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Granted Patent B2
US 10,770,986 · App. 16/607,523 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Power conversion device

Inventors: Kazuki Nishimura (Chuo-ku, JP); Toshihide Nakano (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
H02M5/4585
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Patent No.
US 10,770,986
App. No.
16/607,523
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

First to third-phase converters convert first to third-phase AC voltages into DC voltages, respectively. First to third DC positive buses and first to third DC negative buses are electrically connected to the first to third-phase converters. Fourth to sixth-phase inverters convert the DC voltages into fourth to sixth-phase AC voltages. The first to third-phase converters include diode rectifiers. First to third fuses are connected between an AC power supply and the first to third-phase converters, respectively. Fourth to sixth fuses are inserted into the first to third DC positive buses, respectively. Seventh to ninth fuses are inserted into the first to third DC negative buses, respectively.

Claims (36)

1. A power conversion device for converting first to third-phase AC voltages supplied from an AC power supply into fourth to sixth-phase AC voltages and supplying the fourth to sixth-phase AC voltages to a load, the power conversion device comprising:

first to third-phase converters configured to convert the first to third-phase AC voltages into DC voltages, respectively;

first to third DC positive buses electrically connected to the first to third-phase converters, respectively;

first to third DC negative buses electrically connected to the first to third-phase converters, respectively;

a fourth-phase inverter connected between the first DC positive bus and the first DC negative bus, and configured to convert the DC voltage into the fourth-phase AC voltage;

a fifth-phase inverter connected between the second DC positive bus and the second DC negative bus, and configured to convert the DC voltage into the fifth-phase AC voltage; and

a sixth-phase inverter connected between the third DC positive bus and the third DC negative bus, and configured to convert the DC voltage into the sixth-phase AC voltage,

the first to third-phase converters including diode rectifiers,

the power conversion device further comprising:

a first fuse connected between the AC power supply and the first-phase converter;

a second fuse connected between the AC power supply and the second-phase converter;

a third fuse connected between the AC power supply and the third-phase converter;

fourth to sixth fuses inserted into the first to third DC positive buses, respectively; and

seventh to ninth fuses inserted into the first to third DC negative buses, respectively.

2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first-phase converter, the first DC positive bus, the first DC negative bus, and the fourth-phase inverter constitute a first power converter,

the second-phase converter, the second DC positive bus, the second DC negative bus, and the fifth-phase inverter constitute a second power converter,

the third-phase converter, the third DC positive bus, the third DC negative bus, and the sixth-phase inverter constitute a third power converter, and

the first to third power converters are connected in parallel between the AC power supply and the load.

3. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power conversion device further comprises:

a fourth DC positive bus to which the first to third DC positive buses are connected in common; and

a fourth DC negative bus to which the first to third DC negative buses are connected in common, and

the first to third-phase converters are connected in parallel between the fourth DC positive bus and the fourth DC negative bus.

4. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first to third-phase converters is a two-level converter, and

each of the fourth to sixth-phase inverters is a two-level inverter.

5. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the first to third-phase converters is a three-level converter,

each of the fourth to sixth-phase inverters is a three-level inverter,

the power conversion device further comprises:

a first DC neutral point bus connected between the first-phase converter and the fourth-phase inverter;

a second DC neutral point bus connected between the second-phase converter and the fifth-phase inverter;

a third DC neutral point bus connected between the third-phase converter and the sixth-phase inverter; and

tenth to twelfth fuses inserted into the first to third DC neutral point buses, respectively, and

each of the first to third-phase converters has the diode rectifier, and a switching element electrically connected between the AC power supply and each of the first to third DC neutral point buses.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 26, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067244/0359 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2019
From: NISHIMURA, KAZUKI; NAKANO, TOSHIHIDE
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050803/0142 →
Continuity (1)
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