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Method For Operating A Multi-Phase Modular Multi-Level Power Converter - EP2801149

The patent EP2801149 was granted to Innomotics on Nov 30, 2022. The application was originally filed on Jan 22, 2013 under application number EP13703339A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP2801149

INNOMOTICS
Application Number
EP13703339A
Filing Date
Jan 22, 2013
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 28, 2022
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2022
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GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGYAug 22, 2023POTTER CLARKSONADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (16) New

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DESCRIPTION- ANTONIOS ANTONOPOULOS; LENNART ÄNGQUIST; HANS-PETER NEE, "On Dynamics and Voltage Control of the Modular Multilevel Converter", KONFERENZBAND DER 13TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS, (20090908), pages 3353 - 3362
DESCRIPTION- STEPHAN P. ENGEL; RIK W. DE DONCKER, "Control of the Modular Multi-Level Converter for Minimized Cell Capacitance", KONFERENZBAND DER 14TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS, (20110801), pages 4351 - 4360
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- ANTONIOS ANTONOPOULOS ET AL, "On dynamics and voltage control of the Modular Multilevel Converter", 13TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS, 2009 : EPE '09 ; 8 - 10 SEPT. 2009, BARCELONA, SPAIN, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20090908), ISBN 978-1-4244-4432-8, pages 1 - 10, XP031541295 [X] 1-3,7 * the whole document * [Y] 4-6,8-10
OPPOSITION- Antonopoulos A., Angquist L., Nee H.-P., "On dynamics and voltage control of the Modular Multilevel Converter", 13th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, 2009 : EPE '09 ; 8 - 10 Sept. 2009, Barcelona, Spain, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, Piscataway, NJ, USA , (20090901), ISBN 978-1-4244-4432-8, pages 1 - 10, XP093108626
OPPOSITION- Engel S. P., De Doncker R. W., "Control of the Modular Multi-Level Converter for minimized cell capacitance", 2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011) : Birmingham, United Kingdom, 30 August - 1 September 2011, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, Piscataway, NJ , (20110801), ISBN 978-1-61284-167-0, pages 1 - 10, XP093108643
OPPOSITION- Marquardt Rainer, Lesnicar Anton, Hildinger Jürgen, "Modulares Stromrichterkonzept für Netzkupplungsanwendung bei hohen Spannungen", Institut für Elektrische Antriebstechnik, Leistungselektronik und Steuerungen, Universität der Bundeswehr München, (20020101), Institut für Elektrische Antriebstechnik, Leistungselektronik und Steuerungen, Universität der Bundeswehr München , URL: https://docplayer.org/64631018-Modulares-stromrichterkonzept-fuer-netzkupplungsanwendung-bei-hohen-spannungen.html, (20231204), XP093108638
OPPOSITION- Marquardt R., A. Lesnicar, "New Concept for High Voltage - Modular Multi-level Converter", PESC 2004 Conference in Aachen, (20040101), XP093108635
OPPOSITION- Lennart Angquist ; Antonios Antonopoulos ; Daniel Siemaszko ; Kalle Ilves ; Michail Vasiladiotis ; Hans-Peter Nee, "Open-Loop Control of Modular Multilevel Converters Using Estimation of Stored Energy", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS., IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ., US, US , (20111101), vol. 47, no. 6, doi:10.1109/TIA.2011.2168593, ISSN 0093-9994, pages 2516 - 2524, XP011371420

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