Global Patent Index - EP 4352869 A1

EP 4352869 A1 20240417 - ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER

Title (en)

ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER

Title (de)

ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ANSTEUERN EINES MODULAREN MULTILEVELSTROMRICHTERS

Title (fr)

AGENCEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ D'ACTIONNEMENT D'UN CONVERTISSEUR MODULAIRE MULTINIVEAU

Publication

EP 4352869 A1 20240417 (DE)

Application

EP 21769070 A 20210819

Priority

EP 2021073045 W 20210819

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023020696A1] The invention relates to a method for actuating a modular multilevel converter (1) having at least one electrical series connection (35) of modules (1_1, 1_2, 1_3, 1_4 … 1_n), each module having at least two electronic switching elements (202, 206) and an electrical energy store (210). Desired voltage values (uC1*) for the series connection (35) are determined by means of a controller (410). Switching signals (S) for the switching elements (202, 206) of the modules of the series connection (35) are determined by means of a switching element control (413) based on the desired voltage values (uC1*). The controller (410) and the switching element control (413) are carried out by a programmable single-chip processor system (417).

IPC 8 full level

H02M 7/483 (2007.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H02M 1/0012 (2021.05); H02M 7/483 (2013.01); H02M 7/4835 (2021.05)

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023020696 A1 20230223; EP 4352869 A1 20240417

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021073045 W 20210819; EP 21769070 A 20210819