Power conversion apparatus
View Patent ↗A power conversion apparatus in which wiring lines are provided between DC buses of a first converter unit and DC buses of a second converter unit. The wiring lines are provided between the DC buses of the second converter unit and DC buses of a third converter unit. Fuses are interposed in the wiring lines, respectively.
1. A power conversion apparatus for converting first-phase, second-phase, and third-phase AC voltages supplied from an AC power supply into fourth-phase, fifth-phase, and sixth-phase AC voltages and supplying the fourth-phase, fifth-phase, and sixth-phase AC voltages to a load, the power conversion apparatus comprising:
a first power converter configured to convert the first-phase AC voltage into the fourth-phase AC voltage;
a second power converter configured to convert the second-phase AC voltage into the fifth-phase AC voltage; and
a third power converter configured to convert the third-phase AC voltage into the sixth-phase AC voltage;
the first power converter including
a first-phase converter configured to convert the first-phase AC voltage into a first DC voltage,
a fourth-phase inverter configured to convert the first DC voltage supplied from the first-phase converter into the fourth-phase AC voltage, and
a first DC positive bus and a first DC negative bus connected between the first-phase converter and the fourth-phase inverter,
the second power converter including
a second-phase converter configured to convert the second-phase AC voltage into a second DC voltage,
a fifth-phase inverter configured to convert the second DC voltage supplied from the second-phase converter into the fifth-phase AC voltage, and
a second DC positive bus and a second DC negative bus connected between the second-phase converter and the fifth-phase inverter,
the third power converter including
a third-phase converter configured to convert the third-phase AC voltage into a third DC voltage,
a sixth-phase inverter configured to convert the third DC voltage supplied from the third-phase converter into the sixth-phase AC voltage, and
a third DC positive bus and a third DC negative bus connected between the third-phase converter and the sixth-phase inverter,
the power conversion apparatus further comprising:
a first fuse connected between the first and second DC positive buses and a second fuse connected between the second and third DC positive buses; and
a third fuse connected between the first and second DC negative buses and a fourth fuse connected between the second and third DC negative buses.
2. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fourth DC positive bus connected with the third DC positive bus;
a fourth DC negative bus connected with the third DC negative bus; and
a DC voltage converter provided between the fourth DC positive and fourth DC negative buses and a DC power supply, and configured to perform bidirectional DC voltage conversion between the fourth DC positive and fourth DC negative buses and the DC power supply.
3. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the first-phase, second-phase, and third-phase converters is a three-level converter,
each of the fourth-phase, fifth-phase, and sixth-phase inverters is a three-level inverter,
the first power converter further includes a first DC neutral bus connected between the first-phase converter and the fourth-phase inverter,
the second power converter further includes a second DC neutral bus connected between the second-phase converter and the fifth-phase inverter,
the third power converter further includes a third DC neutral bus connected between the third-phase converter and the sixth-phase inverter, and
the power conversion apparatus further comprises a fifth fuse connected between the first and second DC neutral buses and a sixth fuse connected between the second and third DC neutral buses.
4. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a fourth DC positive bus connected with the third DC positive bus;
a fourth DC negative bus connected with the third DC negative bus;
a fourth DC neutral bus connected to the third DC neutral bus; and
a DC voltage converter provided between the fourth DC positive bus, the fourth DC negative bus, and the fourth DC neutral bus and the DC power supply, and configured to perform bidirectional DC voltage conversion between the fourth DC positive, fourth DC negative, and fourth DC neutral buses and the DC power supply.