Abstract: A startup control method for a DC/DC converter is used for starting the DC/DC converter with energy transferred from a low-voltage side to a high-voltage side, and includes: determining a duty cycle or a frequency of a driving signal based on at least a voltage spike reference value and a voltage spike measurement value of a power switch at the low-voltage side; and outputting the driving signal to the power switch, thereby controlling the on and off of the power switch. The startup control method for a DC/DC converter of the disclosure can improve a reverse charging power of the converter to the maximum extent and reduce the time needed for charging a bus capacitor during a reverse startup process while ensuring voltage stress on the power switch not to exceed a limit.

Abstract: An apparatus including a bidirectional power converter circuit. The power converter circuit includes a primary circuit side including a plurality of primary switches, an isolation transformer, and a secondary circuit side separated from the primary circuit side by the isolation transformer. The secondary circuit side includes an inductor, a rectifier circuit coupled to the inductor and configured to receive energy from the primary circuit side and provide energy to the primary circuit side, and a clamp circuit coupled to the inductor and configured to provide a reset voltage to the inductor that prevents inductor current runaway.

Abstract: It may be desirable to limit the switching frequency of a pulse frequency modulated (PFM) resonant converter, however certain load conditions and/or startup condition require high switching frequencies to regulate an output voltage. The disclosed resonant converter can limit a maximum switching frequency while regulating an output voltage by shifting from PFM to phase-difference modulation based on a load condition. The appropriate modulation can be applied based on a comparison between a charge-control signal and a load-control signal.

Abstract: Described herein is a method of cooling a plurality of power devices, where the power devices are arranged as a plurality of switches used to generate a three-phase output AC voltage. Based on power device stress data, one or more switches (associated with one or more phase output AC voltages) may be identified as requiring more cooling than other of the switches. The switches are controlled to apply a common mode component voltage to each of the three phases for at least a portion of one or more output AC voltage segments. The common mode component voltage has a maximum amplitude that is sufficient to clamp the phase AC output voltage of the identified phase(s) to the positive supply rail voltage and/or negative rail supply voltage when the respective phase AC voltage is approaching respectively the positive supply rail voltage or negative supply rail voltage to cool the identified switch(es).

Abstract: An electrical converter includes a main converter for generating a first output voltage and a converter cell for converting the first output voltage into a second output voltage. A method for operating an electrical converter includes: receiving a reference voltage for the electrical converter; pulse width modulating the reference voltage with a first modulation frequency for generating a first switching signal for the main converter; switching the main converter with the first switching signal to generate the first output voltage; estimating the first output voltage from the first switching signal; determining a voltage error by subtracting the estimated first output voltage from the reference voltage; pulse width modulating the voltage error with a second modulation frequency, which is higher than the first modulation frequency, for generating a further switching signal for the converter cell; and switching the converter cell with the further switching signal to generate the second output voltage.

Abstract: A system includes a current-mode switcher configured to provide a direct current (DC) voltage for a noise sensitive load, and a linear amplifier connected to an output of the current-mode switcher, the linear amplifier configured to draw a reduced supply voltage through at least one power conversion device that is coupled between a power source and the linear amplifier.

Abstract: The present application provides a power component of a three-level converter, a three-level converter and a wind turbine. The power component of the three-level converter includes: a first NPC bridge arm unit including a plurality of first NPC bridge arms connected in parallel; a second NPC bridge arm unit including a plurality of second NPC bridge arms connected in parallel; and a third NPC bridge arm unit including a plurality of third NPC bridge arms connected in parallel. The number of the second NPC bridge arms is the same as the number of the first NPC bridge arms, and the number of the third NPC bridge arms is determined based on the ratio of the loss of the first NPC bridge arm to the loss of the third NPC bridge arm.

Abstract: A bi-directional AC/DC converter is provided including a DC-power connection configured to be coupled to a DC-power source, an AC-power connection configured to be coupled to at least one of an AC-power source or a load, a multiplexer having a plurality of multiplexer switches, at least one interleaved bridge circuit having a plurality of bridge switches coupled to the multiplexer, and a positive DC node and a negative DC node coupled to the plurality of multiplexer switches, wherein the plurality of bridge switches includes at least two bridge switches coupled between the AC-power connection and at least one of the positive DC node or the negative DC node.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus is provided to prevent the arc flash generated in a board from flowing out to a operation surface for operating the board, and also to relieve the pressure inside the board to the outside from the flapper section provided on the ceiling. The power conversion apparatus that has taken measures against an arc flash composed of a power converter and a board accommodating the power converter is provided. A BUS which constitutes the power converter has the first processing that makes it hard to fly the flash in a place where arc flash is not desired to occur. A door is placed on the front board that can be opened and closed by the operator. The board has an explosion-proof shutter part to prevent the arc flash from being released to the outside by the pressure inside the board, and has a flapper section for releasing the pressure inside the board to the outside from the ceiling of the board unit, when the arc flash occurs.

