Patent ID: 9350269
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H02J,H02M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A circuit for a hybrid voltage source converter suitable for high voltage DC power transmission and reactive power compensation, the circuit comprising a plurality of first elements each including a first circuit arrangement and a plurality of second elements each including a second circuit arrangement, wherein the first circuit arrangement and the second circuit arrangement are different, the circuit further including AC terminals connectable, in use, to an AC network and DC terminals connectable, in use, to a DC network, wherein a first set of the plurality of second elements is connected between the AC terminals and the plurality of first elements and a second set of the plurality of second elements is connected between the plurality of first elements and the DC terminals, each of the first and second elements being configured to be bypassed or to be disconnected to construct, in use, new hybrid voltage source converter configurations including at least one first element and at least one second element, and a third set of the plurality of second elements is connected between common point connections defined by the second set of the plurality of second elements and the DC terminals.