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14-06-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus providing universal voltage input for solid state light fixtures

Номер: US20120146529A1
Принадлежит: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV

A method for providing universal voltage input to a solid state lighting fixture ( 140 ) supplied by an AC line voltage includes converting an analog voltage signal corresponding to the line voltage to digital values indicating a waveform of the line voltage (S 312 ) and calculating slopes corresponding to rising edges of the waveform using select values of the digital values (S 453 ). A value of the line voltage is determined based on the calculated slopes (S 458 ).

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06-09-2012 дата публикации

Method for controlling three-phase current converter

Номер: US20120224403A1
Принадлежит: NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY

A method is for controlling a three-phase current converter. First, subtract a second reference current signal representing the predicted current of the three-phase terminals in the present switching cycle from a first reference current signal representing the predicted current of the three-phase terminals in the next switching cycle to obtain a predicted variation. Then, subtract a feedback current signal representing the feedback current of the three-phase terminals in the previous switching cycle from the second reference current signal delayed by one switching cycle to obtain a current error. Multiply the current error by an error coefficient then add the predicted variation to obtain a current variation. Finally, obtain duty ratios of a plurality of switches, according to the current variation and inductance of the first to the third inductor. The three-phase current converter converts electric power between a DC terminal and the three-phase terminals, according to the duty ratio.

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11-10-2012 дата публикации

Active rectification output capacitors balancing algorithm

Номер: US20120257427A1
Автор: Souren G. Fattal
Принадлежит: Hamilton Sundstrand Corp

An active rectification system includes an active rectifier that converts an alternating current (AC) input to a direct current (DC) output. The active rectifier includes a plurality of switching devices and at least a first output capacitor and a second output capacitor connected at the DC output of the active rectifier. A controller includes a DC output regulation portion and an output capacitor balancing portion, wherein the DC output regulation portion monitors the DC output and in response generates control signals for regulating the DC output to a desired value. The output capacitor balancing portion monitors first and second output capacitor voltages associated with the first and second output capacitors, respectively, and generates an accumulated adjustment value that modifies the control signals provided by the DC output regulation portion to balance the first and second output capacitor voltages.

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25-10-2012 дата публикации

Voltage generator and method of generating voltage

Номер: US20120268179A1
Автор: Moon Soo Sung
Принадлежит: Hynix Semiconductor Inc

A voltage generator includes a clock generator configured to generate a first clock signal and a second clock signal having a longer cycle than the first clock signal, a pumping unit configured to generate a pumping voltage in response to the first or second clock signal, a first detection circuit configured to detect the pumping voltage and generate a first control signal for controlling the operation of the pumping unit based on the result of the detection, and a second detection circuit configured to generate a second control signal for outputting the first or second clock signal generated from the clock generator depending on whether the first control signal maintains an enable state for a specific time.

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13-12-2012 дата публикации

Control of a modular converter having distributed energy stores with the aid of an observer for the currents and an estimating unit for the intermediate circuit energy

Номер: US20120314466A1
Принадлежит: SIEMENS AG

Methods and configurations controlling a converter having controllable power semiconductors, compare actual and target state values to obtain control difference values for a control unit producing setting voltage values. Control electronics provide control signals according to setting voltage values and transmit them to power semiconductors. The control unit generates voltage values so control difference values become small. Current and converter energy controls and energy balancing are performed jointly, actual state values are calculated by an observing unit based on setting voltage values considering measured current values and actual state intermediate-circuit energy values are calculated by an estimating unit considering measured intermediate-circuit energy values of positive and negative voltage sources. The observing and estimating units model the converter so actual state current and intermediate-circuit steady-state energy values correspond to error-free current and intermediate-circuit energy values. A periodic time-variant gain controller receives error-free values.

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11-04-2013 дата публикации

Distributed power conditioning with dc-dc converters implemented in heterogeneous integrated circuit

Номер: US20130088392A1
Принадлежит: Raytheon Co

A flat panel active electronically scanned array (AESA) ( 1 ) includes heterogeneous integrated circuit DC-DC voltage converters ( 3 ) periodically placed on array elements ( 2 ). A heterogeneous integrated circuit ( 100, 400, 500, 600 ) includes a voltage converter ( 101 ) configured to receive an input voltage (V I ), and to convert the input voltage to an output voltage (V O ) that is different from the input voltage, the voltage converter ( 101 ) comprising an analog and/or digital PWM circuit ( 104 ). The heterogeneous integrated circuit ( 100, 400, 500, 600 ) also includes a feedback circuit ( 103 ) configured to receive the output voltage (V O ), and to generate a control signal used to vary a pulse width of a PWM signal generated by the analog and/or digital PWM circuit ( 104 ). The digital PWM circuit ( 104 ) is implemented in a heterogeneous integrated circuit ( 100, 400, 500, 600 ) fabricated on a common substrate ( 606 ) using CMOS and GaN fabrication processes.

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16-05-2013 дата публикации

Power supply circuitry and adaptive transient control

Номер: US20130119951A1
Принадлежит: International Rectifier Corp USA

A power supply system includes a PID control circuit, a signal shaping circuit, and a PWM control circuit. The PID control circuit generates a signal based on an error voltage of the power supply system. The signal shaping circuit receives and converts the signal outputted from the PID control circuit into a linear control signal. To reduce cost, the shaping circuit can include a piecewise linear implementation. During non-transient load conditions, the PWM control circuit utilizes the linear control signal outputted from the signal shaping circuit to adjust a switching period of a power supply control signal. The switching period of the power supply control signal is maintained within a desired range. During transients, settings of the PID control circuit are modified to provide a faster response. The switching period of the power supply control signal may be adjusted outside of the desired frequency range.

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30-05-2013 дата публикации

Power control driving device and method thereof

Номер: US20130135912A1

Disclosed is a power control driving device which includes a sine wave signal generating unit; a control signal converting unit configured to convert a sine wave from the sine wave signal generating unit into a multi-bit control signal; and a three-phase inverter circuit configured to output a voltage varied by the multi-bit control signal from the control signal converting unit. The control signal converting unit includes a multi-bit sigma-delta modulator configured to convert an analog sine wave into a digital signal. The three-phase inverter circuit includes a plurality of switch units, on-off states of the plurality of switch units being controlled according to the multi-bit control signal from the control signal converting unit.

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27-06-2013 дата публикации

Charge pumping apparatus using optimum power point tracking and method thereof

Номер: US20130162335A1

A charge pumping apparatus includes a voltage pumping unit for pumping an input voltage, a voltage pumping control unit for controlling the voltage pumping unit according to a comparison result between the input voltage and an input criterion voltage and a comparison result between an output voltage output from the voltage pumping unit and an output criterion voltage, and an optimum power point tracking unit for tracking an optimum power point in the case of detecting that the output voltage decreases lower than the output criterion voltage, and adjusting an input impedance to change the input criterion voltage to a voltage corresponding to the optimum power point, wherein the optimum power point is a power point where an input power according to the input voltage becomes a maximum. Since the optimum power point is tracked by measuring only a voltage without a current sensor, a power loss is small.

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15-08-2013 дата публикации

Systems and methods for dynamic management of switching frequency for voltage regulation

Номер: US20130207630A1
Принадлежит: Individual

Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to dynamically manage voltage regulator switching frequency. In one embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to dynamically find the optimal voltage regulator switching frequency based on the load current (I OUT ) and efficiency in a switching voltage regulator device (VR), such as a voltage regulator down device (VRD) that is embedded on a system board of an information handling system.

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22-08-2013 дата публикации

Voltage Converter and Voltage Conversion Method

Номер: US20130214750A1
Автор: Gerald Deboy
Принадлежит: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG

A voltage converter includes a first converter stage including a unipolar transistor coupled to a first inductive storage element, where the first converter stage is configured to provide a first output power signal including a first output current. Also, the voltage converter includes a second converter stage including a bipolar transistor coupled to a second inductive storage element, where the second converter stage is configured to provide a second output power including a second output current, and where a third output current is a sum of the first output current and the second output current. Additionally, the voltage converter includes a control circuit configured to control a power converter including the first output current and the second output current, where the first output current is higher than the second output current when the third output current has a first range of output current.

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22-08-2013 дата публикации

Primary-side regulated modulation controller with improved transient response and audile noise

Номер: US20130215649A1
Принадлежит: Fremont Micro Devices Shenzhen Ltd

A switching mode power supply, and a primary-side controlled PFM converter using the primary-side regulated PFM controller are discussed. In present embodiment, the primary side cycle by cycle switch peak current is no longer a constant. The time detector is added to monitor the waveform of primary-side sample voltage and then generate the duty cycle. The transfer function should be selected to satisfy a specific relationship of switching frequency and switch peak current against with output loading current. The new design shows higher switching frequency but lower value of switch peak current at light load condition. This resolves the audible noise and poor transient response issue from the prior art PFM controller.

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05-09-2013 дата публикации

Test apparatus

Номер: US20130229197A1
Принадлежит: Advantest Corp

A main power supply is arranged such that its output terminal Po is connected to a power supply terminal of a DUT via a power supply line, and is configured to feedback control an output voltage V OUT output from the output terminal such that a detection value V DD ′ that corresponds to a power supply voltage V DD at the power supply terminal approaches a target value V REF ′. When a test pattern is supplied to the DUT, a power supply control unit is configured to feedforward control the main power supply such that the power supply voltage V DD approaches a predetermined target waveform V TGT .

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14-11-2013 дата публикации

System and method of predictive current feedback for switched mode regulators

Номер: US20130300388A1
Принадлежит: INTERSIL AMERICAS LLC

A predictive current feedback system for a switched mode regulator including a sample and hold network for sampling voltage across a lower switch of the regulator and for providing a hold signal indicative thereof, and a predictive current feedback network which adds an offset adjustment to the hold signal based on a duration of a pulse width of a pulse control signal developed by the regulator. Sampling may be done while the lower switch is on for providing a hold value indicative of inductor current while the pulse control signal is low. The offset adjustment may be added to the hold signal in response to a transient event when the pulse signal is high. The offset may be incremental values after each of incremental time periods after a nominal time period, or may be a time-varying value. Adjustment may be made while the pulse signal is low as well.

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30-01-2014 дата публикации

Voltage regulator, semiconductor device, and data processing system

Номер: US20140032942A1
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics Corp

A voltage regulator has a voltage converter circuit and a control unit. The control unit controls the voltage converter circuit so that an output voltage attains a target voltage when the voltage regulator is in a no-load condition so as to have a transition characteristic in which the output voltage decreases with increase in the load current. The control unit calculates deviation between the output voltage and an ideal value thereof when a load condition of the voltage regulator is a first load condition, and corrects the target voltage by the output voltage adjustment unit. so The control unit also calculates deviation between rate of change of the output voltage with respect to the load current and an ideal value thereof, and corrects the transition characteristic so that the deviation becomes small to minimize deviation.

