Patents Examined by Shahzeb K Ahmad
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Patent number: 11979094Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a power electronic converter device for an electrical power converter system is provided. The power electronic converter device includes a converter circuit, a first converter, and a second converter. The first converter and the second converter are switch with a switching pattern such that the first converter and the second converter generate voltages with stepwise voltages changes and an output voltage of the power electronic converter device results from a superposition of the voltages of the first converter and the second converter. The switching pattern includes switching instants for the second converter such that the voltage of the second converter leaves the fundamental voltage component of the voltage of the first converter unchanged, such that the second converter does not generate a fundamental component of the output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Ralph Mario Burkart, Ioannis Tsoumas, Frederick Kieferndorf, Tobias Geyer
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Patent number: 11973417Abstract: A voltage drop Vzs is calculated based on an output current detection value Iac and a virtual synchronous impedance Zs or a corrected virtual synchronous impedance Zs?, and a value obtained by subtracting the voltage drop Vzs from an internal induced voltage Ef is output as a grid voltage command value Vac*. Zs calculation unit 7 limits an output current phase ? so that the output current phase ? is within an effective range by a phase limiter 12a, and calculates the corrected virtual synchronous impedance Zs? based on a limited output current phase ?, the internal induced voltage Ef, a grid voltage detection value Vac and a current limit value Ilim. Accordingly, in grid interconnection power conversion device that controls a virtual synchronous generator, it is possible to continue operation while suppressing an overcurrent and possess a synchronizing power generated by action or working of a virtual synchronous impedance.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, MEIDENSHA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Suzuki, Jun Takami, Ryota Samejima, Hideki Noda, Naoto Maeda, Toshiya Inoue, Kazu Shoji
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Patent number: 11973409Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating system comprising: a heating element for heating a process medium; a DC power converter configured to receive an input direct-current voltage from a power supply and to deliver an output direct-current voltage to the heating element; a sensor arrangement configured to generate a first sensor output signal indicative of a thermodynamic parameter of the process medium or the heating element; and a controller configured to control the DC power converter based on the first sensor output signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Chromalox, Inc.Inventors: Richard Mark Trussler, Walter Thomas Robinson, Jie Chen
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Patent number: 11962242Abstract: A buck voltage converter is disclosed. The buck voltage generator includes a controller configured to generate one or more pulse width modulation (PWM) signals, and a plurality of serially connected switches configured to receive the PWM signals and to generate an output voltage signal at an output terminal based on the received PWM signals. The output voltage signal has an average voltage corresponding with a duty cycle of the PWM signals, a first switch of the plurality of serially connected switches has a first breakdown voltage and a second switch of the plurality of serially connected switches has a second breakdown voltage, and the first breakdown voltage is less than the second breakdown voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: EMPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventor: Timothy Alan Phillips
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Patent number: 11953927Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bias generating device and a method for generating bias. A bias generating device includes a first diode-connected transistor pair connected to receive a first voltage; a second diode-connected transistor pair connected to receive a second voltage; and a first transistor pair connected to the first diode-connected transistor pair and the second diode-connected transistor pair. The first transistor pair is configured to generate a third voltage in response to the first voltage and the second voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Perng-Fei Yuh, Yoshitaka Yamauchi, Yih Wang
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Patent number: 11955901Abstract: A switching device is provided. The apparatus includes a switching circuit and a noise filter. The switching circuit is capable of switching a connection destination of a first power conversion circuit other than a second power conversion circuit among the plurality of power conversion circuits between a phase corresponding to the first power conversion circuit and a certain phase of the external power supply. The second power conversion circuit corresponds to the certain phase of the external power supply. In the noise filter, a capacitor is provided on a side of the multiple-phase AC supply of the switching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichi Hara
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Patent number: 11940832Abstract: A first error is determined between a bandgap reference output voltage of a bandgap reference circuit at a first temperature and a target voltage. A second temperature of the bandgap reference circuit is measured. A bandgap reference output voltage of the bandgap reference circuit is predicted at the second temperature and based on the first error. A second error is determined between the bandgap reference output voltage and the target voltage. A trim parameter of the bandgap reference circuit is determined based on the second error. The bandgap reference circuit is set with the trim parameter, where a third error between a bandgap reference output voltage of the bandgap reference with the trim parameter is less than the second error.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Matthias Rose, Maxim Kulesh, Neha Goel
