A power conversion apparatus includes a rotating electrical machine equipped with star-connected windings and an inverter equipped with series-connected units made up of upper arm switches and lower arm switches. The power conversion apparatus also includes a connecting path which electrically connects a negative terminal of a first electrical storage, a positive terminal of a second electrical storage connected in series with the first electrical storage, and a neutral point of the windings together, a connecting switch which is disposed in the connecting path, and a determiner which works to determine whether the connecting switch is required to be turned on, and a controller which turns on the connecting switch when it is determined by the determiner that the connecting switch is required to be turned on to execute a switching control operation on the upper arm switches and the lower arm switches.


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    Title :

    POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS


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    Publication date :

    2023-10-12


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen



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