# US 10,483,788 B2 · Charging method for sub-module based hybrid converter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,788 B2 - Document ID: US10483788B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/466,835 - Filed: 2018-01-12 - Published: 2019-10-24 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-16 - Assignees: Nr Electric Co., Ltd; Nr Engineering Co., Ltd - Applicants: Nr Electric Co., Ltd; Nr Engineering Co., Ltd - Inventors: Jiudong Ding; Yu Lu; Yunlong Dong; Haiying Li; Jie Tian; Defeng Qiu; Tiangui Jiang; Jianyang Lian - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483788B2 ## CPC - H02J 3/36: Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks via high-voltage DC [HVDC] links; Arrangements for transfer of electric power between generators and networks via HVDC links - H02J 7/00: Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries - H02M 1/36: Means for starting or stopping converters - H02M 7/219: in a bridge configuration - H02M 7/4835: {comprising two or more cells, each including a switchable capacitor, the capacitors having a nominal charge voltage which corresponds to a given fraction of the input voltage, and the capacitors being selectively connected in series to determine the instantaneous output voltage} - H02J 2003/365: {Reducing harmonics or oscillations in HVDC} - Y02E 60/60: Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks or generators via a high voltage DC link [HVCD] - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - 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; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (transformers H01F; dynamo-electric converters H02K47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract The present invention discloses a charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter. By setting a half-controlled charging link of half-blocking all full bridge sub-modules in a charging process, and raising the voltages of half bridge sub-modules to reach the starting point of a half bridge sub-module based self-powered supply in an uncontrolled stage of the half bridge sub-modules, the starting point of the sub-module based self-powered supply is increased, and the design difficulty of the sub-module based self-powered supply is reduced. The present invention also discloses another charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter. The above objective can also be achieved by setting a half-controlled charging link of bypassing all full bridge sub-modules in the charging process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter, wherein the charging method comprises the following specific steps: step (1): performing, by a converter, an uncontrolled charging process; step (2): powering a full bridge sub-module based self-powered supply, and half-blocking full bridge sub-modules and blocking half bridge sub-modules after the powering succeeds; step (3): performing, by the converter, a half-controlled charging process, and closing a bypass switch of a charging resistor after the half-controlled charging process is completed; and step (4): performing, by the converter, a full-controlled charging process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter according to claim 1, wherein the full-controlled charging process in step (4) specifically is: blocking some of the half bridge sub-modules, and bypassing some of the half bridge sub-modules; and half-blocking some of the full bridge sub-modules, and bypassing some of the full bridge sub-modules. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter according to claim 1, wherein each half bridge sub-module comprises at least two turn-off devices with antiparallel diodes and an energy storage element; a negative pole of the first turn-off device is connected to a positive pole of the second turn-off device to form a first bridge; a positive pole of the first turn-off device serves as a positive pole of the first bridge; a negative pole of the second turn-off device serves as a negative pole of the first bridge; a connecting point between the first turn-off device and the second turn-off device serves as a first terminal of the half bridge sub-module; the negative pole of the first bridge serves as a second terminal of the half bridge sub-module; the positive pole of the first bridge is connected to a positive pole of the energy storage element, and the negative pole of the first bridge is connected to a negative pole of the energy storage element; the full bridge sub-module comprises at least four turn-off devices with antiparallel diodes and an energy storage element; a negative pole of the first turn-off device is connected to a positive pole of the second turn-off device to form a first bridge; a positive pole of the first turn-off device serves as a positive pole of the first bridge; a negative pole of the second turn-off device serves as a negative pole of the first bridge; a connecting point between the first turn-off device and the second turn-off device serves as a first terminal of the half bridge sub-module; a negative pole of the third turn-off device is connected to a positive pole of the fourth turn-off device to form a second bridge; a positive pole of the third turn-off device serves as a positive pole of the second bridge; a negative pole of the fourth turn-off device serves as a negative pole of the second bridge; a connecting point between the third turn-off device and the fourth turn-off device serves as a second terminal of the full bridge sub-module; the positive pole of the first bridge and the positive pole of the second bridge are connected to a positive pole of the energy storage element, and the negative pole of the first bridge and the negative pole of the second bridge are connected to the negative pole of the energy storage element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter according to claim 3, wherein the half-blocking the full bridge sub-module in step (2) specifically is: turning on the first turn-off device of the full bridge sub-module, turning off the second, third and fourth turn-off devices or turning off the first, second and third turn-off devices, and turning on the fourth turn-off device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter according to claim 2, wherein the bypassing the half bridge sub-module specifically is: turning off the first turn-off device of the half bridge sub-module and turning on the second turn-off device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter according to claim 2, wherein the bypassing the full bridge sub-module refers to turning off the first and third turn-off devices of the full bridge sub-module, turning on the second and fourth turn-off devices or turning on the first and third turn-off devices, and turning off the second and fourth turn-off devices. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter according to claim 1, wherein the criteria to determine that the half-controlled charging process is completed in step (3) are: the charging current is less than a set value Iset, or the DC voltage is greater than a set value Uset, wherein Iset<0.1 pu and Uset>0.5 pu. ### Claim 8 A charging method for a sub-module based hybrid converter, wherein the charging method comprises the following specific steps: step 1: performing, by a converter, an uncontrolled charging process; step 2: powering a full bridge sub-module based self-powered supply, and bypassing all full bridge sub-modules and blocking all half bridge sub-modules after the powering succeeds; step 3: half-blocking all the full bridge sub-modules and blocking all the half bridge sub-modules after the average voltage of the half bridge sub-modules is K times greater than the average voltage of the full bridge sub-modules, wherein 0.60.5 pu.