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EP4032175 - MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER PRE-CHARGING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.06.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.03.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Hedeager 42
8200 Aarhus N / DK
[2022/30]
Inventor(s)01 / PARKHOU, Masoud
Granvej 4
8450 Hammel / DK
02 / HELLE, Lars
Hjedsbækvej 475
9541 Suldrup / DK
03 / GERÇEK, Cem Özgür
Broloftet 28
8240 Risskov / DK
 [2022/30]
Representative(s)Vestas Patents Department
Hedeager 42
8200 Aarhus N / DK
[2022/30]
Application number, filing date20776067.917.09.2020
[2022/30]
WO2020DK50256
Priority number, dateDK2019PA7057619.09.2019         Original published format: DK PA201970576
[2022/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021052546
Date:25.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4032175
Date:27.07.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:H02M1/36, H02M7/483
[2022/30]
CPC:
H02M1/32 (EP,US); H02J7/0016 (US); H02J7/0019 (US);
H02M1/0067 (US); H02M1/0095 (US); H02M1/36 (EP,US);
H02M7/483 (EP,US); H02M7/4833 (EP,US); H02M7/4835 (EP,US);
H02J2207/20 (US); H02J2207/50 (US); H02J2300/28 (US);
H02J3/46 (US); H02J7/345 (US); Y02E10/76 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/30]
TitleGerman:MODULARE MEHRSTUFIGE KONVERTERVORLADUNG[2022/30]
English:MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER PRE-CHARGING[2022/30]
French:PRÉ-CHARGEMENT DE CONVERTISSEUR MODULAIRE MULTI-NIVEAUX[2022/30]
Entry into regional phase18.03.2022National basic fee paid 
18.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
18.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/30]
18.03.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[I]US2016211762  (CHENG ZHONGYUAN [CA], et al) [I] 1,4-7,10-12 * abstract * * paragraphs [0019] - [0030] *;
 [I]  - KEYAN SHI ET AL, "A novel start-up scheme for modular multilevel converter", ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (ECCE), 2012 IEEE, IEEE, (20120915), doi:10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342255, ISBN 978-1-4673-0802-1, pages 4180 - 4187, XP032467086 [I] 1,4-7,9-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342255
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