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20-02-2014 дата публикации

Power device

Номер: US20140049176A1
Принадлежит: Individual

An energy efficient apparatus includes a switching device, a frequency dependent reactive device, and a control element is provided. The switching device is coupled to a source of electrical power and includes a pair of transistors and is adapted to receive a control signal and to produce an alternating current power signal. The frequency of the alternating current power signal is responsive to the control signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is electrically coupled to the pair of transistors for receiving the alternating current power signal and producing an output power signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is chosen to achieve a desired voltage of the output power signal relative to the frequency of the alternating current power signal. The control element senses an actual voltage of the direct current power signal and modifies the control signal delivered to achieve the desired voltage of the direct current power signal.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

Efficient Linear Integrated Power Amplifier Incorporating Low And High Power Operating Modes

Номер: US20140085006A1
Принадлежит: DSP Group Israel Ltd

A novel and useful radio frequency (RF) front end module (FEM) circuit that provides high linearity and power efficiency and meets the requirements of modern wireless communication standards such as 802.11 WLAN, 3G and 4G cellular standards, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc. The configuration of the FEM circuit permits the use of common, relatively low cost semiconductor fabrication techniques such as standard CMOS processes. The FEM circuit includes a power amplifier made up of one or more sub-amplifiers having high and low power circuits and whose outputs are combined to yield the total desired power gain. An integrated multi-tap transformer having primary and secondary windings arranged in a novel configuration provide efficient power combining and transfer to the antenna of the power generated by the individual sub-amplifiers.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

Primary feedback switching power converter controller with intelligent determination of and response to output voltage drops due to dynamic load conditions

Номер: US20140085938A1
Принадлежит: iWatt Inc

The embodiments herein include a primary-side controller for a switching power converter that is capable of receiving a detection signal from a secondary-side detection circuit indicating that an output voltage has reached a condition. The controller determines the appropriate action once a detection signal has been received by distinguishing whether a dynamic load condition has been placed on the power supply versus other operating conditions.

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27-01-2022 дата публикации

Power Control by Direct Drive

Номер: US20220029535A1
Автор: Hau King Kuen
Принадлежит:

A power control circuit comprising a power supply and a load, the load being synthesized from an impedance synthesizer comprising two-terminal impedance elements connected in series and grouped in impedance modules. The impedance elements in each impedance module are of equal value, while those between the modules bear ratios uniquely defined according to the numbers of impedance elements in the impedance modules. A number of switches associated with said impedance elements short out a selected number of the impedance elements under the control of a first analog signal which may be preprocessed by an analytic function. The analog signal is converted to digital signals by an analog-to-digital converter, then level shifted to control the switches associated with the impedance elements, whereby the amount of power delivered to the load is controllable by the first analog signal. Pulse-width-modulation is deployed to further control the power by a second analog signal, with additional benefit of overload protection. 1. A circuit of arithmetic function of a first signal and a second signal , comprising:a first terminal and a second terminal to be coupled to the first signal;a third terminal and the second terminal to be coupled to the second signal;wherein a characteristic parameter between the first and the second terminals is controlled by the second signal;whereby a third signal is generated according to an arithmetic function.2. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein:the first signal is a current signal;the second signal is a voltage signal;the characteristic parameter is an impedance proportional to the second signal; andthe third signal is a voltage signal across the first and the second terminals and is proportional to a product of the first and the second signals.3. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein:the first signal is a voltage signal;the second signal is a voltage signal;the characteristic parameter is an admittance proportional to the second signal; andthe third ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

PROCESS CONTROL USING AMPLITUDE CONTROL LOOP

Номер: US20220037981A1
Автор: IBRAHIM Russel, SORKIN Lev
Принадлежит:

Described is a method that includes receiving a reference signal including an adjustable-amplitude sine wave. The method also includes receiving a voltage feedback signal from a voltage control loop. The voltage feedback signal is a point-of-regulation sine wave, and the voltage control loop includes a first response time. The method also includes comparing the reference signal to the voltage feedback signal to generate an error value. Further, the point-of-regulation sine wave is controlled in the method based on a proportional-integral-derivative input and a current feedback signal. The proportional-integral-derivative input is based on the error value. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the reference signal based on an output of an amplitude control loop. The amplitude control loop includes a second response time that is at least one order of magnitude slower than the first response time of the voltage control loop. 1. A method , comprising:receiving a reference signal comprising an adjustable-amplitude sine wave;receiving a voltage feedback signal from a voltage control loop comprising a point-of-regulation sine wave, wherein the voltage control loop comprises a first response time;comparing the reference signal to the voltage feedback signal to generate an error value;controlling the point-of-regulation sine wave based on a proportional-integral-derivative input and a current feedback signal, wherein the proportional-integral-derivative input is based on the error value; andadjusting the reference signal based on an output of an amplitude control loop, wherein the amplitude control loop comprises a second response time that is at least one order of magnitude slower than the first response time of the voltage control loop.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proportional-integral-derivative input comprises a control function including a proportional component claim 1 , an integral component claim 1 , and a derivative component.3. The method of claim 1 ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

Switching converter and control circuit thereof

Номер: US20220038002A1

A control circuit for a switching converter, where: the control circuit is configured to generate a switching control signal according to an output voltage of the switching converter to control a switching state of a power transistor in the switching converter, and to adjust an output current of the switching converter; and a change trend of a length of a switching period of the power transistor is opposite to a change trend of the output voltage.

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

Power Cycle Modulation Control for Power Converters

Номер: US20220038015A1
Принадлежит:

Controllers and methods for controlling a resonant power converter output voltage include operating the power converter according to a control period comprising an on cycle operation mode for a duration T_on that produces a first voltage Vo and an off cycle operation mode for a duration T_off that produces a second voltage Vo. Vo is produced using a first switching frequency for a first selected number of switching cycles corresponding to the on time T_on. The converter output voltage or the converter input and output voltages may be sensed and used to determine the switching frequency during the on cycle operation mode and the duration of the off cycle operation mode. The final output voltage of the power converter is regulated to a selected value based on a ration of (T_on):(T_on+T_off). The controllers and methods may be used with power converters in power delivery devices to accept wide input voltage ranges compatible with devices such as cell phones, tablet computers, and notebook computers. 1. A method for controlling a resonant power converter output voltage , comprising:operating the power converter according to a control period Tcontrol comprising an on cycle operation mode for a duration T_on and an off cycle operation mode for a duration T_off;{'b': '1', 'sensing a converter output voltage and using the sensed output voltage to select a switching frequency Fs during the on cycle operation mode, a first selected number of switching cycles corresponding to the duration T_on, and the duration T_off;'}wherein an output voltage Vo of the power converter is regulated to a selected value based on a ratio of (T_on):(T_on+T_off).212. The method of claim 1 , comprising producing a first voltage Vo during T_on and producing a second voltage Vo during T_off.312. The method of claim 2 , comprising producing Vo during T_on using a first switching frequency and producing Vo during T_off using a second switching frequency.4. The method of claim 1 , comprising selecting a ...

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22-01-2015 дата публикации

Methods and apparatus for controlling power switches via a digital communication bus

Номер: US20150023080A1
Автор: Patrick Chambon
Принадлежит: American Power Conversion Corp

Methods and apparatus are provided that can be used to control a set of power switches operating as a power converter. The method comprises providing a set of power switches and at least one switch driver, each power switch being operable to connect and disconnect one of a set of input power line to an output power line, each switch driver setting the state(s) of an associated power switch or switches; generating by a controller a set of switch commands, each command indicating a desired state of a respective one of said power switches at a moment in time; sending each switch command from the controller to a driver module containing the switch driver associated with the respective power switch; receiving at each driver module switch commands for its associated power switch(es) and causing each switch driver to set the state(s) of the appropriate power switch(es) accordingly; wherein the step of sending said switch commands comprises multiplexing commands for at least a subset of said switches into a series of multi-bit command frames and transmitting said command frames on a serial communication channel, and wherein the step of receiving said switch commands comprises receiving said multi-bit command frames from said communication channel and extracting individual switch commands therefrom. The method and apparatus can be used for example in a UPS system.

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

Flyback converter controller, flyback converter and method of operating the flyback converter

Номер: US20200021200A1
Автор: Alfredo Medina-Garcia
Принадлежит: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG

Flyback converter controller, flyback converter and method of operating the flyback converter Power converter controllers, flyback converters and methods are provided which use a resonant tank current of the flyback converter as a measure for an output current of the flyback converter.

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25-01-2018 дата публикации

Regulated voltage systems and methods using intrinsically varied process characteristics

Номер: US20180026527A1
Автор: Chia Liang Tai

A regulator system includes a multi-bit detector system and a multi-cell charge/discharge circuit. The multi-bit detector system includes a plurality of detectors. Each of the plurality of detectors has a predetermined threshold voltage. The multi-cell charge/discharge circuit includes a plurality of charge pumps. Each of the charge pumps is configured to generate a predetermined charge. Each of the charge pumps is associated with a predetermined threshold voltage of the detector circuit.

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

Device and method with power control

Номер: US20220045513A1
Автор: Chisung BAE
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A microelectronic device includes: a photovoltaic module configured to convert a light energy into an electric energy; a converter configured to convert a voltage output from the photovoltaic module into a predetermined voltage; a capacitor configured to store an electric energy transferred from the converter; and a controller configured to predict an available current of a next time slot based on the electric energy stored in the capacitor, and determine a consumed current of a load system of the next time slot based on the predicted available current.

