Patent ID: 11909234
Assignee: DR. ING. H. C. F. PORSCHE AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the power semiconductor switches (100, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 501, 502, 503, 611, 613, 615, 616, 617, 618, 623, 625, 626, 705, 706) are installed in a modular multi-level converter and respectively assigned to respective modules within the modular multi-level converter, wherein the switching states (202) of the power semiconductor switches (100, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 501 , 502, 503, 611, 613, 615, 616, 617, 618, 623, 625, 626, 705, 706) of each module are selected according to a respective predetermined module state, and wherein at least one power semiconductor switch (100, 406, 408, 503 , 616, 618, 626, 706) is driven by means of an energy store (102) assigned to the at least one power semiconductor switch (100, 406, 408, 503, 616, 618, 626, 706).