Patent ID: 8248828

Claim:
A voltage inverter system, comprising: five inverter cells, each including a U-output terminal and a V-output terminal, wherein: the U-output terminal of a first one of the inverter cells is electrically coupled to the V-output terminal of a second one of the inverter cells; the V-output terminal of the first inverter cell is electrically coupled to the U-output terminal of a third one of the inverter cells via a connection that does not pass through the U-output terminal of the first inverter cell or the V-output terminal of the third one of the inverter cells, and to the V-output terminal of a fourth one of the inverter cells; the V-output terminal of the third inverter cell is electrically coupled to the V-output terminal of a fifth one of the inverter cells via a connection that does not pass through the U-output terminal of the third inverter cell or the U-output terminal of the fifth one of the invert cells; and the U-output terminals of the second, fourth and fifth inverter cells are three-phase output terminals of the system.