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE EMPLOYING THE SAME

Номер: US20220045596A1
Автор: HORIGUCHI TAKESHI
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

A drive circuit drives a power semiconductor element including a control terminal, a first main electrode, and a second main electrode. The drive circuit includes a first switching-off circuit and a second switching-off circuit each for turning off the power semiconductor element. The second switching-off circuit is lower in impedance than the first switching-off circuit. In a case where the power semiconductor element is turned off, only the first switching-off circuit operates when the power semiconductor element is in an unusual state, and the first switching-off circuit and the second switching-off circuit complementarily operate when the power semiconductor element is in a normal state. 1. A drive circuit for a power semiconductor element , the drive circuit serving to drive a power semiconductor element including a control terminal , a first main electrode , and a second main electrode , the drive circuit comprising:a first switching-off circuit and a second switching-off circuit each to turn off the power semiconductor element, whereinan impedance of the second switching-off circuit is lower than that of the first switching-off circuit, and only the first switching-off circuit operates when the power semiconductor element is in an unusual state, and', 'the first switching-off circuit and the second switching-off circuit complementarily operate in an order of the first switching-off circuit, the second switching-off circuit, and the first switching-off circuit when the power semiconductor element is in a normal state., 'in a case where the power semiconductor element is turned off,'}2. (canceled)3. The drive circuit for a power semiconductor element according to claim 1 , wherein 'a first turning-off gate resistor and a first turning-off switch between the control terminal of the power semiconductor element and a reference potential,', 'the first switching-off circuit includes'} 'a second turning-off gate resistor, a second turning-off switch, and a voltage ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

HYBRID MULTI-LEVEL INVERTER SYSTEM FOR SWITCHED SERIES/PARALLEL SOURCES

Номер: US20220045621A1
Принадлежит: KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY

A single-phase hybrid multilevel inverter capable of producing a higher number of output voltage levels using fewer power switches and DC voltage sources compared to existing multilevel inverters. The levels are synthesized by switching the DC voltage sources in series/parallel combinations. An auxiliary circuit is introduced to double the number of levels by creating an intermediate step in between two levels. In addition, a zero level is introduced to overcome the inherent absence of this level in the original circuit. To improve the total harmonic distortion, a hybrid modulation technique is utilized. A 300 W, a thirteen level multilevel inverter (including the zero level) was designed and constructed. The circuit was tested with a no-load, resistive load and resistive-inductive load. The experimental results closely match simulated and mathematical analyses. 115-. (canceled)16. A hybrid multilevel inverter system for voltage level generation in a switched series/parallel sources (SSPS) , comprising:{'sub': 'dc', 'a level generation module having k voltage generation cells, k+1 DC voltage sources, V, and 3k unidirectional switches;'}{'sub': 'a', 'an auxiliary module in series with the level generation module, the auxiliary module having two unidirectional switches and an auxiliary DC voltage source, V;'}a polarity changing unit in series with the level generation module and the auxiliary module, the polarity changing unit having four unidirectional switches and two load terminals arranged in an H-bridge configuration having a 0.5 μs dead time; anda controller having circuitry operatively connected to the 3k unidirectional switches located in the level generation module, the two unidirectional switches in the auxiliary module and the four unidirectional switches in the polarity changing unit; apply a first set of k square wave modulation pulses having a first frequency and first bandwidth to each unidirectional switch in the level generation module, and generate a ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Disturbance quelling

Номер: US20200028433A1
Принадлежит: PSemi Corp

A power converter that supplies a constant output voltage includes a regulator that connects to a charge pump. The charge pump is operable in plural charge-pump modes. A controller preemptively suppress evidence of occurrence of a transition between said charge-pump modes.

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01-05-2014 дата публикации

Switching power-supply device

Номер: US20140119065A1
Принадлежит: Sanken Electric Co Ltd

A switching power-supply device comprises: a transformer; a switching element connected in series with a primary coil; an output voltage generation circuit to generate an output voltage from a voltage generated in a secondary coil; a control circuit power-supply-voltage generation circuit to generate a power-supply voltage from a voltage generated in an auxiliary coil; a feedback control circuit to control an ON width of the switching element by using the voltage generated in the auxiliary coil; a voltage reduction detection circuit to output a pulse signal to the secondary coil when a reduction of the output voltage is detected; a voltage-reduction-signal detection circuit to detect the voltage reduction signal transmitted to the primary coil from the secondary coil; and a trigger circuit to output a trigger signal to turn on the switching element when the voltage reduction signal is detected by the voltage-reduction-signal detection circuit.

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24-02-2022 дата публикации

Power converter and related power factor correction circuit capable of improving zero-crossing distortion

Номер: US20220060103A1
Автор: Tzu-Tseng Chan
Принадлежит: Acer Inc

A power factor calibration circuit includes a multiplier, a boost inductor, an auxiliary winding, a detection resistor, a compensation capacitor, a comparator, and an auxiliary switch. The comparator is configured to detect inductor current flowing through the boost inductor. When the detected inductor current is too small, the energy stored in the compensation capacitor is transmitted to the auxiliary winding for generating compensation current, thereby enhancing the level of the inductor current.

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24-02-2022 дата публикации

Adaptively modulated multi-state inverter system and modulating method thereof

Номер: US20220060124A1
Автор: Wang Han, Wang Tianzhen
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The present invention provides an adaptively modulated multi-state inverter system, comprising: a split capacitor, four bridge arms and an isolation switch group, on each of the four bridge arms a pair of complementary power switch groups is arranged; the isolation switch group comprises four fuses and six bidirectional thyristors. The output branches of the first bridge arm, the second bridge arm and the third bridge arm are respectively connected in series with a fuse to output a three-phase voltage, and at three-phase output voltage side two shared auxiliary branches are arranged, one auxiliary branch starts from the fourth bridge arm output branch on which a fuse is connected in series and is then connected to the output terminal of the three-phase voltage via three bidirectional thyristors. The other auxiliary branch starts from the DC side feed branch from the midpoint of the split capacitor, and is connected with the output terminal of the three-phase voltage via three bidirectional thyristors respectively. The invention also provides a modulating method of the multi-state inverter system. The use of the adaptive modulating technology enables the multi-state inverter to have the functions of overcurrent protection, isolation of faulty bridge arms and fault-tolerant control on any single and double bridges. 1. An adaptively modulated multi-state inverter system , comprising: a split capacitor , a first bridge arm , a second bridge arm , a third bridge arm , a fourth bridge arm and an isolation switch;wherein on each of the first, second and third bridge arms a pair of complementary power switch groups is arranged;the isolation switch group comprises a first fuse, a second fuse, a third fuse and a fourth fuse as well as a first bidirectional thyristor, a second bidirectional thyristor, a third bidirectional thyristor, a fourth bidirectional thyristor, a fifth bidirectional thyristor and a sixth bidirectional thyristor;on each output branch of the first bridge ...

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19-02-2015 дата публикации

Switching power supply circuit and led illumination device

Номер: US20150048755A1
Принадлежит: Sharp Corp

A flyback-type switching power supply circuit provided with a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil, and a switching element connected to the primary coil, comprising: a multiplying circuit for multiplying a first value obtained by multiplying the on-duty ratio of a secondary current flowing to the secondary coil by a predetermined first constant, and a second value obtained by multiplying the peak value of a primary current flowing to the primary coil by a predetermined second constant; and a switching control circuit for controlling switching of the switching element so that the result of multiplication by the multiplying circuit and a third value obtained by multiplying a reference voltage by a predetermined third constant match; and the flyback-type switching power supply circuit is configured so that at least one of the first constant, the second constant, and the third constant is variable by an external signal.

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06-02-2020 дата публикации

Control device for step-up converter

Номер: US20200044565A1
Автор: Takami Suzuki
Принадлежит: Keihin Corp

A control device for a step-up converter which controls the step-up converter connected between a load and a DC power source, the control device includes a voltage control unit, a current command generation unit, a duty estimator, and a pole zero cancellation control unit. The voltage control unit performs a control arithmetic operation on the basis of a calculated value, obtained by performing a proportional arithmetic operation and an integration arithmetic operation on a difference between a voltage value on the load side and a voltage command value, and a value generated by the pole zero cancellation control unit. The current command generation unit generates a reactor current command value on the basis of an arithmetic result of the voltage control unit and a reciprocal of a duty estimation value.

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08-05-2014 дата публикации

Two-wire load control device for low-power loads

Номер: US20140126261A1
Принадлежит: Lutron Electronics Co Inc

A load control device for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load includes a thyristor, a gate coupling circuit for conducting a gate current through a gate of the thyristor, and a control circuit for controlling the gate coupling circuit to conduct the gate current through a first current path to render the thyristor conductive at a firing time during a half cycle. The gate coupling circuit is able to conduct the gate current through the first current path again after the firing time, but the gate current is not able to be conducted through the gate from a transition time before the end of the half-cycle until approximately the end of the half-cycle. The load current is able to be conducted through a second current path to the electrical load after the transition time until approximately the end of the half-cycle.

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03-03-2022 дата публикации

Method and Device for Controlling an Electronic Converter in a Technical System Using Methods of Artificial Intelligence

Номер: US20220069694A1
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A method is disclosed for operating a technical apparatus with an electronic converter controlled a control signal. A control signal profile is provided with which the electronic converter is to be operated. A predicted control signal profile is predicted based on the provided control signal profile. The predicted control signal profile is a predicted future profile of the control signal. A modified control signal profile of is obtained by modifying the provided control signal profile using a trainable, data-based control signal model. The control signal model is trained to determine the modified control signal profile based on the provided control signal profile and the predicted control signal profile. The electronic converter is operated using the modified control signal profile. 1. A method for operating a technical apparatus having an electronic converter that is controlled by at least one control signal , the method comprising:providing a control signal profile of the at least one control signal with which the electronic converter is to be operated;predicting a predicted control signal profile based on the provided control signal profile, the predicted control signal profile being a predicted future profile of the at least one control signal;obtaining a modified control signal profile of the at least one control signal by modifying the provided control signal profile using a trainable, data-based control signal model, the trainable, data-based control signal model being trained to determine the modified control signal profile based on the provided control signal profile and the predicted control signal profile; andoperating the electronic converter using the modified control signal profile.2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the trainable claim 1 , data-based control signal model is configured to determine the modified control signal profile based on at least one of:at least one operating variable of at least one of the electronic converter and the ...

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10-03-2022 дата публикации

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY DEVICE

Номер: US20220077758A1
Автор: Weis Benno
Принадлежит: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

An electrical supply device is connected on a network side to an electrical supply network and includes a frequency converter having a network-side power converter and an intermediate circuit, and a network filter, which is connected upstream of the network-side power converter. In a method for operating the electrical supply device, during a pulse-blocking operating state of the frequency converter, a check is carried out for the presence of a dangerous state of the network filter, and only in the presence of the dangerous state, only the network-side power converter is actuated such that a network perturbation causing the dangerous state of the network filter is at least damped to protect the network filter from the dangerous state. 112.-. (canceled)13. A method for operation of an electrical supply device , which is connected on a network side to an electrical supply network and includes a frequency converter having a network-side power converter and an intermediate circuit , and a network filter , which is connected upstream of the network-side power converter , said method comprising:during a pulse-blocking operating state of the frequency converter, checking for the presence of a dangerous state of the network filter: andonly in the presence of the dangerous state, actuating only the network-side power converter such that a network perturbation causing the dangerous state of the network filter is at least damped to protect the network filter from the dangerous state.14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the network-side power converter is automatically actuated when the dangerous state is present.15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the network filter is a passive network filter including a filter capacitor claim 13 ,16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the presence of the dangerous state is identified by a detection unit through detection of an intermediate circuit overvoltage inside the intermediate circuit of the frequency converter.17. The method of claim ...

