/16 (2006.01); H02M 5/22 (2006.01); H02M 7/49 (2007.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H02M 5/12 (2013.01 - EP); H02M 5/14 (2013.01 - EP); H02M 5/16 (2013.01 - EP); H02M 5/225 (2013.01 - EP); H02M 7/483 (2013.01 - EP US); H02M 7/4835 (2021.05 - EP US); H02M 7/49 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

  • US 7388761 B1 20080617 - WANG XIANGCHENG [US], et al
  • WO 2014001079 A1 20140103 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
  • EP 2928038 A1 20151007 - ABB TECHNOLOGY AG [CH]
  • CN 107171578 A 20170915 - INST ELECTRICAL ENG CAS
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  • NAKANISHI TOSHIKI ET AL: "Evaluation of control methods for isolated three-phase AC-DC converter using modular multilevel converter topology", 2013 IEEE ECCE ASIA DOWNUNDER, IEEE, 3 June 2013 (2013-06-03), pages 52 - 58, XP032475438, ISBN: 978-1-4799-0483-9, [retrieved on 20130813], DOI: 10.1109/ECCE-ASIA.2013.6579073
  • LI TIANQING ET AL: "An Efficient Topology for Wireless Power Transfer over a Wide Range of Loading Conditions", ENERGIES, vol. 11, no. 1, 6 January 2018 (2018-01-06), pages 141, XP055922873, DOI: 10.3390/en11010141
  • PEREZ MARCELO A ET AL: "Circuit Topologies, Modeling, Control Schemes, and Applications of Modular Multilevel Converters", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, USA, vol. 30, no. 1, 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01), pages 4 - 17, XP011557536, ISSN: 0885-8993, [retrieved on 20140826], DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2310127
  • See also references of WO 2019242848A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019242848 A1 20191226; EP 3788710 A1 20210310

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2018066369 W 20180620; EP 18738205 A 20180620