Method for operating a multi-cell power supply having an integrated power cell bypass assembly
AssigneeSiemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
InventorPeter Willard Hammond
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Abstract
A method for a method for operating a multi-cell power supply having an integrated bypass assembly. According to various embodiments, the method includes detecting a failure in a power cell of the power supply, temporarily placing each of the power cells in a non-conducting state, and determining whether any current is flowing in the failed power cell. The method also includes bypassing the failed power cell after it has been determined that no current is flowing in the failed power cell, and placing the non-failed power cells back in a conducting state.
Claims17
A method for operating a multi-cell power supply having an integrated bypass assembly, the method comprising:
- detecting a failure in a power cell of the power supply;
- temporarily placing each of the power cells in a non-conducting state;
- determining whether any current is flowing in the failed power cell;
- bypassing the failed power cell after it has been determined that no current is flowing in the failed power cell;
- and
- placing the non-failed power cells back in a conducting state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.