Abstract: A method includes charging a capacitor of a power inverter to a direct current (DC) input voltage provided at an input terminal of the power inverter. The capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The method also includes providing a first voltage at an output terminal of the power inverter at a first time by controlling one of either a set of input switches configured to selectively couple the first and second terminals to either the input terminal or to a ground terminal, or an output switch configured to selectively couple the output terminal to either the first terminal or the second terminal. The method further includes providing a second voltage at the output terminal at a second time by controlling the other of the set of input switches and the output switch.

Abstract: Power isolators for providing electrical isolation between an input port and an output port that exhibit low electromagnetic interference (EMI) are described. The low EMI may be achieved by, for example, canceling out a common mode current across a transformer in the power isolator that may be converted into EMI. The power isolator may include at least one oscillator circuit that is configured to apply a first signal to a first transformer and a second, different signal to a second transformer. The first and second signals may be configured such that the common mode current generated in each of the first and second transformers has an opposite direction. Thus, the common mode currents in the first and second transformers may at least partially cancel out. As a result, the EMI exhibited by the power isolator may be reduced.

Abstract: An isolation circuit for electrically isolating a first circuit operating at a first voltage from a second circuit operating at a second voltage that is different than the first voltage is provided. The isolation circuit includes: a first voltage source that operates at the first voltage, the first voltage source having a first supply rail and a second supply rail; an isolation device having a first input, a second input, a first output and a second output, the second input coupled to a first ground potential and the second output coupled to a second ground potential that is electrically isolated from the first ground potential by the isolation device; a first resistor coupled between the first supply rail and the first input of the isolation device; a second resistor coupled to the first input of the isolation device and the second input of the isolation device; and wherein the first output of the isolation device is coupled to the second circuit.

Abstract: This application discloses a phase alignment circuit and method of a receive end, and a receive end, where the phase alignment circuit and method of a receive end. The receive end is located on the electric vehicle. The circuit includes: a phase measurement circuit and a controller. The controller is configured to: use, as an actual phase shift angle, a result obtained by subtracting the phase difference from a preset phase shift angle, and control a phase of a bridge arm voltage of the rectifier to lag behind the phase of the input current fundamental component by the actual phase shift angle. The controller outputs a drive signal for a controllable switching transistor of the rectifier by using the actual phase shift angle. Because a lagging phase caused due to filtering is compensated for, precision of synchronization between the bridge arm voltage and the input current can be increased.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for sensing current flowing in a power transistor of a switch mode converter, in which a voltage is sensed across a first field effect transistor connected in a series circuit branch in parallel with the power transistor, and the sensed voltage is used to generate output signal to indicate the current flowing in the power transistor.

Abstract: A soft switching resonant converter is disclosed. The converter includes a power switch operable to connect and disconnect a DC link rail node and an output node. A resonant capacitor is coupled with the power switch. An auxiliary leg is coupled with a DC link midpoint node and the output node. An active damper is coupled in series with the resonant capacitor and the output node and is controllable to provide a first resistance of the active damper in a first state and a second resistance of the active damper in a second state, the first resistance having a lower magnitude than the second resistance. A driver controls the damper switch to provide a first resistance during the soft switching operation of the power switch and a second resistance after the soft switching operation of the power switch.

Abstract: 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 including: calculating an estimated power supply ripple that is expected to be generated by the switched-mode 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.

Abstract: A control circuit for a voltage regulator includes a divider coupled to the regulated output voltage to generate a divided voltage having a value that is a fraction of the regulated output voltage, an ADC responsive to the divided voltage to generate a feedback control signal, a digital compensator responsive to the feedback control signal and to a feedforward control signal scaled by a feedforward gain value to generate a compensator signal, and a pulse width modulator responsive to the compensator signal to generate a voltage control signal to control a switch of the voltage regulator. The digital compensator includes a register configured to store a value indicative of the input voltage and a feedforward gain unit configured to generate the feedforward gain value in response to the value indicative of the input voltage. In embodiments, the feedforward gain value is generated in response to the square of the value indicative of the input voltage.

Abstract: A modular power supply system includes: a main controller, configured to output a main control signal; N local controllers, wherein each of the local controllers is configured to receive the main control signal to output at least one local control signal; and N power units, in one-to-one correspondence with the N local controllers, wherein each of the power units includes a first end and a second end, and the second end of each of the power units is connected to the first end of an adjacent one of the power units, each of the power units is configured to include M power converters, each of the power converters is configured to operate according to the local control signal, wherein the same local control signal controls the power semiconductor switches at an identical position in at least two of the M power converters to be simultaneously turned on and off.

Abstract: A power system includes an inverter that convert a DC voltage to a three-phase alternating current (AC) voltage. One or more switch drivers generate a pulse width modulation (PWM) drive signal that drives the inverter. The power system further includes a controller that determines a modulation index associated with the PWM drive signal and injects a harmonic into the PWM drive signal in response to the modulation index exceeding a modulation index threshold value.

