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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
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Armistead L Wellford

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:03
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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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-03-13 1970-09-12 1971-03-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-13 1974-09-12 1975-03-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-13 1978-09-12 1979-03-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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