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Title: Discharging a DC bus capacitor of an electrical converter system

Abstract

A system and method of discharging a bus capacitor of a bidirectional matrix converter of a vehicle are presented here. The method begins by electrically shorting the AC interface of the converter after an AC energy source is disconnected from the AC interface. The method continues by arranging a plurality of switching elements of a second energy conversion module into a discharge configuration to establish an electrical current path from a first terminal of an isolation module, through an inductive element, and to a second terminal of the isolation module. The method also modulates a plurality of switching elements of a first energy conversion module, while maintaining the discharge configuration of the second energy conversion module, to at least partially discharge a DC bus capacitor.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI, (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1159954
Patent Number(s):
8860379
Application Number:
13/090,911
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-07NT43123
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Apr 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION

Citation Formats

Kajouke, Lateef A, Perisic, Milun, and Ransom, Ray M. Discharging a DC bus capacitor of an electrical converter system. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Kajouke, Lateef A, Perisic, Milun, & Ransom, Ray M. Discharging a DC bus capacitor of an electrical converter system. United States.
Kajouke, Lateef A, Perisic, Milun, and Ransom, Ray M. Tue . "Discharging a DC bus capacitor of an electrical converter system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1159954.
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