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Patent number: 11942872Abstract: The present application discloses a multi-path resonant circuit and a resonant converter. The multi-path resonant circuit includes at least two parallel N-phase resonant circuits, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 3. The at least two parallel N-phase resonant circuits include a first N-phase resonant circuit and a second N-phase resonant circuit. A first resonant inductor in any phase resonant circuit of the first N-phase resonant circuit is coupled with a second resonant inductor in any phase resonant circuit of the second N-phase resonant circuit. In this way, current sharing of the multi-path resonant circuit can be realized through a simpler structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: GUANGDONG SOFAR SMART SOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Chang, Xinwei Liu, Dongdong Yang, Hongyuan Jin
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Patent number: 11934216Abstract: A constant current generation circuit for optocoupler isolation amplifier and a current precision adjustment method are provided. The constant current generation circuit includes a start circuit, a current generation circuit and a precision adjustment and output circuit integrated into a same substrate. The start circuit can generate and output a first start current and a second start current. The current generation circuit includes a negative temperature change rate current generation circuit connected to a first start current output and a positive temperature change rate current generation circuit connected to a second start current output. The precision adjustment and output circuit outputs constant current meeting application requirements of optocoupler isolation amplifier by adjusting proportional precision of two currents output from a current generation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Hefei AICHUANGWEI Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Pan, Lei Qiu, Dianwu Li, Fenfen Ji, Wei Wang, Lei Han, Ke Wang
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Patent number: 11923780Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a control strategy based on at least three switching states of a matrix converter. The at least three switching states are selected based on at least a predicted output current, associated with each switching state, and a desired output current. In particular, mathematical transformations of a desired output current as well as output currents associated with each of a plurality of switching states are used to identify appropriate switching states.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLCInventors: Manjusha Vijayagopal, César Armando Silva Jiménez, Lee Empringham, Liliana Vittoria De Lillo
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Patent number: 11923757Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise a power converter configured to generate DC(direct current) power based on power obtained from outside, a state detecting unit, comprising a first photo coupler and a first diode electrically connected with the first photo coupler, configured to detect a state of a user device that comprises the electronic device or is electrically connected with the electronic device, a driving power supply unit configured to supply driving power for the user device based on the DC power, a power cut-off unit, comprising a first field effect transistor (FET), configured to cut off the DC power provided to the driving power supply unit according to the state of the user device, a control unit electrically connected with the state detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventor: Changho Kim
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Patent number: 11913999Abstract: A method is for detecting a ground fault in a load zone that can be connected to a direct-current network. The load zone includes a first load zone line connectable to a first main line of the direct-current network via a circuit breaker, and a second load zone line connectable to a second main line of the direct-current network via an interrupter switch. In an embodiment of the method, at least one line voltage at a load zone line is continually measured. If a ground fault is not detected at any main line of the direct-current network before the load zone is connected, the interrupter switch is closed while the circuit breaker is open, and a ground fault in the load zone is inferred if at least one line voltage does not significantly change after the interrupter switch is closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Hubert Schierling, Benno Weis
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Patent number: 11901823Abstract: A device for load line regulation of a sigma convert is provided. The device comprises a sigma converter comprising an inductor inductor capacitor (LLC) circuit and a buck converter. The device also comprises control circuitry for the sigma converter. The control circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of electrical measurements associated with the sigma converter; determine, based on the plurality of electrical measurements, an adjusted electrical characteristic for load line regulation of the sigma converter; and provide, based on the adjusted electrical characteristic, gating signals to the buck converter to perform the load line regulation of the sigma converter.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: AcLeap Power Inc.Inventors: Yuxiang Shi, Jing Xu, Utkarsh Raheja
