Converter and inverter support module
First Claim
1. A module for receiving input AC and for supplying only one phase of output AC, wherein said module can be attached to and/or withdrawn form a module support as a unit, said module comprising:
- heat sink means for cooling components attached in cooling relation thereto;
rectifier means for rectifying said input AC into DC, said rectifier means being attached in cooling relation to said heat sink means;
inverter switching means for inverting said DC into said one phase of said output AC, said inverter switching means being attached, at least in part, in cooling relation to said heat sink means, said inverter switching means including an AC filter having an inductor and a capacitor attached to said heat sink means; and
connector means for interconnecting said rectifier means and said inverter switching means so that said input AC, when supplied to said module, is converted to said one phase of said output AC.
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Abstract
The inverter module according to the present invention includes a component support for supporting components attached thereto, an AC/DC converter attached to the support for converting input AC into DC, inverter switches attached to the support for inverting the DC into single-phase output AC, a switch controller attached to the support for controlling the inverter switches, and connectors for interconnecting the AC/DC converter, the inverter switches, and the switch controller so that input AC is converted to a single phase of output AC.
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1. A module for receiving input AC and for supplying only one phase of output AC, wherein said module can be attached to and/or withdrawn form a module support as a unit, said module comprising:
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heat sink means for cooling components attached in cooling relation thereto; rectifier means for rectifying said input AC into DC, said rectifier means being attached in cooling relation to said heat sink means; inverter switching means for inverting said DC into said one phase of said output AC, said inverter switching means being attached, at least in part, in cooling relation to said heat sink means, said inverter switching means including an AC filter having an inductor and a capacitor attached to said heat sink means; and connector means for interconnecting said rectifier means and said inverter switching means so that said input AC, when supplied to said module, is converted to said one phase of said output AC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An inverter system for supplying output AC having at least three phases, said inverter system including at least three inverter modules, each module supplying one of said at least three phases of said output AC and being arranged so that it can be attached to and/or withdrawn from a module support as a unit, wherein said inverter modules, when interconnected, forming said inverter system for providing said output AC having said at least three phases, said inverter system comprising:
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a module support having at least first, second and third receiving means, each receiving means receiving one of said modules; and at least three modules for supplying said output AC having said at least three phases, each of said modules having heat sink means for cooling components attached in cooling relation thereto, rectifier means for rectifying input AC into DC, said rectifier means being attached in cooling relation to said heat sink means, inverter switching means for inverting said DC into one of said phases of said output AC, said inverter switching means being attached in cooling relation at least in part to said heat sink means, and connector means for interconnecting said rectifier means and said inverter switching means so that said input AC, when supplied to said module, is converted to said one of said responding phase of said output AC. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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