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US 11,050,357 B2Granted
Modular multilevel power converter in which electronic components of the converter are arranged on different vehicles
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsThomas Mangold, Martin Pieschel, Uwe Stuermer, Tobias Tepe
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Abstract
A modular multilevel power converter includes first electric components on a first vehicle and second electric components on a second vehicle. The first vehicle and the second vehicle are placed at a spacing distance from each other. The first electric components and the second electric components are electrically interconnected by a plurality of first connecting conductors.
Claims19
A modular multilevel power converter, comprising:
- first electrical components arranged on a first vehicle;
- second electrical components arranged on a second vehicle;
- said first vehicle and said second vehicle being spaced apart from one another;
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- a plurality of first connecting conductors electrically connecting said first electrical components and said second electrical components to one another.
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A method for influencing electric current by way of a modular multilevel power converter, the method comprising:
- transmitting the electric current from a power-transmission network to first electrical components arranged on a first vehicle and to second electrical components arranged on a second vehicle, wherein the first electrical components and the second electrical components are constituent parts of the modular multilevel power converter;
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- influencing the electric current by the modular multilevel power converter with the participation of the first electrical components and of the second electrical components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.