Abstract: A direct-current (DC) converter for a permanent-magnet (PM) alternator for a vehicle, the DC converter including one or more pairs of step-down converters that are electrically in parallel operating at a fundamental switching frequency, wherein the two step-down converters in each pair are arranged to be switched out of phase, and wherein the two step-down converters in each pair are arranged adjacent to each other to mitigate conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 2, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 4, 2022
Assignee:
MILSPEC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
Inventors:
Donald Grahame Holmes, Patrick McGoldrick, Andrew McIver, Noel Gordon, Bradley Hewitt