Modularly Constructed Converter Arrangement

• US 20110110021A1
• Filed: 11/01/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Company KG (Heilbronner Holding GbR)
• Original Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Company KG (Heilbronner Holding GbR)
• Inventors: Allain, Briag, VANHYFTE, Francois
• Granted Patent: US 8,363,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/608
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/003 Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1432 specially adapted for power drive units or power converters
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/14325 for cabinets or racks

Abstract

A converter arrangement comprising a switchgear cabinet for a plurality of converter assemblies forming respective main modules and each consisting of submodules, formed as a switching module and a capacitor module. The switchgear cabinet has connection devices for electrical connection of the converter assemblies and also, for each converter assembly, a rail system for the mechanical arrangement thereof. The capacitor module has a DC voltage contact device for electrical connection to the assigned switching module, and also sliding elements. The switching module has a cooling device, power semiconductor modules and also dedicated sliding elements. The sliding elements of the submodules are arranged in a stacked manner in the same rails of the rail system of the switchgear cabinet.

Claims

1. A modular converter arrangement comprising:

a receptacle for receiving a plurality of converter assemblies forming respective main modules and each including submodules, of a switching module and a capacitor module;

wherein said receptacle has

at least one connection device for the circuit-conforming electrical connection of said converter assemblies and

a rail system for each converter assembly for the mechanical arrangement of said converter assembly;

wherein said capacitor module has a

plurality of capacitors,

at least one DC voltage contact device for electrical connection to a DC voltage contact device of an assigned switching module and to said connection device of said receptacle, and

sliding elements;

wherein said switching module has

a cooling device,

at least one power semiconductor module arranged thereon,

an AC voltage contact device and a DC voltage contact device and

sliding elements, and

wherein the respective sliding elements of the submodules are adapted to be arranged in a stacked manner in the same assigned rails of said rail system of said receptacle so that said connection device of said receptacle forms a first part of a stack, said capacitor module forms a second part of said stack and said switching module forms a third part of said stack and necessary circuit-conforming electrical connections of parts of said stack can thereby be formed.

2. The modular converter arrangement of claim 1,

wherein said cooling device is a water cooling device, and wherein said receptacle has central lines which are adapted for connection to said cooling device by quick-action closures.

3. The modular converter arrangement of claim 1,

wherein said receptacle is formed as a switchgear cabinet having a rear side on which is arranged said connection device, which is configured as a DC voltage connection device having two polarities and as an AC voltage connection device having at least one phase.

4. The modular converter arrangement of claim 3,

wherein said rail system of a main module has at least two U-profiles for guiding said sliding elements of said submodules and said U-profiles extend from said rear side to a front side of said switchgear cabinet.

5. The modular converter arrangement of claim 3,

wherein said DC voltage contact device of said capacitor module is electrically conductively connected to said DC voltage connection device of said switchgear cabinet by a screw connection that is disposed so that it may be reached from said front side of said switchgear cabinet.

6. The modular converter arrangement of claim 3,

wherein said DC voltage contact devices of said switching module and of said assigned capacitor module are electrically conductively connected by a screw connection that is disposed so that it may be reached from said front side of said switchgear cabinet.

7. The modular converter arrangement of claim 3,

wherein said at least one AC voltage connection device has an additional section arranged parallel to said rail system, said additional section being positioned so that it does not restrict movement of main module along said rail system.