An energy conversion device 100 for an
electrolysis system (150) comprises: an adjustable
transformer (101) having a primary side (102) connectable to an AC grid (103) via a
point of common coupling, a
secondary side (104) and a tap switch (105); a
rectifier transformer (106, 107) having a primary side (108, 109) configured to provide a
secondary side voltage differing by a predetermined phase shift; a
thyristor rectifier unit (114, 115, 116, 117) forming a multi-pulse
rectifier system (118) that receives the
secondary side voltage and provides a
DC current to the electrolyser unit (119, 120, 121, 122); and a protection controller unit 133 for connecting / disconnecting the device to / from the
power grid as a function of a comparison of the secondary-side
voltage to a corresponding secondary-side
threshold voltage, where the multi-pulse rectifier
system comprises a synchronization
control circuit (123, 124, 125, 126) providing
thyristor gate pulses at an emission angle synchronized with the secondary-side voltage, and a protection controller unit 133 for connecting / disconnecting the device to / from the
power grid as a function of a comparison of the secondary-side voltage to a corresponding secondary-side
threshold voltage. And wherein the respective secondary-side
threshold voltage is determined from a nominal threshold voltage specified by a grid
guideline at the
point of common coupling and a physical
transformer parameter adjusted according to tap switch position information (129).