Title:
MULTI-LEVEL, MULTI-VOLTAGE MATRIX CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A CIRCUIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/058273
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a matrix converter circuit having n symmetrical levels per phase including n conversion arms respectively supplied by n intermediate symmetrical voltage levels and connected at the output thereof to a common point generating an output current. According to the invention, said circuit includes: two external arms respectively supplied by the highest positive voltage level and by the lowest negative voltage level, said two external arms each comprising a single IGBT transistor, and two IGBT transistors connected in series by the emitters thereof to each one of the n-2 internal arms.
Inventors:
RASOANARIVO IGNACE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2010/052408
Publication Date:
November 10, 2011
Filing Date:
November 10, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LORRAINE INST NAT POLYTECH (FR)
RASOANARIVO IGNACE (FR)
RASOANARIVO IGNACE (FR)
International Classes:
H02M5/293; H02M7/483
Foreign References:
| US6005787A | 1999-12-21 | |||
| US6031738A | 2000-02-29 | |||
| US20050281065A1 | 2005-12-22 | |||
| US4670828A | 1987-06-02 | |||
| EP2107672A1 | 2009-10-07 | |||
| US20070096701A1 | 2007-05-03 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2499733A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GROSSET-FOURNIER, Chantal et al. (Paris, Paris, FR)
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