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H02J 3/00

Circuit arrangements for AC mains or AC 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 3/00 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

16 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H02J 3/008 Circuit arrangements for power supply or distribution technologies responsive to energy trading
  • H02J 3/01 Arrangements for reducing harmonics or ripples
  • H02J 3/02 using a single network for simultaneous distribution of AC power at different frequencies
  • H02J 3/1 Current-controlled supply systems, e.g. constant-current supply systems
  • H02J 3/11 Arrangements for adjusting frequency in AC networks, e.g. by control of active power
  • H02J 3/26 Arrangements for eliminating or reducing asymmetry in polyphase networks
  • H02J 3/34 Arrangements for transfer of electric power between networks of substantially different frequency
  • H02J 3/36 Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks via high-voltage DC [HVDC] links; Arrangements for transfer of electric power between generators and networks via HVDC links

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 54,496
  2. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 10,495
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 9,464
  4. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 9,339
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,226
  6. SIEMENS DE 8,218
  7. DENSO CORPORATION 7,063
  8. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 6,619
  9. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,826
  10. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 5,094