Patent ID: 11894771
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. An assembly comprising:
a converter including first converter terminals and at least one energy storage device; and
a current control circuit comprising:
first and second input terminals for connection to the first electrical network;
first and second output terminals for respective connection to converter terminals of the converter;
first and second switching limbs, the first switching limb interconnecting the first input and output terminals, the second switching limb interconnecting the second input and output terminals, each switching limb including a respective switching element;
a director limb extending between the first and second output terminals, the director limb including at least one current director element and at least one first resistive element, the director limb including an intermediate terminal;
a second resistive element, a first end of the second resistive element operably connected to the intermediate terminal, a second end of the second resistive element operably connectable to ground; and
a controller programmed to selectively control switching of each switching element so as to, in use, regulate a flow of current from the first electrical network to the converter,

wherein the first and second output terminals are respectively connected to the first converter terminals.