Title (en)

Switching device in a direct current circuit for transferring a current from one current path to another current path.

Title (de)
Stromstellervorrichtung in einem Gleichstromkreis zur Umleitung eines Stromes von einem Stromkreis in einen anderen.

Title (fr)
Dispositif de commutation dans un circuit de courant continu pour la commutation d'un courant d'un circuit vers un autre.

Publication
EP 0645867 A1 19950329 (EN)

Application
EP 94114033 A 19940907

Priority
SE 9303073 A 19930910

Abstract (en)
Device in a direct current circuit for transfer of a direct current (Id1) between a first current path (e.g. SG-X1-P41-SR1) and a second current path
(GE-EL-PO-NS-Z1-Y1) and/or for limiting the voltage at a point (P51) in the circuit. The device comprises a first semiconductor connection (X1),
which is connected only to the first current path and is controllable between conducting and non-conducting states and vice versa, a second
semiconductor connection (Y1), which is connected only to the second current path and has a diode function, a branch point (P41) at which the two
current paths are connected to each other, a capacitor (C11) connected between those ends of the semiconductor connections which are facing
away from the branch point, and control members adapted to control the first semiconductor connection between conducting and non-conducting
states and vice versa in dependence on the voltage (UC11) across the capacitor. <IMAGE>

Inventor
BJOERKLUND PER-ERIK (SE)

Applicant
ASEA BROWN BOVERI (SE)

IPC 1-7 (main, further and additional classification)

H02J 3/36

IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)

H02J 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/36 (2006.01)

CPC (invention and additional information)

H02J 3/36(2013.01); Y02E60/60(2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A]Erich Uhlmann, Power Transmission by Direct Current, 1975, Springer-Verlag, cap 15.5, "Electrode Connection to the Converter
Station", page 283-285.
[A]Research Disclosure, October 1983, 234, no 23403, "Electrode line protection device in a HVDC transmission".

Cited by
EP0736949A1; WO2007084034A1; US8014178B2; WO2007084035A1; WO2007084040A1; US7830679B2; US8081497B2; US6813500B1;
US6564064B1; WO2016184496A1; EP1974431A4

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

EPO simple patent family

EP 0645867 A1 19950329; EP 0645867 B1 19980715; DE 69411651 D1 19980820; DE 69411651 T2 19990325; JP H07236228 A 19950905; SE
9303073 D0 19930910; SE 9303073 L 19950311; US 5592369 A 19970107

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