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10-03-2022 дата публикации

POWER CONVERSION METHOD

Номер: US20220077759A1
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A method for determining a scheme for converting power in every power conversion control period and converting power according to the determined scheme may comprise the steps of: calculating average power in a transformer inductor at the time of power conversion according to an SPWM scheme in a control period; calculating average power in the transformer inductor at the time of power conversion according to a DPWM scheme in a control period; and converting power according to a scheme by means of which the calculated average power of the transformer inductor is greater. Here, in the step of calculating the average power in the transformer inductor at the time of power conversion according to the DPWM scheme, it is possible to select a DPWM scheme with the maximum duty in a step-up or step-down condition given in the control period. 1. A method for determining an algorithm of converting power at every control cycle for converting power , and converting the power under the determined algorithm , comprising steps of:calculating average power of an inductor in a transformer upon power conversion under a SPWM algorithm at the control cycle;calculating average power of an inductor in a transformer upon power conversion under a DPWM algorithm at the control cycle; andconverting the power under either of the algorithms of which the calculated average power of the inductor in the transformer is greater.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , at the step of calculating average power of an inductor in a transformer upon power conversion under a DPWM algorithm at the control cycle claim 1 , the DPWM algorithm with maximum duty in a given step-up or step-down condition at the control cycle is selected.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein average power of the inductor of the transformer is calculated upon power conversion under the SPWM algorithm and the DPWM algorithm by applying a primary-side voltage value and a secondary-side voltage value of the transformer.4. The method ...

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10-03-2022 дата публикации

Multi-phase power supply dynamic response control circuit and control method

Номер: US20220077760A1
Автор: Shun-Gen SUN

The present invention discloses a multi-phase power supply dynamic response control circuit and a control method. When a rapid rise of the load is detected, an output PWM signal is temporarily adjusted to enter a second operation mode from a first operation mode to supplement energy to the load and prevent the output voltage from decreasing. The present invention requires little modification to the existing circuit, and adopts simple, explicit and efficient detection method, realizing rapid dynamic response by providing sufficient energy for the load when the load current is suddenly increased.

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10-03-2022 дата публикации

SWITCH-MODE POWER SUPPLIES WITH IMPROVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CURRENT CALIBRATION

Номер: US20220077866A1
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A switch-mode power supply includes a pair of input terminals, a pair of output terminals, and at least one switch coupled between the input terminals and the output terminals. The power supply further includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for converting a sensed analog current value at the output terminals to an output digital value, an interface for receiving a user configurable current setting, and a control circuit coupled with the interface, the ADC and the at least one switch. The control circuit is configured to determine a raw digital value of the ADC that corresponds to the received current setting by processing an iterative loop, and turn on and turn off the at least one switch according to the determined raw digital value and the output digital value of the ADC, to supply an output current at the pair of output terminals that corresponds to the received current setting. 1. (canceled)2. A control circuit for a switch-mode power supply including a switch coupled between a power supply input and a power supply output and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) , the control circuit configured to:process an iterative loop to determine a raw digital value of the ADC that corresponds to a received user configurable current setting;turn on and turn off the switch based on the determined raw digital value and an output digital value of the ADC to supply an output current at the power supply output that corresponds to the received current setting.3. The control circuit of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to receive the user configurable current setting via one of a power management bus (PMBus) claim 2 , an I-squared-C (IC) communication bus claim 2 , and a Modbus RS485 interface.4. The control circuit of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to receive the user configurable current setting via an external interface.5. The control circuit of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the ...

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01-03-2018 дата публикации

Adaptive controller based on transient normalization

Номер: US20180062496A1
Автор: Anthony Kelly
Принадлежит: IDT EUROPE GMBH

A controller is provided for controlling a power stage of a power converter according to a control law, the control law implementing a specific type of compensator and being pre-designed to generate an objective response of a default power converter for a default parameter value of a component of the power stage. The controller is further configured to determine an actual response for an actual parameter value of the component of the power stage and to alter the control law for the actual parameter value of the component of the power stage such that the actual response matches the objective response. The controller determines a degree of matching between the actual response and the objective response by filtering the actual response to generate a filtered actual response and integrating a product of the filtered actual response and a delayed actual response.

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17-03-2022 дата публикации

Load transient detection circuit and method

Номер: US20220083112A1
Автор: Ravi Konduru
Принадлежит: Cypress Semiconductor Corp

A Universal Serial Bus (USB)-Power Delivery (PD) integrated circuit (IC) controller is described. The controller includes: a driver circuit configured to control operation of a buck-boost converter electrically coupled to a USB voltage bus power line; a gate driver controller configured to control the driver circuit in a first mode, wherein changes in duty cycle are limited to a predetermined number of cycles in the first mode; a sense circuit configured to generate a sense signal proportional to current flowing in the USB voltage bus power line; and an analog detection circuit configured to detect whether a slew rate of the sense signal exceeds a reference slew rate. The gate driver controller is configured to override the limit placed on the changes in duty cycle in the first mode responsive to the analog detection circuit indicating that the slew rate of the sense signal exceeds the reference slew rate.

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17-03-2022 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER SUPPLY RIPPLE COMPENSATION

Номер: US20220085711A1
Автор: BEN YISHAY Neta, LAX Avi
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A method for compensating for power supply ripple that is present in a supply voltage that is generated by a switched-mode power supply, the method comprising: calculating an estimated power supply ripple that is expected to be generated by the power supply; generating a digital ripple compensation signal, based on the estimated power supply ripple; combining a digital baseband (BB) signal and the digital ripple compensation signal to generate a digital modified BB signal; converting the digital modified BB signal to an analog radio frequency (RF) signal; and amplifying the analog RF signal, based on the supply voltage, to generate a RF transmission signal. 1. A system for power supply ripple compensation , comprising:a switched-mode power supply configured to generate a supply voltage including a power supply ripple;a digital power supply controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling the power supply; calculate an estimated power supply ripple that is expected to be generated by the power supply; and', 'generate a digital ripple compensation signal, based on the estimated power supply ripple;, 'a ripple compensation module configured toan adder configured to combine a digital baseband (BB) signal and the digital ripple compensation signal to generate a digital modified BB signal, thereby compensating for the power supply ripple;first conversion circuitry configured to convert the digital modified BB signal to an analog radio frequency (RF) signal; and receive the supply voltage and the analog RF signal; and', 'amplify the analog RF signal, based on the supply voltage, to generate a RF transmission signal;, 'a power amplifier configured towherein the digital power supply controller and the ripple compensation module are time-synchronized.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the estimated power supply ripple is calculated based on a switching frequency of the power supply.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first amplitude of the digital ripple ...

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17-03-2022 дата публикации

Converter device, motor drive device and air conditioner

Номер: US20220085730A1
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corp

A converter device includes: a power conversion circuit including a reactor and a switching element, rectifying a voltage of alternating-current power supplied from an alternating-current power supply to a direct-current voltage, and boosting and outputting the direct-current voltage; a current detector detecting a current flowing in the reactor; a filter circuit filtering a first signal detected by the current detector; and a control unit generating a control signal on the basis of a carrier and a second signal generated by the filter circuit and controlling, on the basis of the control signal and with a first period, the switching element, the first period being a period of the carrier. The filter circuit cuts off a repetition frequency component in the first period and passes a repetition frequency component in a second period, the second period being longer than the first period.

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19-03-2015 дата публикации

Method for operating an llc resonant converter for a light-emitting means, converter, and led converter device

Номер: US20150077003A1
Принадлежит: Tridonic GmbH and Co KG

An LLC resonant transformer ( 19 ) for a lamp ( 5 ) comprises a primary circuit ( 19 ) and a secondary side ( 30 ) galvanically isolated therefrom. During operation of the LLC resonant transformer ( 19 ), a first switch ( 21 ) and a second switch ( 22 ) of a half-bridge to which an LLC resonant circuit ( 25 - 27 ) of the primary circuit ( 19 ) is connected are actuated in a clocked fashion. A load ( 5 ) to which an output ( 35 ) on the secondary side ( 30 ) supplies energy is detected on the basis of a measured variable (iavg) acquired in the primary circuit ( 20 ). The half-bridge ( 21, 22 ) is variably controlled on the basis of the measured variable (iavg) that is acquired in the primary circuit ( 20 ) and indicates the load ( 5 ).

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07-03-2019 дата публикации

Control Feedback Loop Design with Fast Transient Response for Multi-level Converter

Номер: US20190074692A1
Принадлежит: Apple Inc

Disclosed herein are a system, method and non-transitory program storage device that are intended to provide a control system with quick response for a multi-level power converter. The control system may regulate an output voltage of the power converter based on one or more feedback signals. The feedback signals may be generated based on a differential between the output voltage and a reference voltage. The control system may further include one or more feed-forward signals representative of either the output voltage or transients of the output voltage. The control system may further include one or more switches in parallel with the one or more capacitors to selectively enable and/or disable direct feed-forward and capacitive feed-forward responsive to the output voltage at different levels.

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24-03-2022 дата публикации

Bootstrap pre-charge circuit in totem-pole power factor correction converter

Номер: US20220094262A1
Принадлежит: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd

A power factor correction converter that outputs a DC output voltage from an AC input voltage, includes two channels each including a high-side switch and a low-side switch connected in cascade between a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of the power factor correction converter and with a node between the high-side switch and the low-side switch; an inductor connected to a first terminal of the AC input voltage and the first node; a gate driver connected to the second high-side switch and the second low-side switch; a bootstrap circuit connected to the second node and the gate driver; wherein the second node is connected to a second terminal of the AC input voltage; and the bootstrap circuit is pre-charged at beginnings of negative half-cycles of the AC input voltage.

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14-03-2019 дата публикации

Load Control Device for High-Efficiency Loads

Номер: US20190081568A1
Принадлежит: Lutron Electronics Co Inc

A load control device for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load includes a thyristor, a gate coupling circuit for conducting a gate current through a gate of the thyristor, and a control circuit for controlling the gate coupling circuit to conduct the gate current through a first current path to render the thyristor conductive at a firing time during a half cycle. The gate coupling circuit is able to conduct the gate current through the first current path again after the firing time, but the gate current is not able to be conducted through the gate from a transition time before the end of the half-cycle until approximately the end of the half-cycle. The load current is able to be conducted through a second current path to the electrical load after the transition time until approximately the end of the half-cycle.

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02-04-2015 дата публикации

Dynamic frequency compensation of switching power converters

Номер: US20150091525A1
Принадлежит: Aker Wade Power Technologies LLC

A kilowatt-scale high-frequency electrical power conversion system adapted for variable output power delivery is described, in which switching frequency of switchable power delivery circuitry is dynamically modulated in transition of the system to a low power regime that is substantially below maximum power output, in order to at least partially attenuate thermal overload from heat generation of switching components in such transitions. The system is useful in high-efficiency charging of rechargeable batteries of electrical vehicles, e.g., e.g., automotive, industrial, and other motive power vehicles.

