(19)
(11) EP 2 534 742 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:
24.02.2016 Bulletin 2016/08

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
16.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/51

(21) Application number: 10703459.7

(22) Date of filing: 09.02.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H02J 3/36(2006.01)
H02M 7/483(2007.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2010/051572
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/098117 (18.08.2011 Gazette 2011/33)

(54)

CONVERTER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DC DC TRANSMISSION

UMRICHTER FÜR DC-DC-HOCHSPANNUNGSÜBERTRAGUNG

CONVERTISSEUR POUR TRANSMISSION CONTINU-CONTINU À HAUTE TENSION


(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 SE SI SK SM TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
19.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/51

(73) Proprietor: General Electric Technology GmbH
5400 Baden (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • CROSS, Andrew
    Great Haywood, Staffordshire ST18 0FY (GB)
  • TRAINER, David
    Alvaston, Derbyshire DE24 0AG (GB)
  • CROOKES, William
    Salt - Salford ST18 0BW (GB)

(74) Representative: Ilgart, Jean-Christophe 
BREVALEX 95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8
75378 Paris Cedex 8 (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2008/086760
US-A- 3 867 643
DE-A1- 10 103 031
   
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