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EP3018816 - ACTIVE AND REACTIVE POWER CONTROL FOR INVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  22.10.2021
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.12.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip22.10.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.11.2021  [2021/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Delta Electronics, Inc.
31-1 Xingbang Road
Guishan Industrial Zone
Taoyuan City 33370 / TW
[2016/19]
Inventor(s)01 / Lu, Cheng
31-1 Xingbang Road
Guishan Industrial Zone
33370 Taoyuan City / TW
02 / Wang, Dan
31-1 Xingbang Road
Guishan Industrial Zone
33370 Taoyuan City / TW
03 / Zhang, Jia-Min
31-1 Xingbang Road
Guishan Industrial Zone
33370 Taoyuan City / TW
04 / Zhou, Jian-Hong
31-1 Xingbang Road
Guishan Industrial Zone
33370 Taoyuan City / TW
05 / Wu, Hong-Yang
31-1 Xingbang Road
Guishan Industrial Zone
33370 Taoyuan City / TW
 [2016/19]
Representative(s)Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
[2016/19]
Application number, filing date15193547.506.11.2015
[2016/19]
Priority number, dateCN20141062440706.11.2014         Original published format: CN201410624407
[2016/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3018816
Date:11.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3018816
Date:15.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:H02M7/539, H02J3/38, // H02M7/493
[2016/24]
CPC:
H02J3/381 (EP,US); H02M1/42 (US); H02M7/44 (US);
H02M7/539 (EP,US); H02M7/493 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/19]H02M7/539, H02J3/38
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/04]
Former [2016/19]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WIRK- UND BLINDLEISTUNGSREGELUNG FÜR WECHSELRICHTER[2016/19]
English:ACTIVE AND REACTIVE POWER CONTROL FOR INVERTER[2016/19]
French:COMMAND EN BOUCLE FERMÉE DES PUISSANCES ACTIVE ET RÉACTIVE POUR UN ONDULEUR[2016/19]
Examination procedure06.11.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/04]
22.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/47]
18.06.2021Date of oral proceedings
28.06.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
08.07.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
15.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A] US2004051387  (LASSETER ROBERT H et al.) [A] 1-15 * figures 1-5 * * paragraphs [0056] - [0066] *
 [A] EP1286444  (INST SOLARE ENERGIEVERSORGUNGSTECHNIK ISET et al.) [A] 1-15 * figure 4 *
 [A] JP2007318833  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP et al.) [A] 1-15 * abstract *
 [XI]   TING LIU ET AL: "A novel droop control strategy to share power equally and limit voltage deviation", POWER ELECTRONICS AND ECCE ASIA (ICPE&ECCE), 2011 IEEE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, 30 May 2011 (2011-05-30), pages 1520 - 1526, XP031956091, ISBN: 978-1-61284-958-4, DOI: 10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944495 [X] 8 * Section II;; figures 6a,6b,7a,7b,9 *[I] 1-7,9-15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944495
 [A]   GANG YAO ET AL: "A central control strategy of parallel inverters in AC microgrid", IECON 2013 - 39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS SOCIETY, IEEE, 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10), pages 7112 - 7117, XP032539154, ISSN: 1553-572X, [retrieved on 20131230], DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2013.6700314 [A] 1-15 * Section III *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2013.6700314
ExaminationWO2014132304
 US2016006338
 EP2552007
 CN103138290
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