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Title: High frequency medium voltage drive system for high speed machine applications

Abstract

In one aspect, a medium voltage power converter includes a plurality of slices each having: a transformer including a plurality of primary windings to couple to a utility source of input power and a plurality of secondary windings; and a plurality of power cubes coupled to the plurality of secondary windings, each of the plurality of power cubes comprising a low frequency front end stage, a DC link, and a high frequency silicon carbide (SiC) inverter stage to couple to a high frequency load or to a high speed machine.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company, Round Rock, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1892651
Patent Number(s):
11258370
Application Number:
16/205,879
Assignee:
TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company (Round Rock, TX)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
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:  
EE0007254
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/30/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Ledezma, Enrique, Guedes-Pinto, Paulo, Pipho, Randall, Palle, Bhaskara, Edwards, Ryan, and Skorcz, Alex. High frequency medium voltage drive system for high speed machine applications. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Ledezma, Enrique, Guedes-Pinto, Paulo, Pipho, Randall, Palle, Bhaskara, Edwards, Ryan, & Skorcz, Alex. High frequency medium voltage drive system for high speed machine applications. United States.
Ledezma, Enrique, Guedes-Pinto, Paulo, Pipho, Randall, Palle, Bhaskara, Edwards, Ryan, and Skorcz, Alex. Tue . "High frequency medium voltage drive system for high speed machine applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892651.
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