Abstract: A power converter and a control method thereof are provided. The power converter includes a primary side switching circuit, a secondary side switching circuit, a transformer, and a control circuit. The primary side switching circuit includes a first set of switches. The secondary side switching circuit includes a second set of switches. The transformer is coupled between the primary side switching circuit and the secondary side switching circuit. The control circuit is configured to control power transfer between the primary side switching circuit and the secondary side switching circuit by controlling the first and second sets of switches. The control circuit is adapted to enable and disable the first and second sets of switches in an enabling duration and a disabling duration respectively and alternatively.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a control device configured to serve as a principal controlling agent in an electric power conversion device incorporating a switching circuit configured to be a bidirectional inverter. The control device is configured to subtract, from a reference signal that is determined in accordance with an operation mode of the electric power conversion device, a multiplied signal obtained by multiplying a control-target current of the switching circuit by a prescribed coefficient to generate, based on a result of the subtraction, a control signal for controlling the bidirectional inverter.

Abstract: A full-bridge phase-shift converter with voltage clamping includes a transformer, a primary-side circuit, and a secondary-side circuit. The secondary-side circuit includes a first synchronous rectifying switch, a second synchronous rectifying switch, an output inductor, a plurality of diodes, a capacitor, an energy-releasing unit, and an output capacitor. The capacitor provides a clamping voltage. The energy-releasing unit is coupled to the capacitor in parallel, and converts the clamping voltage into an output voltage. The output capacitor is coupled to the energy-releasing unit in parallel, and provides the output voltage.

Abstract: A resonant power converter includes a capacitive divider circuit, a coupled inductor, and N switching stages, where N is an integer greater than two. The coupled inductor includes N windings, and total leakage inductance of the coupled inductor and equivalent capacitance of the capacitive divider circuit collectively form a resonant tank circuit of the resonant power converter. Each switching stage is electrically coupled between a respective one of the N windings of the coupled inductor and the capacitive divider circuit. The capacitive divider circuit may include one or more resonant capacitors.

Abstract: A power converter includes a plurality of switches coupled between an input bus and an output bus, a full bridge coupled between the output bus and ground, and a plurality of capacitors coupled between the plurality of switches and the full bridge, wherein one capacitor of the plurality of capacitors is connected to a midpoint of one leg of the full bridge through a switch.

Abstract: An electrical power conversion apparatus is obtained in which its devices constituting a DC/DC converter are not required to be large-sized, and a DC capacitor connected between an AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter can be small-sized. The electrical power conversion apparatus includes a DC capacitor connected between an AC/DC converter and a DC/DC converter, and a control circuit for controlling the AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter, wherein the control circuit generates an output current instruction of the DC/DC converter by performing superposition of an alternating current instruction on a direct current instruction, and determines an amplitude of the alternating current instruction in accordance with temperature information obtained from a DC-capacitor's temperature acquisition means.

Abstract: A method for discharging a capacitor of an input or output circuit arrangement of an inverter for supplying current to a power supply grid includes determining voltage readings at connections of the input or output circuit arrangement and a DC link capacitor of the inverter; and calculating an upper limit voltage value of the DC link capacitor based on the measured values. The method also includes operating a DC/DC converter or a bridge arrangement of the inverter such that energy from the capacitor of the input or output circuit arrangement is transferred to the DC link capacitor, ending the method if the voltage across the DC link capacitor exceeds the upper voltage limit. Otherwise the method continues to transfer energy from the capacitor of the input or output circuit arrangement to the DC link capacitor until the capacitor is discharged to or below a lower limit voltage value.

Abstract: This power conversion device includes: a base; a control substrate; a first rectification element; a second rectification element; a smoothing reactor; an output filter circuit portion; a first main circuit wire; a second main circuit wire; and smoothing capacitors. As seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the control substrate, at least some of the smoothing capacitors and a target region obtained by combining a region in which the first rectification element is disposed, a region in which the second rectification element is disposed, and a region between the first rectification element and the second rectification element, overlap with each other, and a low-potential-side connection point of each smoothing capacitor connected to the second main circuit wire, is disposed so as to overlap with the control substrate and a region obtained by extending the target region in a specific direction and a direction opposite to the specific direction.

Abstract: A battery includes a first electronic circuit configured to operate in a transfer mode to wirelessly transfer power to a device and to operate in a receive mode to wirelessly receive power from the device. The first electronic circuit also configured to adapt a voltage gain of the first electronic circuit to compensate for a voltage drop between the battery and the device during any one or more of the wireless transfer of power to the device when the battery is operating in the transfer mode and the wireless receipt of power from the device when the battery is operating in the receive mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a current source inverter that includes a combination of normally-on and normally-off switches configured to provide free-wheeling paths for current in case of loss of control signals or gate drive power.

Abstract: A voltage source converter having first and second DC terminals for connection to a DC network is provided. The voltage source converter includes at least one converter limb that extends between the first and second DC terminals and first and second limb portions that are separated by a respective AC terminal for connection to a corresponding phase of an AC network. Each limb portion includes a chain-link converter which is defined by a plurality of series-connected switching modules which operate in combination to provide a stepped variable voltage source. The voltage source converter includes a control apparatus configured to coordinate operation of the chain-link converters to cause an exchange of power between the DC and AC networks, evaluate the performance of one of the pluralities of series-connected switching modules, and modify the operation of the respective chain-link converter when the performance becomes degraded to a predetermined amount.