Abstract: A DC power supply device includes a switching power supply and a current stabilizing circuit connected in a pre-stage or a post-stage of the switching power supply. The DC power supply voltage device is configured to receive an input DC voltage from a DC power source via a power-supply line, convert the input DC voltage into a different DC voltage, and output the converted DC voltage.

Abstract: An illustrative example fuel cell power plant includes a cell stack assembly having a plurality of fuel cells configured to generate electricity based on an electrochemical reaction. The power plant includes a capacitor, a plurality of inverters, and at least one controller that is configured to control the plurality of inverters in a first mode and a second mode. The first mode includes the cell stack assembly associated with at least one of the inverters. A cell stack assembly and the associated inverter provide real power to a load external to the fuel cell power plant in the first mode. The second mode includes at least a second one of the inverters associated with the capacitor. The capacitor and the second one of the inverters selectively provide reactive power to or receive reactive power from a grid external to the fuel cell power plant in the second mode.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric power conversion device and an electric power generation system which are capable of suppressing ripples in a detected voltage and detection delay.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for operation of a switched capacitor converter (SCC). In some variations, the SCC includes a resonant circuit including an inductor. Aspects of the disclosure include methods for controlling the SCC switches to decrease switching losses associated with operating the converter and to increase efficiency of the SCC. According to some aspects, a control method is used to switch converter switches under zero voltage conditions. According to some aspects, a control method may is used to switch converter switches under zero-current conditions.

Abstract: A printed circuit board power cell having a printed circuit board including a DC bus disposed within the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board power cell includes a plurality of capacitors connected to the DC bus, a three-phase AC input disposed on the printed circuit board and a single-phase AC output disposed on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board power cell also includes a power module connected to the DC bus, the three-phase AC input and the single-phase AC output, wherein the power module receives three phase AC input power via the three-phase AC input and responsively outputs a single-phase AC power via the single-phase AC output.

Abstract: An electronic power converter is configured to receive power from a power source. The power operates at a switching frequency. The electronic power converter includes a resonant tank circuit operatively connected to the power converter. The resonant tank circuit operates at a tank resonant frequency. The electronic power converter includes a controller operatively connected to the resonant tank circuit. The electronic power converter further includes a variable inductor operatively connected to the resonant tank circuit. The variable inductor is configured to modify the tank resonant frequency to match the switching frequency within a predetermined margin.

Abstract: A metal film includes portions that are opposed to each other and located away from each other between the first winding and the second winding. The metal film includes the first linear part that is thermally coupled to a housing. The average value of electric resistance per unit length in the peripheral direction of the first linear part of the metal film is greater than an average value of electric resistance per unit length of locations other than the first linear part.

Abstract: A Low-voltage DC-DC Converter (LDC) includes a new bidirectional isolated LDC, in which two converters with different power circuit topologies operate in parallel in order to enable both buck mode and boost mode. The two applied converters are a phase-shift full-bridge converter with full-bridge synchronous rectification and an active-clamp forward converter. According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve the advantages of both a phase-shifted full-bridge converter with full-bridge synchronous rectification applied and an active clamping forward converter. Thus, it is possible to minimize output voltage and current ripples, thereby improving the quality of the LDC output power while minimizing electromagnetic waves generated while a product is operating.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid-state transformer having an uninterrupted operation ability under an AC/DC fault, in which bridge arms of a hybrid modular multilevel converter include half-bridge submodules and full-bridge submodules. The half-bridge submodules and the full-bridge submodules are connected with input ends of isolated dual-active-bridge converters via DC capacitors of the half-bridge submodules and full-bridge submodules; output ends of the isolated dual-active-bridge converters are connected in parallel to form a low-voltage DC bus; and a three-phase full-bridge inverter is connected to the low-voltage DC bus. The solid-state transformer may be provided with four ports including a medium-voltage AC port, a medium-voltage DC port, a low-voltage DC port and a low-voltage AC port which are beneficial to the interconnection of multi-voltage-level and multi-form AC/DC hybrid distribution grids. The solid-state transformer has the uninterrupted operation ability under the AC/DC fault.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit assembly (1) for intermediate circuit balancing of an intermediate circuit voltage UZK of a DC intermediate circuit fed by an alternating mains voltage UN for supplying a voltage to one or more devices, the circuit having a voltage divider (SP) configurable in terms of the voltage divider ratio and including a plurality of electric two-terminal devices (R1, R2, . . . , R6) by which the intermediate circuit voltage UZK is divided into voltage portions at each two-terminal device, the circuit having at least one first intermediate circuit capacitor (C1) chargeable to a first portion UZK,1 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK, and the circuit having at least one second intermediate circuit capacitor (C2) chargeable to a second portion UZK,2 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK.