US3309600A
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D.c. to a.c. inverter arrangement
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-01-30
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1983-01-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Armistead L Wellford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:26
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/497; H02M7/02; H02M7/04; H02M7/06; H02M7/068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
IN A POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BRIDGE INVERTERS, EACH OF SAID INVERTERS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND PARALLEL ARRANGED CIRCUIT LEGS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED ACROSS A UNIDIRECTIONAL POTENTIAL SOURCE HAVING A POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINAL, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LEGS COMPRISING A SERIES ARRANGEMENT OF A PLURALITY OF GATE CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS HAVING RESPECTIVE FIRST AND SECOND JUNCTIONS THEREBETWEEN, THE ANODE OF A FIRST GATE CONTROLLED RECTIFIER IN A LEG BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID POSITIVE TERMINAL, THE CATHODE OF A SECOND GATE CONTROLLED RECTIFIER IN A LEG BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID NEGATIVE TERMINAL AND OSCILLATING MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY GATING INTO CONDUCTIVITY COMBINATIONS OF A FIRST AND SECOND GATE CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS OF DIFFERENT LEGS IN AN INVERTER; AN OUTPUT TRANSFORMER FOR PROVIDING THE COMBINED OUTPUTS OF SAID INVERTERS COMPRISING A FIRST PRIMARY WINDING COUPLING SAID FIRST JUNCTIONS, A SECOND PRIMARY WINDING COUPLING SAID SECOND JUNCTIONS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PRIMARY WINDINGS BEING SO POLED WHEREBY THE OUTPUTS APPEARING THEREIN ARE IN PHASE.
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