Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Plural supply circuits or sources – Plural converters
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-30
2010-10-05
Patel, Rajnikant B (Department: 2838)
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Plural supply circuits or sources
Plural converters
C307S030000, C363S055000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07808125
ABSTRACT:
A step wave power converter includes a plurality of transformers each configured to receive a Direct Current (DC) voltage from one or more independently generated power sources. Each transformer comprising a primary winding and a secondary winding. A plurality of bridge circuits control different DC voltage inputs from one of the multiple independently generated power sources into the primary windings. One or more processors are configured to use a Phase-Shifted Carrier Pulse Width Modulation (PSCPWM) scheme to operate the bridge circuits in order to produce steps for a step wave Alternating Current (AC) output from the secondary windings.
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Morash Russell Jack
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