H02J 1/00 Circuit arrangements for DC mains or DC distribution networks
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2026
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- GENERATION, CONVERSION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- Subclass:
- ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
Filing statistics
IPC H02J 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass H02J, which recorded 623,631 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 34,287 in 2013 to 78,393 in 2023 (+129%). The most active applicants in class H02 are SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (54,496 applications), MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (10,495 applications) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (9,464 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- H02J 1/002 using intermediate DC-AC-DC conversion
- H02J 1/02 Arrangements for reducing harmonics or ripples
- H02J 1/04 Current-controlled supply systems, e.g. constant-current supply systems
- H02J 1/06 Two-wire DC power distribution systems
- H02J 1/08 Three-wire DC power distribution systems; Systems having more than three wires
- H02J 1/1 Parallel operation of DC sources
- H02J 1/14 Balancing load and power generation in DC networks
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 54,496
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 10,495
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 9,464
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 9,339
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,226
- SIEMENS DE 8,218
- DENSO CORPORATION 7,063
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 6,619
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,826
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 5,094