US 12,294,291 B2
Power conversion system
Takeshi Kikuchi, Tokyo (JP); and Shigeo Hayashi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/792,221
Filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Mar. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/009252
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/176615, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0098992 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H02M 7/483 (2007.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/34 (2007.01)
CPC H02M 1/32 (2013.01) [H02M 1/348 (2021.05); H02M 7/4835 (2021.05)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power conversion system that converts electric power between a DC line and an AC system, the power conversion system comprising:
a power converter including a plurality of leg circuits corresponding to a plurality of phases of the AC system, respectively;
a control device to control an operation of the power converter; and
a voltage suppression circuit connected to the DC line, wherein
each of the leg circuits includes a plurality of sub modules connected in series,
at least one of the plurality of sub modules is a first sub module,
a second sub module other than the first sub module is in a half-bridge configuration in which a second energy accumulation element and a third semiconductor circuit including two switching elements connected in series are connected in parallel,
the first sub module includes a first energy accumulation element, a first semiconductor circuit including a plurality of switching elements connected in series, and a second semiconductor circuit,
the first energy accumulation element, the first semiconductor circuit, and the second semiconductor circuit are connected in parallel to one another,
the number of first sub modules is larger than a number calculated by dividing a maximum value of a voltage of the AC system by a voltage of the first energy accumulation element,
the second semiconductor circuit is composed of a plurality of switching elements connected in series or composed of a switching element and a diode connected in series,
when the control device detects a short-circuiting fault in the DC line, the control device stops a switching operation of the plurality of sub modules included in each of the leg circuits,
the voltage suppression circuit is configured to suppress a voltage generated in the DC line when the switching operation of the plurality of sub modules is stopped,
the voltage suppression circuit is composed of a serial body of a diode and a current limiting element,
the voltage suppression circuit is connected between a positive side of the DC line and ground, and
a first arrester is connected between the positive side of the DC line and the ground, and a second arrester is connected between a negative side of the DC line and the ground.