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Patent number: 11899479Abstract: To provide a digitally controlled LDO regulator that can control an output voltage even during an auto-zero processing period. A digitally controlled low dropout regulator is provided that includes a plurality of AD converters and an impedance variable circuit, each of the plurality of AD converters including a comparator, in which a first signal from each of the plurality of AD converters is input to the impedance variable circuit; a second signal output from the impedance variable circuit is input to one of two terminals of each of the plurality of AD converters; when one of the plurality of AD converters is in operation, another of the plurality of AD converters performs auto-zero processing to set a voltage value used as a reference; and the comparator compares a voltage value of the second signal input to the one of the two terminals with the set voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Ide, Nobuhiko Shigyo, Keita Komagata, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Naito
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Patent number: 11894782Abstract: The present invention provides a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) method for a Cascaded H-bridge (CHB) converter. Each phase of the converter is provided with n Cascaded H-bridge rectifier circuits, or may also be provided with n Cascaded H-bridge rectifier circuits+1 redundant H-bridge rectifier circuit. The method includes following steps of: S1, generating groups of sinusoidal signals as reference waveforms, and generating n carrier signals having sequentially decreasing levels and equal amplitudes to correspond to the H-bridge rectifier circuit at the first to the nth levels, where the levels of the n carrier signals are cascaded to fill the voltage amplitude of a unipolar half cycle of the reference waveform; and S2, determining PWM signals for controlling power transistors of the corresponding H-bridge rectifier circuits based on each reference waveform and each carrier signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SANTAK ELECTRONIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianxiong Yu, Jiajie Duan, Qiang Chen, Han Li, Cheng Luo
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Patent number: 11894777Abstract: A power conversion circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first switching conversion unit, a second switching conversion unit, a flying capacitor and a magnetic element. The first switching conversion unit includes a first switch and a third switch. The second switching conversion unit includes a second switch and a fourth switch. The magnetic element includes two first windings and a second winding. A first one of the two first windings is serially connected between the flying capacitor and the second terminal. A second one of the two first windings is serially connected between the second switch and the second terminal. The second winding is serially connected with the flying capacitor and the first one of the two first windings. A turn ratio between the second winding, the first one of the two first windings and the second one of the two first windings is N:1:1.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Da Jin, Yahong Xiong, Qinghua Su, Zhongwang Yang
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Patent number: 11881706Abstract: A switching device for opening a current path of a direct-voltage network, which current path has source-side and load-side inductors, the switching device includes at least two switching modules, which are connected in series, each of the switching modules having at least one controllable semiconductor switching element, in parallel with which a series circuit of a resistor and a capacitor is connected. During operation of the switching device in order to open the current path, the controllable semiconductor switching element of at least one of the switching modules is switched into a conductive state with a duty cycle until the energy stored in the inductors has been dissipated, the duty cycle being dependent on the difference between the actual voltage and a target voltage across the semiconductor switching element, the target voltage being calculated at least from the system voltage of the direct-voltage network and the number of switching modules.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Hänsel, Karsten Handt
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Patent number: 11870445Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) device and a voltage generation and harmonic suppressor thereof are provided. The RF device includes the voltage generation and harmonic suppressor and a RF circuit. The voltage generation and harmonic suppressor is configured to receive a RF signal to output at least one direct current (DC) voltage related to the RF signal, and configured to suppress a harmonic generated by the RF signal in the voltage generation and harmonic suppressor. The RF circuit is configured to receive the RF signal, and configured to perform an operation according to the at least one DC voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chen, Yu-Hsiang Chu
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Patent number: 11863076Abstract: The present invention provides a control device for an isolated converter, including a comparison module, which receives a load percentage of the isolated converter, compares the load percentage with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, and outputs a comparison result; and an adjustment module, which receives the comparison result and adjusts a switching frequency of a switching transistor of the isolated converter based on the comparison result, wherein when the load percentage is not greater than the first preset threshold value, the switching frequency is set to a first frequency value to prevent magnetic saturation of a transformer of the isolated converter, and when the load percentage is greater than the second preset threshold value and in a stable state, the switching frequency is set to a second frequency value, so that the temperature of the isolated converter does not exceed the maximum allowable temperature, wherein the first preset threshold is less than or equal to the secondType: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Tai Fan, Kaijun Xie, Huaichao Zhang, Xiaoya Kuang, Yuan Cheng
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Patent number: 11855522Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Maja Rita Rudolph, Dennis Bura, Samuel Vasconcelos Araujo, Michael Jiptner