Method and apparatus for bypassing cascaded h-bridge (CHB) power cells and power sub cell for multilevel inverter

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PATENT NO 9912221
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15227407

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Multilevel power converters, power cells and methods are presented for selectively bypassing a power stage of a multilevel inverter circuit, in which a single relay or contactor includes first and second normally closed output control contacts coupled between a given power cell switching circuit and the given power cell output, along with a normally open bypass contact coupled across the power stage output, with a local or central controller energizing the coil of the relay or contactor of a given cell to bypass that cell.

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC1 ALLEN-BRADLEY DRIVE MAYFIELD HEIGHTS OH 44124

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Cheng, Zhongyuan Kitchener, CA 37 776
Wei, Lixiang Mequon, US 109 1427
Xiao, Yuan Kitchener, CA 51 1066
Zargari, Navid R Cambridge, CA 33 715

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