US 11,888,398 B2
Self reconfigurable, adaptable power electronics building block (A-PEBB)
Zhi Zhou, Niskayuna, NY (US); and Steven Mankevich, Cranberry Township, PA (US)
Assigned to GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited, Warwickshire (GB)
Filed by GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited, Warwickshire (GB)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/358,059.
Prior Publication US 2022/0416660 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 7/25 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 3/1582 (2013.01) [H02J 7/0024 (2013.01); H02M 1/007 (2021.05); H02M 7/25 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adaptable power stage (A-PS) for an adaptable power converter, the A-PS comprising:
four high-current solid state power switches (HCPS), arranged and electrically coupled to form a reconfigurable H-bridge converter (RH-BC) comprising a plurality of current routing junctions (CRJ); and
a plurality of respective current flow control (CFC) modules coupled to respective current routing junction modules, each current routing junction module comprising one or more current flow contactors (CFC);
wherein the adaptable power stage is adaptable for a plurality of alternative power conversion modes, each power conversion mode of the plurality of alternative power conversion modes is determined at least in part via a specific set of open/closed settings of the one or more power contactors of the CFC modules.