Patent ID: 11955791
Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. The power converter according to claim 10, further comprising a plurality of R (R is a positive integer that does not exceed (P-Q)) short-circuit detectors that correspond to respective ones of a plurality of R arms from among the plurality of P arms, the plurality of R arms differing from the plurality of Q arms,
wherein each of the plurality of R short-circuit detectors is configured to:
include a second Rogowski coil that is configured to output a second detection signal in accordance with a current flowing through the corresponding arm due to:
a short circuit in the corresponding arm; or
a short circuit in another arm from among the plurality of P arms, and

detect a short circuit based on the second detection signal.