Power conversion device
View Patent ↗A power conversion device includes a converter, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The first capacitor is connected between a DC positive bus and a DC neutral point bus. The second capacitor is connected between the DC neutral point bus and a DC negative bus. The converter includes a diode rectifier connected between an AC power supply and each of the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus, and a first AC switch electrically connected between the AC power supply and the DC neutral point bus. The power conversion device further includes a first fuse electrically connected between the first AC switch and a connection point between the first and second capacitors.
1. A power conversion device comprising:
a DC positive bus, a DC negative bus, and a DC neutral point bus;
a converter that is connected between an AC power supply and the DC positive bus, the DC negative bus, and the DC neutral point bus, and that converts an AC voltage supplied from the AC power supply into a DC voltage;
a first capacitor connected between the DC positive bus and the DC neutral point bus; and
a second capacitor connected between the DC neutral point bus and the DC negative bus, the second capacitor being connected in series with the first capacitor,
the converter including
a diode rectifier connected between the AC power supply and each of the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus, the diode rectifier including a first diode and a second diode connected in series between the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus, and
a first AC switch electrically connected between the AC power supply and the DC neutral point bus,
the power conversion device further comprising a first fuse,
wherein a first series circuit of the first and second diodes and a second series circuit of the first and second capacitors are connected in parallel between the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus,
wherein the first AC switch and the first fuse are connected in series between a first connection point of the first and second diodes and a second connection point of the first and second capacitors.
2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the converter converts a three-phase AC voltage supplied from the AC power supply into the DC voltage, and
the first AC switch and the first fuse are electrically connected in series between an AC line of each phase voltage of the three-phase AC voltage and the second connection point between the first and second capacitors.
3. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the first AC switch has a diode bridge and a single semiconductor switching element.
4. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an inverter that is connected between a load and the DC positive bus, the DC negative bus, and the DC neutral point bus, and that converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage and supplies the AC voltage to the load, the inverter including
a first semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC positive bus and the load,
a second semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC negative bus and the load,
a second AC switch electrically connected between the DC neutral point bus and the load,
a third capacitor connected between the DC positive bus and the DC neutral point bus, and
a fourth capacitor connected between the DC neutral point bus and the DC negative bus;
a second fuse connected between the third capacitor and the first semiconductor switching element;
a third fuse connected between the fourth capacitor and the second semiconductor switching element; and
a fourth fuse connected between the second AC switch and a connection point between the third and fourth capacitors.
5. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , wherein the first AC switch has a diode bridge and a single semiconductor switching element.
6. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an inverter that is connected between a load and the DC positive bus, the DC negative bus, and the DC neutral point bus, and that converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage and supplies the AC voltage to the load, the inverter including
a first semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC positive bus and the load,
a second semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC negative bus and the load,
a second AC switch electrically connected between the DC neutral point bus and the load,
a third capacitor connected between the DC positive bus and the DC neutral point bus, and
a fourth capacitor connected between the DC neutral point bus and the DC negative bus;
a second fuse connected between the third capacitor and the first semiconductor switching element;
a third fuse connected between the fourth capacitor and the second semiconductor switching element; and
a fourth fuse connected between the second AC switch and a connection point between the third and fourth capacitors.
7. The power conversion device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an inverter that is connected between a load and the DC positive bus, the DC negative bus, and the DC neutral point bus, and that converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage and supplies the AC voltage to the load, the inverter including
a first semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC positive bus and the load,
a second semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC negative bus and the load,
a second AC switch electrically connected between the DC neutral point bus and the load,
a third capacitor connected between the DC positive bus and the DC neutral point bus, and
a fourth capacitor connected between the DC neutral point bus and the DC negative bus;
a second fuse connected between the third capacitor and the first semiconductor switching element;
a third fuse connected between the fourth capacitor and the second semiconductor switching element; and
a fourth fuse connected between the second AC switch and a connection point between the third and fourth capacitors.
8. The power conversion device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
an inverter that is connected between a load and the DC positive bus, the DC negative bus, and the DC neutral point bus, and that converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage and supplies the AC voltage to the load, the inverter including
a first semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC positive bus and the load,
a second semiconductor switching element electrically connected between the DC negative bus and the load,
a second AC switch electrically connected between the DC neutral point bus and the load,
a third capacitor connected between the DC positive bus and the DC neutral point bus, and
a fourth capacitor connected between the DC neutral point bus and the DC negative bus;
a second fuse connected between the third capacitor and the first semiconductor switching element;
a third fuse connected between the fourth capacitor and the second semiconductor switching element; and
a fourth fuse connected between the second AC switch and a connection point between the third and fourth capacitors.