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(11)EP 1 926 202 B8

(12)CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)Corrigendum issued on:
04.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/45

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/40

(21)Application number: 07121162.7

(22)Date of filing:  20.11.2007
(51)Int. Cl.: 
H02M 7/72  (2006.01)
H02M 7/5387  (2007.01)
H02M 7/538  (2007.01)

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Power conversion apparatus

Stromrichter

Convertisseur de courant


(84)Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30)Priority: 22.11.2006 JP 2006315741
10.10.2007 JP 2007264036

(43)Date of publication of application:
28.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/22

(73)Proprietor: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 221-0023 (JP)

(72)Inventors:
  • Imazu, Tomoya,
    Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0123 (JP)
  • Mizukoshi, Yukio
    Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0123 (JP)
  • Nakajima, Yuki
    Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0123 (JP)

(74)Representative: Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Pilgersheimer Straße 20
81543 München
81543 München (DE)


(56)References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 418 660
JP-A- 2003 134 834
JP-A- 061 975 52A
US-A- 5 552 980
  
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  • HABETLER T G ET AL: "ACOUSTIC NOISE REDUCTION IN SINUSOIDAL PWM DRIVES USING A RANDOMLY MODULATED CARRIER", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, USA, vol. 6, no. 3, 1 July 1991 (1991-07-01), pages 356-363, XP000248440, ISSN: 0885-8993, DOI: 10.1109/63.85902
  
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