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EP3607645 - DC OFFSET COMPENSATION IN MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.06.2022 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.07.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.03.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 10.01.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 13.10.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 18.04.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	10.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): HU	published on 12.06.2024 [2024/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG Bruggerstrasse 72 5400 Baden / CH
	[2022/03]
Former [2021/12]	For all designated states ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG Bruggerstrasse 72 5400 Baden / CH
Former [2020/07]	For all designated states ABB Schweiz AG Brown Boveri Strasse 6 5400 Baden / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / COLAK, Ilknur Maidenbergstrasse 3A 93059 Regensburg / CH
	02 / KE, Xinhua Sonnhalde 2 5210 Windisch / CH
	[2021/32]
Former [2020/07]	01 / COLAK, Ilknur Maidenbergstrasse 3A 93059 Regensburg / CH
	02 / KE, Xinhua Austrasse 5300 Turgi / CH
Representative(s)	AWA Sweden AB Box 45086 104 30 Stockholm / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2021/32]	AWA Sweden AB P.O. Box 45086 104 30 Stockholm / SE
Former [2020/07]	Kransell & Wennborg KB P.O. Box 27834 115 93 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date	17715713.8	05.04.2017
	[2020/07]
	WO2017EP58046
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018184669
	Date:	11.10.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/41]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3607645
	Date:	12.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/07]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3607645
	Date:	11.08.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/32]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	11.10.2018
Classification	IPC:	H02M7/483, // H02M7/48	[2021/12]
	CPC:	H02M7/483 (EP,US); H02M7/4803 (EP,US); H02M7/4835 (EP,US); H02M7/49 (US)
	Former IPC [2020/07]	H02M7/483
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/07]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	DC-VERSATZ-KOMPENSATION IN EINEM MODULAREN MEHRPUNKTUMRICHTER	[2021/12]
	English:	DC OFFSET COMPENSATION IN MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER	[2020/07]
	French:	COMPENSATION DU DÉCALAGE CC DANS UN CONVERTISSEUR MODULAIRE MULTI-NIVEAUX	[2021/12]
	Former [2020/07]	GLEICHSPANNUNGSVERSATZKOMPENSATION BEI EINEM MODULAREN MEHRPEGELUMSETZER
	Former [2020/07]	COMPENSATION DE DÉCALAGE DE COURANT CONTINU DANS UN CONVERTISSEUR MULTINIVEAU MODULAIRE
Entry into regional phase	01.11.2019	National basic fee paid
	01.11.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.11.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.02.2019	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	01.11.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	01.11.2019	Examination requested [2020/07]
	01.11.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	31.03.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.07.2021	Fee for grant paid
	01.07.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.07.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	12.05.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/29]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	01.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.04.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	05.04.2017
	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	MK	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	05.04.2022
	LU	05.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
	[2024/24]
Former [2024/22]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	MK	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	05.04.2022
	LU	05.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2024/20]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CY	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	05.04.2022
	LU	05.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/20]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	IE	05.04.2022
	LU	05.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/10]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	LU	05.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	LU	05.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	FR	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
	LU	05.04.2022
Former [2023/06]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	MC	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	IT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SI	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	11.08.2021
	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/25]	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	SM	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/24]	AT	11.08.2021
	CZ	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	EE	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RO	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	SK	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/21]	AT	11.08.2021
	DK	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/16]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	NL	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	HR	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	LV	11.08.2021
	PL	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	GR	12.11.2021
	IS	11.12.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	RS	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
	PT	13.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	11.08.2021
	ES	11.08.2021
	FI	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	SE	11.08.2021
	BG	11.11.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	11.08.2021
	LT	11.08.2021
	NO	11.11.2021
Cited in	International search	[IA]EP3142241 (ABB TECHNOLOGY AG [CH]) [I] 1-5,8-12 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0002] - [0013] - [0015] - [0017] *[A] 6,7
	Examination	US2011032739
		WO2018033204
		- GERCEK CEM OZGUR ET AL, "Elimination of Coupling Transformer Core Saturation in Cascaded Multilevel Converter-Based T-STATCOM Systems", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, USA, vol. 29, no. 12, doi:10.1109/TPEL.2014.2306917, ISSN 0885-8993, (20141201), pages 6796 - 6809, (20140813), XP011556083 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2014.2306917

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