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02-04-2015 дата публикации

Post-silicon tuning in voltage control of semiconductor integrated circuits

Номер: US20150091543A1

A circuit is disclosed that includes a plurality of voltage control circuits and a control module. Each of the voltage control circuits is controlled by a control signal. The control module is configured to generate the control signal and to determine a voltage level or a pulse width of the control signal in accordance with a current process corner condition of the voltage control circuits and at least one of first predetermined data and second predetermined data.

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25-03-2021 дата публикации

Power conversion device and power conversion system

Номер: US20210091662A1

A power conversion device includes: a power conversion circuit for converting DC power into AC power; and a controller to generate a control signal for the power conversion circuit based on a control command value and an output voltage of the power conversion circuit. The controller is configured to generate the control signal based on a corrected voltage command value calculated by subtraction correction to decrease a voltage command value when the output voltage of the power conversion circuit is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, and to generate the control signal based on a voltage command value not subjected to the subtraction correction when the output voltage of the power conversion circuit is lower than the threshold value.

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31-03-2016 дата публикации

Power conversion apparatus

Номер: US20160094134A1
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

Power conversion apparatus converts input voltage and supplies output voltage to the electric load. The apparatus includes a semiconductor switch switches between open and closed states to regulate voltage control current for controlling output voltage, a first voltage detection section detects remote voltage being applied to the electric load as output voltage, a second voltage detection section detects a local voltage being applied to the output terminal as output voltage, a target current calculation section calculates target current which is the voltage control current target value, based on voltage deviation between target voltage which is the output voltage target value and either remote voltage or local voltage, and a switch control section controls the semiconductor switch so voltage control current becomes target current, to regulate output voltage to target voltage. The target current calculation section calculates the target current by using one of the remote or local voltage corresponds to a smaller target current.

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05-05-2022 дата публикации

DC-DC CONVERTER REGULATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OVERSHOOT DURATION

Номер: US20220140734A1
Автор: Cimaz Lionel
Принадлежит:

An embodiment DC to DC conversion circuit comprises a DC to DC converter and a regulation circuit. The regulation circuit comprises a comparator configured to detect, during a discharge phase of the DC to DC converter, an overshoot period during which an output voltage of the DC to DC converter exceeds a target voltage, and a timer configured to measure a duration of the overshoot period.

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30-03-2017 дата публикации

Digitally compensated hysteretic power supply with enhanced resolution

Номер: US20170093280A1
Автор: Markus Ziegler, Peng Xiao
Принадлежит: Osram Sylvania Inc

A digitally compensated hysteretic power supply with enhanced resolution is provided. Such a power supply includes a comparator that is used to compare a load current sense signal with an internal signal generated from a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). A compensation circuit at a DAC input operates to improve current accuracy beyond the given DAC resolution. The current sense signal is converted to its digital equivalent, which is fed to a proportional-integral (PI) compensation loop, which in turn generates a relatively precise high resolution DAC input value. The DAC uses the higher part of the DAC value. The lower part of the DAC value is treated as a duty cycle number, and the DAC output is toggled between two levels at this duty cycle. This toggling generates a current output signal having a value that is the average of the two toggled values.

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19-03-2020 дата публикации

Controller for buck dc/dc converter with effective decoupling

Номер: US20200091821A1
Автор: John Duward Sagona
Принадлежит: Hamilton Sundstrand Corp

A DC-DC power converter, a control component of a DC-DC power converter, and a method of controlling a buck DC-DC power converter are provided. The method includes receiving at least one of a measured load current and a measured input voltage. The measured load current is a measurement of current that flows from the buck inductor of a physical component of the buck DC-DC power converter. The measured input voltage is a measurement of the DC link input voltage measured across a DC link of the physical component of the buck DC-DC power converter. The method further includes generating a control signal to control a pulse width modulator (PWM), wherein the control signal is based on at least one of the measured load current and the measured input voltage. The PWM is configured to control at least one switch that is coupled to the buck inductor to allow the buck inductor to operate on a current flowing from the DC link only when the at least one switch is turned ON.

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01-04-2021 дата публикации

Inductor current emulator circuit and inductor current emulation method

Номер: US20210099080A1
Автор: Hsuan-Ju Chen
Принадлежит: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP

An inductor current emulator circuit includes a ramp signal generation circuit and an emulator control circuit. The inductor emulator circuit generates a ramp signal for emulating an inductor current flowing through an inductor of a power stage circuit. The ramp signal generation circuit generates the ramp signal according to a first signal and a second signal. A current sense signal is related a high side switch current flowing through the high side switch or a low side switch current flowing through the low side switch. The emulator control circuit obtains a first difference integration value and a second difference integration value of differences between the current sense signal and the ramp signal during a first duration and a second duration, respectively, to generate the first signal and the second signal, respectively. Center time points of the first duration and the second duration are different from each other.

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06-04-2017 дата публикации

Power Source Management Method And Power Source

Номер: US20170099005A1
Принадлежит: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd

A power source management method and a power source are provided. The method includes: comparing a feedforward control signal with a feedback control signal by using a logic control circuit, outputting the signals after the comparison, and performing matching, to obtain control signals of switching transistors of a full-bridge topology circuit; and adjusting the control signals of the switching transistors of the full-bridge topology circuit by using the logic control circuit, so that operating duty cycles of two bridge arms on a primary side match, are symmetric within one switch period of the logic control circuit, or match for a long time, to prevent transformer biasing. The power source management method and the power source can achieve good feedforward performance, suppress input disturbance, and additionally prevent transformer biasing, which ensures that the power source works normally.

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12-05-2022 дата публикации

ISOLATED SWITCHING CONVERTER WITH HIGH FEEDBACK ACCURACY AND CONTROL METHOD

Номер: US20220149740A1
Автор: Li Hui, Wang Siran
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An isolated switching converter has a primary switch and a control circuit. The control circuit has a first sampling circuit, a second sampling circuit, a compensation circuit and a feedback control circuit. The first sampling circuit is coupled to an auxiliary winding of a transformer to receive a voltage on the auxiliary winding and is configured to generate a first feedback signal having an alternating current signal indicative of an output voltage. The second sampling circuit is coupled to the auxiliary winding through a first rectifier and is configured to generate a second feedback signal having a direct current signal indicative of the output voltage. The compensation circuit is configured to generate a compensation signal based on the first feedback signal, the second feedback signal and a reference threshold. The feedback control circuit is configured to generate a primary control signal of the primary switch based on the compensation signal. 1. An isolated switching converter converting an input voltage into an output voltage , comprising:a primary switch coupled to a transformer;a first sampling circuit coupled to an auxiliary winding of the transformer to receive a voltage on the auxiliary winding and configured to generate a first feedback signal, wherein the first feedback signal comprises an alternating current signal indicative of the output voltage;a second sampling circuit coupled to the auxiliary winding through a first rectifier and configured to generate a second feedback signal, wherein the first rectifier has a positive terminal to receive the voltage on the auxiliary winding and a negative terminal coupled to the second sampling circuit, the second feedback signal comprises a direct current signal indicative of the output voltage;a compensation circuit configured to receive the first feedback signal, the second feedback signal and a reference threshold, wherein based on the first feedback signal, the second feedback signal and the reference ...

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03-07-2014 дата публикации

Control circuit for a power supply

Номер: US20140184145A1
Принадлежит: NXP BV

The invention relates to a control circuit ( 250 ) for a power supply unit ( 200 ) that has an input ( 207, 209 ) for receiving a mains supply ( 208 ), the control circuit ( 250 ) configured to: sample the input ( 207, 209 ) in order to obtain a first sample value; sample the input ( 207, 209 ) in order to obtain a second sample value subsequent to obtaining the first sample value; compare the first and second sample values to provide an outcome; set a delay interval in accordance with the outcome of the comparison of the first and second sample values; and sample the input ( 207, 209 ) in order to obtain a third sample value after the delay interval has elapsed.

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26-03-2020 дата публикации

Power supply device for vehicle

Номер: US20200099306A1

Provided is a vehicle power supply device that is capable of executing non-synchronous rectification control and synchronous rectification control while switching therebetween and can suppress, during switching from the non-synchronous rectification control to the synchronous rectification control, an output voltage value from significantly deviating from a target voltage value. If a determination unit determines, during the execution of the non-synchronous rectification control, that a current-increasing state arises, a driving unit performs switching to the synchronous rectification control in which a PWM signal with a duty cycle of a fixed value is supplied to a first switch unit, and then performs the synchronous rectification control in which a PWM signal with a duty cycle that is calculated by a feedback operation unit based on the target output voltage value and the detection result of the detecting unit is supplied to the first switch unit.

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02-06-2022 дата публикации

Isolated dc/dc converter and ac/dc converter

Номер: US20220173651A1
Автор: Satoru Nate, Yifei Tang
Принадлежит: ROHM CO LTD

There is provided an isolated DC/DC converter including a primary side control circuit disposed on the primary side and switching a switching element connected in series with a primary side winding of a power transformer; a secondary side control circuit disposed on the secondary side and generating a control signal including first control information and second control information on the basis of the secondary side voltage; and an insulated transmission circuit transmitting, in an insulated manner, each piece of control information included in the control signal to the primary side control circuit. The primary side control circuit controls a switching frequency of the switching element on the basis of the first control information indicating the frequency of the control signal, and controls a peak value of a primary side current on the basis of the second control information indicating the pulse width of the control signal.

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19-04-2018 дата публикации

Hysteresis control of a dc-dc converter

Номер: US20180109183A1
Автор: Christian Stöger
Принадлежит: Continental Automotive GmbH

Method and apparatus for controlling the hysteresis of an output current from a DC-DC converter ( 3 ) to a default value ( 19 ) for an average output current and within a hysteresis range ( 11 ), wherein the output current ( 6 ) is measured and is compared with a first reference value and a second reference value, wherein a switch ( 7 ) of the DC-DC converter ( 3 ) is changed over at the limits of the hysteresis range ( 11 ) on the basis of a first reference time ( 20 ), at which the output current ( 6 ) reaches the first reference value, and a second reference time ( 24 ), at which the output current reaches the second reference value, wherein the switch ( 7 ) is changed over with a time delay after the second reference time ( 24 ), and wherein the time delay is selected on the basis of a time difference between the first reference time ( 20 ) and the second reference time ( 24 ) in such a manner that a period of time, during which the output current ( 6 ) is higher than the default value ( 19 ), and a period of time, during which the output current ( 6 ) is lower than the default value ( 19 ), are compensated for.

