Patent ID: 9413114
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A 3-level power converter system, said system comprising first and second 3-level power converter devices each of which 3-level power converter devices comprises: a first face; a first direct voltage positive potential terminal; a first direct voltage negative potential terminal; and first and second neutral voltage potential terminals, said first and second neutral voltage potential terminals being electrically conductively connected to one another; wherein each of said first direct voltage positive potential terminal, said first direct voltage negative potential terminal, and said first and second neutral voltage potential terminals is flat; wherein said first direct voltage positive potential terminal and said first neutral voltage potential terminal together form a first terminal pair, and said second neutral voltage potential terminal and said first direct voltage negative potential terminal together form a second terminal pair; wherein said first and second terminal pairs are disposed one behind another in a second direction generally perpendicular to said first direction; and wherein said first direct voltage positive potential terminal and said first neutral voltage potential terminal are disposed one above another in a third direction generally perpendicular to both said first and second directions, and said second neutral voltage potential terminal and said first direct voltage negative potential terminal are disposed one above another in said third direction; a second face opposite said first face; a second direct voltage positive potential terminal; a second direct voltage negative potential terminal; and third and fourth neutral voltage potential terminals; wherein each of said second direct voltage positive potential terminal, said second direct voltage negative potential terminal, and said third and fourth neutral voltage potential terminals is flat; wherein said first, second, third and fourth neutral voltage potential terminals are electrically conductively connected with one another; wherein said first and second direct voltage positive potential terminals are electrically conductively connected with one another; wherein said first and second direct voltage negative potential terminals are electrically conductively connected with one another; wherein said second direct voltage positive potential terminal and said third neutral voltage potential terminal together form a third terminal pair, and said fourth neutral voltage potential terminal and said second direct voltage negative potential terminal together form a fourth terminal pair; wherein said third and fourth terminal pairs are disposed one behind another in said second direction; and wherein said second direct voltage positive potential terminal and said third neutral voltage potential terminal are disposed one above another in said third direction, and said fourth neutral voltage potential terminal and said second direct voltage negative potential terminal are disposed one above another in said third direction; said first direct voltage negative potential terminal of said first 3-level power converter device is electrically conductively connected with said second direct voltage positive potential terminal of said second 3-level power converter device; said first direct voltage negative potential terminal of said first 3-level power converter device is electrically conductively connected with said second direct voltage negative potential terminal of said second 3-level power converter device; said first neutral voltage potential terminal of said first 3-level power converter device is electrically conductively connected with said third neutral voltage potential terminal of said second 3-level power converter device; and said second neutral voltage potential terminal of said first 3-level power converter device is electrically conductively connected with said fourth neutral voltage potential terminal of said second 3-level power converter device.