SWITCHING SCHEME FOR STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATORS USING CASCADED H-BRIDGE CONVERTERS - Patent 3659248

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EP 3 659 248 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.06.2020 Bulletin 2020/23

(21)	Application number: 17751178.9

(22)	Date of filing: 27.07.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H02M 7/483^(2007.01)

H02J 3/18^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2017/044168

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2019/022745 (31.01.2019 Gazette 2019/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

(71)	Applicant: American Superconductor Corporation
	Ayer, MA 01432 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	FLANNERY, Patrick, S. Madison, WI 53711 (US)

(74)	Representative: Chas. Hude A/S
	H.C. Andersens Boulevard 33 1780 Copenhagen V 1780 Copenhagen V (DK)

(54)	SWITCHING SCHEME FOR STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATORS USING CASCADED H-BRIDGE CONVERTERS