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28-04-2016 дата публикации

Circuits and methods providing dead time adjustment at a synchronous buck converter

Номер: US20160118893A1
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

An apparatus and method are disclosed for efficiently using power at a voltage regulator, such as a synchronous buck converter. The synchronous buck converter includes a first switch and a second switch operated by a first control signal and a second control signal, respectively, where the first and second control signals have a corresponding phase difference. A logic circuit measures a duty cycle of an input pulse width modulated (PWM) signal against iterative changes of the phase difference between the first control signal and the second control signal. The logic circuit selects a phase difference corresponding to a minimum value of the PWM signal, thereby optimizing dead time at the synchronous buck converter. The logic circuit may include a Digital Pulse Width Modulator.

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07-05-2015 дата публикации

Cross-conduction detector for switching regulator

Номер: US20150123710A1
Принадлежит: Texas Instruments Inc

An integrated circuit includes a detector configured to monitor a high-drive signal and a low-drive signal that drives a high-side switch and a low-side switch respectively of an integrated circuit switching regulator. The detector monitors both the rising edge and the trailing edge of each of the high-drive and the low-drive signals respectively to determine a timing overlap between the signals and generates a detection signal indicating a dead-time value proportional to the presence or absence of the timing overlap between the signals. An output circuit can be configured to process the detection signal from the detector to enable a correction of the timing overlap between the signals if timing overlap is detected.

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09-06-2022 дата публикации

COMMUNICATION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR POWER SUPPLY CHIP

Номер: US20220181960A1
Принадлежит:

A communication control circuit for a power supply chip, can include: a main control die having a main control circuit; a plurality of sub-control dice configured to respectively receive a control signal sent by the main control die, where each sub-control die comprises a sub-control circuit; and where a reference ground of each sub-control die is different from a reference ground of the main control die, the reference grounds of the plurality of sub-control dice are different with each other, and communication between the main control die and each sub-control die is achieved by a corresponding level conversion circuit. 1. A communication control circuit for a power supply chip , the communication control circuit comprising:a) a main control die having a main control circuit;b) a plurality of sub-control dice configured to respectively receive a control signal sent by the main control die, wherein each sub-control die comprises a sub-control circuit; andc) wherein a reference ground of each sub-control die is different from a reference ground of the main control die, the reference grounds of the plurality of sub-control dice are different with each other, and communication between the main control die and each sub-control die is achieved by a corresponding level conversion circuit.2. The communication control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the sub-control die is manufactured by low voltage manufacturing process.3. The communication control circuit of claim 1 , wherein a number of the level conversion circuits is equal to a number of the sub-control dice.4. The communication control circuit of claim 3 , wherein a plurality of level conversion circuits are arranged in the main control die.5. The communication control circuit of claim 3 , wherein a plurality of level conversion circuits are respectively configured in a plurality of independent conversion dice.6. The communication control circuit of claim 1 , wherein each sub-control die comprises a signal receiving ...

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05-05-2016 дата публикации

Power electronics device, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Номер: US20160124400A1
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

According to one embodiment, a control device in a power electronics device includes a controller, a configuration determiner and a manager. The controller performs control associated with power conversion, in accordance with a first logical configuration of control between the power electronics device and other power electronics device. The configuration determiner performs determination processing of a second logical configuration when a change condition of the first logical configuration is satisfied. The manager instructs the controller to perform the control in accordance with the second logical configuration, the manager performing management such that the controller performs the control in accordance with previously given control information for a period after the change condition of the first logical configuration is satisfied and until the manager instructs the controller to perform the control associated with the power conversion in accordance with the second logical configuration.

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25-08-2022 дата публикации

Control circuit for power converter apparatus provided with pfc circuit operating in current critical mode

Номер: US20220271650A1
Принадлежит: Omron Corp

A control circuit is provided for a power converter apparatus including a PFC circuit with an inductor and operating in a current critical mode. The control circuit includes: a first detector circuit that detects an inductor current, amplifies a voltage corresponding to a detected current with a gain, and outputs the voltage as a detected voltage; a comparator that compares the detected voltage with a reference voltage, and outputs a comparison result signal; a second detector circuit that detects an input voltage; and a third detector circuit that detects an output voltage. The control circuit calculates a reference voltage for making a delay on detecting zero value of the inductor current be substantially zero, based on the input voltage, the detected output voltage, a preset delay time, an inductance, a conversion coefficient on current-to-voltage converting, a power supply voltage, and the gain, and outputs the reference voltage to the comparator.

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25-08-2022 дата публикации

Power equipment for remote control

Номер: US20220271678A1
Принадлежит: Hyosung Corp

A power facility for remote control includes: an analog sensing value reception unit that collects an internal analog sensing value of the power facility; a digital conversion unit that converts the analog sensing value into digital information; and a communication unit that transmits the digital information to an external remote control device by using one optical path. Therefore, by allowing a plurality of analog sensing values from the power facility to be transmitted to the remote control device by using one optical path, transmission efficiency can be increased, and by converting a plurality of analog sensing values of the power facility into digital information and transmitting the digital information with an asynchronous frame, the plurality of analog sensing values can be efficiently transmitted through one optical path without a separate synchronous signal.

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11-05-2017 дата публикации

Feed-forward control system with current estimator

Номер: US20170133927A1
Принадлежит: Semiconductor Components Industries LLC

A method and apparatus for estimating capacitor current in a feed-forward control system includes a circuit that conducts a current through an output capacitor to ground and estimates a current magnitude for the current in an output current estimator. The current estimator generates a voltage that corresponds to the estimated current magnitude by creating a voltage drop across an estimator circuit capacitor that equals a voltage drop across the output capacitor, by creating a voltage drop across an output of an RC network of the estimator circuit that equals or is proportional to a voltage drop across the output capacitor due to parasitic inductance and parasitic resistance of the output capacitor. The voltage drop across the output of the RC network of the estimator circuit is proportional to current flowing through the parasitic inductance and resistance of the output capacitor.

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23-04-2020 дата публикации

Discrete state event-driven simulation method for simulation of power electronic system

Номер: US20200125686A1
Принадлежит: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

A discrete state event-driven (DSED) simulation method for simulation of a power electronic system is disclosed. With respect to continuous states and discrete events in the power electronic system, the method includes: numerical integration of the continuous states with a flexible adaptive (FA) algorithm having both variable step-size and variable order; and location of the discrete events with an event-driven (ED) mechanism, in which active events are picked out and pre-scheduled before their occurrence while passive events are located by iterative search. The proposed to DSED simulation method can achieve significant improvement in simulation efficiency, with remarkably reduced computational costs at the same level of numerical accuracy. The proposed DSED simulation method is particularly applicable for complex power electronic systems with modular combined topology and high switching frequency.

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01-09-2022 дата публикации

DIGITAL ZERO-CURRENT SWITCHING LOCK-IN CONTROLLER IC FOR OPTIMIZED OPERATION OF RESONANT SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CONVERTERS (SCCs)

Номер: US20220278603A1
Автор: PERETZ Mor Mordechai
Принадлежит:

A digital lock-in controller for Resonant-type converters with one or more sub-circuits having resonant tanks and one or more flying capacitors connected across the resonant tanks, which comprises an auto-tuner that receives as input Zero-Current Detect (ZCD) signals and implements a tuning algorithm by performing arithmetic operations that ensure Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) operation for all resonant tanks in the converter; a digital hybrid High-Resolution (HR) sequencer that receives as input the switching times commands and generates a pulse-width-modulated signal that is fed into the gates of the converter's switching transistors; a sampling block with time resolution of a single delay-element, for accurately reading of the ZCD sensor's outputs; a governor module for performing all synchronization actions and dictating the operation mode of the controller, based on auxiliary configurations. 129-. (canceled)30. A digital lock-in controller for Resonant-type converters with one or more sub-circuits having resonant tanks and one or more flying capacitors connected across said resonant tanks , comprising:a. an auto-tuner that receives as input Zero-Current Detect (ZCD) signals and implements a tuning algorithm by performing arithmetic operations that ensure Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) operation for all resonant tanks in said converter;b. a digital hybrid High-Resolution (HR) sequencer that receives as input the switching-times commands and generates a pulse-width-modulated signal that is fed into the gates of the converter's switching transistors;c. a sampling block with time resolution of a single delay-element, for accurately reading of the ZCD sensor's outputs; andd. a governor module for performing all synchronization actions and dictating the operation mode of the controller, based on auxiliary configurations.31. A controller according to claim 30 , in which the Resonant-type converter is a Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converter (RSCC).32. A controller ...

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01-09-2022 дата публикации

Control device for a dc-dc converter, dc-dc converter and method for the closed-loop control of a dc-dc converter

Номер: US20220278610A1
Автор: Gholamabas Esteghlal
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

The present invention relates to advanced control for a DC-to-DC converter. For this purpose, in the determination of a controlled variable for the control of the DC-to-DC converter, the control dynamics are adjusted according to an electric current through the DC-to-DC converter. In particular, it is possible to determine the controlled variable from a combination of a first controlled variable of a voltage controller and a second controlled variable of a feedforward control. In particular, the control dynamics of the feedforward control can be adjusted according to the electric current through the DC-to-DC converter. By adjusting the control dynamics according to current, it is possible to minimize possible current ripple on the output side.

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01-09-2022 дата публикации

Control of an ICBT Converter

Номер: US20220278629A1
Принадлежит:

A voltage source converter as well as a method and computer program product for controlling the converter. The converter includes at least one phase leg connected between a first DC terminal having a first voltage and a second DC terminal having a second voltage, the phase leg including an upper arm and a lower arm with cells, where a junction between the arms is connected to a corresponding AC terminal. The converter also includes a control unit configured to control the cells to output a train of pulses of trapezoidal shape where the generation of a first control signal for a first cell used to initiate a transition between two levels of a pulse coincides with the decision that a transition is to be made. 1. A voltage source converter comprising:at least one phase leg connected between a first DC terminal having a first voltage and a second DC terminal having a second voltage, the phase leg including an upper arm and a lower arm with cells, where the junction between the arms is connected to a corresponding AC terminal, the converter further including a control unit configured to:control the cells to output a train of pulses of trapezoidal shape where the generation of a first control signal for a first cell used to initiate a transition between two levels of a pulse coincides with the decision that a transition is to be made,wherein the decision that a transition is to be made is carried out through a comparison between a carrier and a reference performed for the first cell, which reference is a sinusoidal reference.2. (canceled)3. (canceled)4. The voltage source converter according to claim 1 , wherein at least one cell of a phase leg is controlled with a corresponding control signal claim 1 , the starting point of which is adjusted in relation to the control signals provided for at least one of the other cells of the phase leg so that the first control signal for the first cell starts before a second control signal for a second cell starts.5. The voltage source ...

