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EP3993246 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUTRAL POINT BALANCING FOR BACK-TO-BACK VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.10.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip24.09.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Renovables España S.L.
C/ Roc Boronat, 78
08005 Barcelona / ES
[2022/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Wagoner, Robert Gregory
Salem, VA, 24153 / US
02 / Banda, Joseph Kiran
560066 Bangalore / IN
03 / Jha, Kapil
560066 Bangalore / IN
04 / Ramirez Sanchez, Fernando Arturo
Salem, VA, 24153 / US
05 / Shaqqo, Bacil
Salem, VA, 24153 / US
06 / Ittamveettil, Hridya
560066 Bangalore / IN
 [2022/18]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2022/18]
Application number, filing date21204199.022.10.2021
[2022/18]
Priority number, dateUS20201708473130.10.2020         Original published format: US202017084731
[2022/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3993246
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:H02M5/458, H02M7/483, H02M7/487
[2022/18]
CPC:
H02M5/4585 (EP,CN); H02P9/102 (US); F03D9/25 (US);
H02J3/38 (CN); H02J3/381 (CN); H02M7/4833 (EP);
H02M7/487 (EP); H02P9/007 (US); H02P9/305 (US);
F05B2220/706 (US); H02J2300/28 (CN); H02P2101/15 (US);
H02P2103/10 (US); H02P2103/20 (US); Y02E10/72 (EP);
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 [2022/48]
Former [2022/18]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 statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM NEUTRALPUNKTAUSGLEICH FÜR AUFEINANDERFOLGENDE SPANNUNGSQUELLENWANDLER[2022/18]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUTRAL POINT BALANCING FOR BACK-TO-BACK VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS[2022/18]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉQUILIBRAGE DU POINT NEUTRE POUR DES CONVERTISSEURS DE SOURCE DE TENSION DOS À DOS[2022/18]
Examination procedure24.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2022Examination requested  [2022/48]
24.10.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.09.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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 [XY]US2018309379  (BASIC DURO [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,12,13 * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0056] - paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0087] * * paragraph [0093] * [Y] 3-11,14,15;
 [Y]CN111371338  (SHANGHAI BAOZHUN POWER TECH CO LTD, et al) [Y] 1-15* abstract *;
 [Y]  - MALAKONDAREDDY B ET AL, "An adaptive PI control scheme to balance the neutral-point voltage in a solar PV fed grid connected neutral point clamped inverter", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, (20190930), vol. 110, doi:10.1016/J.IJEPES.2019.03.012, ISSN 0142-0615, pages 318 - 331, XP085665351 [Y] 1-15 * page 322 - page 323; figures 1,4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2019.03.012
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