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Conversion device having a control unit for detecting arm short-circuit

  • US 10,644,614 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2016
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A conversion device interposed between a DC power supply and an AC electric path, the conversion device comprising:

  • a DC bus which is provided between the DC power supply and the AC electric path and to which a smoothing capacitor is connected;

    a first converter provided between the DC power supply and the DC bus and configured to perform DC/DC conversion;

    a second converter provided between the DC bus and the AC electric path and configured to perform DC/AC conversion or AC/DC conversion with use of switching elements connected in a full-bridge form;

    a voltage sensor configured to detect voltage between both ends of the smoothing capacitor as DC bus voltage; and

    a control unit configured to cause a part of an absolute value of an AC waveform, and a DC waveform, to alternately arise as the DC bus voltage by selectively causing the first converter and the second converter to operate in one AC cycle of the AC electric path, the control unit detecting arm short-circuit in the second converter on the basis of a degree of reduction, in the DC bus voltage, that occurs during operation of the second converter whereinthe degree of reduction is a slope of reduction, and a phenomenon in which the DC bus voltage reduces at a slope steeper than a threshold value is detected as arm short-circuit in the second converter.

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