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08-09-2022 дата публикации

Power Supply Device And Power Supply Method For Direct Current Electric Arc Furnace

Номер: US20220286036A1
Принадлежит: CISDI Research & Development Co., LTD

The present invention provides a power supply device and a power supply method for a DC electric arc furnace, wherein the power supply device comprises phase-shifting rectifier transformers, rectifying units and a regulator; through a structural design of a plurality of branches and a plurality of rectifying units at an output end of each phase-shifting rectifier transformer, and a structural design that outputs of the plurality of rectifying units are connected in parallel and then connected to a power supply short network of a DC electric arc furnace through bus bars, a current output topological structure is formed, which can provide a stable large current for one electrode assembly, and a plurality of current output topological structures can supply power to a plurality of electrode assemblies, so that requirement of a larger power supply current of the DC electric arc furnace can be satisfied; positions of top electrodes are judged and adjusted by the regulator according to real-time working parameters, which ensures that a lifting mechanism of the top electrodes can steadily perform the function of stabilizing arc burning for a long time; at the same time, output voltages and output currents of the rectifying units are adjusted by the regulator according to feedback of the real-time working parameters, so as to provide stable electric energy for the DC electric arc furnace. 1. A power supply device for a DC electric arc furnace , characterized by comprising: an input end of each phase-shifting rectifier transformer is connected to a power grid, a plurality of branches are led out from an output end of the phase-shifting rectifier transformer, each branch is respectively connected to one of the rectifying units, and outputs of a plurality of rectifying units are connected in parallel and then connected to a power supply short network of a DC electric arc furnace through bus bars, so that a current output topological structure is formed; an alternating current ...

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26-05-2016 дата публикации

Power supply control apparatus

Номер: US20160149488A1
Автор: Hideyuki Takahashi
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics Corp

A power supply control apparatus including a first adder configured to generate a difference signal based on a target value and a feedback signal; a compensator having a first transfer function W c (z) and configured to generate a control signal based on the difference signal; a control target having a second transfer function W p (z) and configured to output an output signal generated in response to said control signal; and a disturbance canceller having a third transfer function {1+W c (z)·W p (z)}/{W c (z)·W p (z)} and configured to generate a disturbance cancelling signal based on the output signal corresponding to a control amount y.

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10-06-2021 дата публикации

Device and method for generating magnitude and rate offsets at a phase comparator

Номер: US20210175734A1
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics America Inc

Example implementations include a method of obtaining an input voltage of a power converter circuit and a system voltage of the power converter circuit, obtaining a voltage rate gain based on an aggregate inductance of the power converter circuit, and in accordance with a determination that the input voltage and the system voltage are not equal, generating a rate offset voltage based on the voltage rate gain and the system voltage difference. Example implementations also include a device with a rate predictor device operatively coupled to an input voltage node and a system voltage node, and configured to obtain an input voltage of a power converter circuit and a system voltage of the power converter circuit, configured to obtain a voltage rate gain based on an aggregate inductance of the power converter circuit, and configured to, in accordance with a determination that the input voltage and the system voltage are not equal, generate a rate offset voltage based on the voltage rate gain and the system voltage difference.

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10-06-2021 дата публикации

Circuit for driving synchronous rectifier device

Номер: US20210175790A1
Автор: HUI Li, Jiayou Ye, Yuedong Chen
Принадлежит: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co Ltd

A driving circuit for driving a synchronous rectifier device. The driving circuit may include a controllable charging circuit and a slope sensing circuit. The slope sensing circuit may sense whether an abrupt rising change in a voltage drop from a sensing terminal to a reference ground terminal of the driving circuit is occurring, and provide a slope sensing signal in response to a rising edge of the abrupt rising change in the voltage drop. The controllable charging circuit may receive the slope sensing signal and provide a charging current to a supply terminal of the driving circuit in response to each rising edge of the abrupt rising change in the voltage drop.

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10-06-2021 дата публикации

Distributed control of a voltage regulator

Номер: US20210175806A1

A controller is disclosed for a voltage regulator module including a power unit and providing an output current, I out , at an output voltage, V out , from an input current/voltage and being configured for use in a multi-module voltage regulator having a neighbouring voltage regulator module having a respective output connected in parallel, the controller comprising: a reference voltage source for providing a reference voltage; a current balancing unit, configured to receive a respective output current from the or each neighbouring voltage regulator module and to determine an adjusted reference voltage, from the reference voltage and for balancing the output current with the at least one respective output current; and a control unit configured to use the adjusted reference voltage to control the voltage regulator module, to provide the output current at the output voltage from the input current at the input voltage, based on adaptive voltage positioning regulation.

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02-06-2016 дата публикации

System and method for operating power converters

Номер: US20160156276A1
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

An electrical circuit for a power converter includes a first switching device proximate an AC source. The circuit also includes a voltage measurement device proximate a DC link and extends between the AC source and the DC link. The circuit further includes a DC voltage source and a first capacitive device. The first capacitive device is positioned between the first switching device and the voltage measurement device. The circuit further includes a second switching device positioned between the first capacitive device and the voltage measurement device. The circuit also includes a controller operatively coupled to the DC voltage source, the voltage measurement device, and the switching devices. The controller is configured to open the second switching device when a measured voltage signal generated by the voltage measurement device is substantially representative of a reference voltage value.

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15-09-2022 дата публикации

POWER SYSTEM, MONITORING DEVICE, INVERTER DEVICE AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20220294250A1
Принадлежит:

A monitoring device includes a receiving unit receiving effective power output value and reactive power output value from inverter devices, a setting unit setting effective power target value and reactive power output value for each inverter device, a first calculation unit calculating voltage phase command value for each inverter device, a second calculation unit calculating a voltage amplitude command value for each inverter device, a transmitting unit transmitting the voltage phase command value and voltage amplitude command value to relevant inverter devices, a distribution rate calculating unit calculating a distribution rate for each inverter device, and a total value calculating unit calculating effective power total value and reactive power total value for the inverter devices. The setting unit calculates effective power targe value using effective power total value and distribution rate for each inverter device, and also calculates reactive power targe value using reactive power total value and distribution rate for each inverter device. 1. A monitoring device comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive an effective power output value and a reactive power output value from each of inverter devices;a setting unit configured to set an effective power target value and a reactive power output value for each of the inverter devices;a first calculation unit configured to calculate, upon input of the effective power target value and the effective power output value, a voltage phase command value for each of the inverter devices;a second calculation unit configured to calculate, upon input of the reactive power target value and the reactive power output value, a voltage amplitude command value for each of the inverter devices;a transmitting unit configured to transmit the voltage phase command value and the voltage amplitude command value to a corresponding inverter device;a distribution rate calculating unit configured to calculate a distribution rate for ...

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15-09-2022 дата публикации

DIGITAL CONTROLLER FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE MULTIPHASE VRM WITH CURRENT BALANCING AND NEAR-IDEAL TRANSIENT RESPONSE

Номер: US20220294343A1
Автор: PERETZ Mor Mordechai
Принадлежит:

A mixed-signal controller for controlling a multiphase average-current-mode voltage regulator having an output connected to a load, which comprises a digital voltage-sampling ADC for converting the output voltage signal from analog to digital representation; a digital current-sampling ADC, for converting the inductor current from analog to digital representation; a digital compensator for generating a current reference signal, based on a digital voltage error signal and for generating a duty-ratio command signal, based on a digital current error signal; a multiphase Digital Pulse Width Modulator (DPWM), for generating a pulse-width-modulated signal (per-phase), to thereby control the per-phase currents and output voltage supplied to the load; an analog front-end, in which single-ended signals are used for steady-state control via ADC measurement and the single-ended output voltage is used for transient detection and output voltage extremum detection during transient; a Transient Suppression Unit (TSU), for generating gating signals being fed to the gates of the converter's transistors during a transient event; a Phase Count Optimizer (PCO) unit generating an enable/disable control signal to each phase PWM output tri-state buffer; an Active Voltage Positioning (AVP) unit for generating the voltage loop compensator voltage reference signal. 116-. (canceled)17. A mixed-signal controller for controlling a multiphase average-current-mode voltage regulator having an output connected to a load , said controller comprises:a. a digital voltage-sampling Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), based on Delay-Lines (DLs) and configured to obtain a sample of an output voltage signal and to convert said output voltage signal from analog to digital representation;b. a digital current-sampling ADC, based on Delay-Lines (DLs) and configured to obtain a sample of the per-phase inductor current and to convert said inductor current from analog to digital representation;{'sub': 'e', 'c. a ...

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28-08-2014 дата публикации

System and method for limiting output current in a switching power supply

Номер: US20140241018A1
Автор: Alland Chee, Jeffrey Hwang
Принадлежит: Champion Microelectronic Corp

A switching power supply comprises one or more power supply stages configured to receive power from an input power source and to generate an output voltage for powering a load by alternately opening and closing a set of switches. An output current sensor is configured to monitor a level of an output current of the switching power supply. The opening and closing of the set of switches is controlled so as to maintain the output voltage at a desired level when the level of the output current is below the threshold and so as to limit the output current when the level of the output current exceeds the threshold.

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22-09-2022 дата публикации

Voltage transient suppression in a switched mode power supply

Номер: US20220302838A1
Принадлежит: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB

A switched mode power supply, SMPS, which supplies an output voltage to a load, wherein a load current drawn by the load varies over time in accordance with load scheduling information. The SMPS comprises a voltage conversion circuit which converts an input voltage of the SMPS to the output voltage, and a controller which generates a control signal (SSW) based on a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage, and controls the voltage conversion circuit using the control signal to regulate the output voltage. The controller further generates a modified control signal (S′SW) using an indication of a change in the load current that is based on the load scheduling information, and controls the voltage conversion circuit using the modified control signal before the change in the load current occurs to suppress a voltage transient in the output voltage caused by the load current change.

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23-05-2019 дата публикации

Self-calibrated dc-dc converter

Номер: US20190157976A1
Принадлежит: Texas Instruments Inc

A circuit comprising a frequency to voltage converter having an input configured to receive a signal and an output coupled to a first node and another frequency to voltage converter having an input configured to receive a reference clock and an output coupled to a second node. The circuit also comprises a voltage source coupled between the first node and a third node, a voltage source coupled between the second node and a fourth node, a switch coupled between the first node and the third node, and a switch coupled between the second and fourth nodes. The circuit further comprises a comparator having an input coupled to the second node, another input coupled to the third node, and an output, a logic circuit having an input coupled to the comparator output and an output, and a counter having an input coupled to the logic circuit output and an output.

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14-05-2020 дата публикации

Power supply device and method for controlling power supply device

Номер: US20200153339A1
Принадлежит: Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd

Provided is multi-phase interleaving control in a power supply device, the control allowing the pulse widths ΔT of respective phases to overlap one another, so as to be adaptable to wideband pulse power control. In applying dead beat control to the multi-phase interleaving, constant current control is performed using combined current of the respective phase current values, and the pulse widths ΔT(k) is computed under this constant current control, thereby preventing variation of the pulse widths ΔT(k) between the phases, and achieving stable power control. Accordingly, the pulse power control becomes adaptable to wideband. Furthermore, wideband control is possible also in two-level pulse power control that performs control by switching at high frequency between High-level power and Low-level power.

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16-06-2016 дата публикации

Dc-dc converter device and sub dc-dc converter of parallel structure included therein

Номер: US20160170424A1

A DC-DC converter device and a sub DC-DC converter unit with parallel structure included in the same are disclosed. The DC-DC converter device includes a main DC-DC converter unit configured to receive a (1-1)th reference voltage, a (1-2)th reference voltage and a (n-1)th output voltage, and output an nth first output current corresponding to an nth output voltage; and a sub DC-DC converter unit configured to receive a second reference voltage and the (n-1)th output voltage, and output an nth second output current corresponding to the nth output voltage. Here, an output current in accordance with the nth output voltage corresponds to sum of the nth first output current and the nth second output current.

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24-06-2021 дата публикации

System and method for operating a system

Номер: US20210194379A1
Принадлежит: SEW Eurodrive GmbH and Co KG

In a system and method for operating a system having a rectifier which is suppliable from an electric AC-voltage supply network, an inverter which feeds an electric motor, and a DC/DC converter which is connected to an energy accumulator, the DC-voltage side connection of the inverter is connected to the DC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, in particular, the electric motor is supplied from the AC-voltage side connection of the inverter, a first DC-voltage side connection of the DC/DC converter is connected to the DC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, in particular, the DC-voltage side connection of the inverter and the first DC-voltage side connection of the DC/DC converter are connected in parallel, the DC/DC converter has a housing in which a device for current acquisition is situated, which acquires either the current, in particular network phase currents, flowing into the rectifier at the AC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, or the current emerging from the rectifier at the DC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, and the acquired value is forwarded to a signal electronics situated in the housing of the DC/DC converter, which generates control signals for semiconductor switches of the DC/DC converter.

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25-06-2015 дата публикации

Power converter, and inverter device including the power converter

Номер: US20150180368A1
Автор: Qichen Wang, Satoru Fujita
Принадлежит: Fuji Electric Co Ltd

In a power converter, in a period in which the polarities of output voltage and output current of a power converter differ, a pulse train voltage corresponding to a PWM signal is output by a first switching element and a second switching element being turned off, one element of a first switch element and a second switch element being turned on, and the other element being turned on and off based on an inverted signal of a PWM signal pulse width modulated in accordance with an output voltage command.

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21-06-2018 дата публикации

Direct current voltage conversion circuit and liquid crystal display device

Номер: US20180175729A1
Автор: Dan Cao

A direct-current voltage conversion circuit and a liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The direct-current voltage conversion circuit includes a control chip, a conversion circuit and a protection circuit, wherein, the control chip is electrically connected to the conversion circuit, the control chip generates a control signal and an original voltage signal; the conversion circuit receives the control signal and the original voltage signal, and under a controlling of the control signal, obtaining a direct-current voltage signal according to the original voltage signal; the protection circuit detects if the conversion circuit generates an abnormality according to the direct-current voltage signal, and turning off the conversion circuit when the conversion circuit generates the abnormality.

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18-09-2014 дата публикации

Methods and systems for improving load transient response in llc converters

Номер: US20140268905A1
Автор: Raghothama Reddy
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

Methods and systems for improving load transient response in LLC converters are provided herein. The method includes coupling a current sensing circuit to an output of the LLC converter, sensing load current of the LLC converter, and increasing a setpoint voltage for a power factor correction (PFC) circuit output based on the sensed load current.

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28-05-2020 дата публикации

High-frequency power supply device

Номер: US20200169120A1
Автор: Tatsuya Hosotani
Принадлежит: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd

A high-frequency power supply device includes a power transmission coil, a high-frequency power circuit which converts direct-current power input from a direct-current power supply into high-frequency power and supply the high-frequency power to the power transmission coil, a detection circuit which detects a voltage based on a circuit operation of the high-frequency power circuit and output a detected voltage, a control circuit configured to control a circuit operation of the high-frequency power circuit and to determine a command value used to protect the high-frequency power supply device based on information externally input into a processor, a D/A converter which performs D/A conversion upon receiving the command value output from the control circuit and output a command voltage, and a comparator which compares the command voltage and the detected voltage with each other and output a stop signal used to stop a circuit operation of the high-frequency power supply device.

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08-07-2021 дата публикации

Power conversion system, method of transmitting ip address of power converter, and information storage medium

Номер: US20210210979A1
Принадлежит: Yaskawa Electric Corp

Provided is a power conversion system including a plurality of power converters in a same group and being communicably connected to each other. The power conversion system is configured to generate an IP address list by acquiring an IP address of each of the plurality of power converters, store the IP address list, and transmit the IP address list to a higher-level device configured to cooperate with the plurality of power converters.

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13-06-2019 дата публикации

Control and modulation of a converter

Номер: US20190181775A1
Принадлежит: ABB Schweiz AG

A method of controlling and modulating a converter and a converter. The method includes forming a mathematical representation of the electrical system including the converter, providing reference values for controlled variables, calculating gradients of controlled variables based on the mathematical representation of the electrical system, determining possible switching sequences in the modulation period, the switching sequence defining the order in which the switches are switched, for each possible switching sequence, minimizing the error between the provided references and the corresponding controlled variables based on the calculated gradients by optimizing the switching time instants of the switching sequence, selecting the switching sequence with the smallest error, and applying the switching sequence with the corresponding switching times in the modulation period to modulate the controllable switches.

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05-07-2018 дата публикации

Controlling operation of a reduced pressure therapy system based on dynamic duty cycle threshold determination

Номер: US20180185556A1
Автор: Ben Alan ASKEM
Принадлежит: Smith and Nephew PLC

Negative pressure wound therapy apparatuses and dressings, and systems and methods for operating such apparatuses for use with dressings are disclosed. In some embodiments, controlling the delivery of therapy can be based on monitoring and detecting various operating conditions. An apparatus can have a controller configured to monitor a duty cycle of a source of negative pressure. Based on the monitored duty cycle, the controller can determine whether a leak is present and provide an indication to a user. The controller can determine a duty cycle threshold in order to achieve an optimal or near optimal balance between an uninterrupted delivery of therapy, avoidance inconveniencing a user, conserving power, achieving optimal or near optimal efficiency, and/or limiting vibrational noise. In some embodiments, the duty cycle threshold is determined based at least in part on a capacity of a power source and an operational time of the apparatus.

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16-07-2015 дата публикации

Control of Multi-Level Supply Stage

Номер: US20150200594A1
Автор: Martin Paul Wilson
Принадлежит: SnapTrack Inc

A buck-boost converter comprising: a voltage source; an inductor, wherein a first terminal of the inductor is switchably connected to the voltage source; and a plurality of capacitors switchably connected to a second terminal of the inductor, wherein a respective plurality of output voltages are formed across the plurality of capacitors, further comprising: an error determination means, for determining an error in each of the plurality of voltages, an inner control loop adapted to switchably connect one of the plurality of capacitors to the second terminal of the inductor in dependence on the determined errors; and an outer control loop adapted to control switching between buck mode and boost mode in dependence upon the determined errors.

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13-07-2017 дата публикации

Power converter with improved load transient response and associated control method

Номер: US20170201174A1
Автор: Yike Li
Принадлежит: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co Ltd

A power converter including a load transient response control module and associated method for controller the power converter. The load transient response control module detects a deviation of an output voltage of the power converter from a desired value of the output voltage and compares the deviation with a first threshold to provide a load response control signal indicating whether load transient change occurs. If the deviation is lower than the first threshold, a clock signal of the power converter is reset and a main switch of the power converter is maintained on during the period when the deviation is lower than the first threshold.

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02-10-2014 дата публикации

Power supply control apparatus

Номер: US20140292071A1
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

A power supply control apparatus monitors a high voltage, an intermediate voltage and a low voltage and detects voltage variation amounts of those voltages. When an absolute value of the voltage variation amount is greater than a predetermined variation amount, the power supply control apparatus corrects the voltage of large variation by controlling a DC-DC converter based on the voltage variation amount. The power supply control apparatus further estimates voltage variation amounts of the voltages other than the voltage of large variation based on the voltage variation amount of large variation and corrects the voltage of estimated large variation by controlling the DC-DC converter based on the estimated voltage variation amount.

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27-06-2019 дата публикации

Digital Control Of Switched Boundary Mode PFC Power Converter For Constant Crossover Frequency

Номер: US20190199204A1
Принадлежит: Microchip Technology Inc

A circuit arrangement for switched boundary mode power conversion, a corresponding signal processor and a method of switched boundary mode power conversion are provided. The circuit arrangement comprises an input for receiving an input voltage from a power supply, an output to provide an output voltage to a load, an energy storage device, a controllable switching device, and a signal processor. The signal processor is connected to the controllable switching device and being configured for zero-current switching of the switching device. The signal processor is further configured to determine an on-time period for the switching device in one or more switching cycles based on the output voltage and the output of a crossover frequency control module to provide an improved transient response characteristic of the circuit arrangement.

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18-06-2020 дата публикации

Multi-level hysteresis voltage controllers for voltage modulators and methods for control thereof

Номер: US20200195125A1
Автор: Mikhail SLEPCHENKOV
Принадлежит: TAE Technologies Inc

Systems and methods that facilitate multilevel hysteresis voltage control methods for cascaded multilevel voltage modulators having a plurality of power cells connected in series and has any positive integer number of output voltage levels to control any unipolar voltage on the load of the voltage modulator, and transfer electrical power from an electrical grid via AC/DC converters or directly from energy storage elements of the power cells to that load. A method of operational rotation of the power cells of a multilevel voltage modulator, which ensures an equal power sharing among the power cells and voltage balancing of the energy storage elements of the power cells of the modulator.

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19-07-2018 дата публикации

Power control module for an electronic converter, related integrated circuit, electronic converter and method

Номер: US20180205317A1
Автор: Claudio Adragna
Принадлежит: STMICROELECTRONICS SRL

A control circuit for an electronic converter having a power stage controls the operation of a power stage as a function of a feedback control signal that indicates an input power provided to the power stage. The control circuit generates a digital reference signal as a function of the feedback control signal and a first signal based on an input voltage supplied to the power stage. The control circuit generates a modified control signal as a function of the digital reference signal and a second signal based on an input current supplied to the power stage.

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