Abstract: A method for controlling a multiphase DC-DC converter with two or more phase circuits, each with a switch arranged to control an inductor current through an inductor, the phase circuit is arranged to generate a phase current contributing to a total current to be delivered to an output side of the multiphase DC-DC converter. The method includes switching two or more of the phase circuits in Boundary Conduction Mode to generate interleaved phase current pulses, with a period length and a nominal turn-on time period of the switch; and, in at least one of the two or more of the phase circuits being switched, and for successive phases, repeatedly adapting the turn-on time period for controlling the length of the pulses of the inductor current to minimise a difference from the period length.

Abstract: A bridge circuit including: first and second high-side switches; first and second low-side switches; a transformer having primary and secondary coils; a coil; and a current injection device; wherein the first high-side switch and the first low-side switch are connected at a first bridge terminal in a series circuit to form a first branch; the second high-side switch and the second low-side switch are connected at a second bridge terminal in a series circuit to form a second branch; the first and second branches are connected in a parallel circuit at first and second input terminals; the secondary coil has first and second output terminals; the primary coil and the coil are connected in a series circuit to connect the first bridge terminal to the second bridge terminal; and wherein the current injection device is configured to inject a predetermined current into the coil at a predetermined point in time.

Abstract: An adapter device, including an AC connection including first AC contact and second AC contact; a DC connection including first DC contact and second DC contact; a first bridge branch including first switching device and second switching device, the first switching device and second switching device connected in series at a first bridge point, the first bridge point connected to first AC contact; a second bridge branch including third switching device and fourth switching device, third switching device and fourth switching device connected in series at a second bridge point, the second bridge point connected to second AC contact; and mode-setting device configured to predetermine a direction of power flow between AC connection and/or DC connection, first bridge branch and second bridge branch connected in parallel to the first DC contact and second DC contact, and different types of switching devices used as switching devices of a bridge branch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for operating a bidirectional voltage transformer connectable to a primary battery and having a primary-side smoothing capacitor, an inductive transformer, and a secondary-side clamping capacitor, wherein, before the primary battery is connected, a voltage at the primary-side smoothing capacitor is matched to a voltage of the primary battery by a cyclical transfer of charge from the secondary-side clamping capacitor. The voltage of the primary-side smoothing capacitor is matchable in this way to the voltage of the primary battery before the primary battery is connected, and current spikes thus avoided during connection of the primary battery.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter comprises at least a first and a second inductive element. Each inductive element comprises a transformer (312, 322), input terminals (314, 324, 315, 325) and output terminals (316, 326, 317, 327). A switching circuit (2) is arranged to supply a first alternating voltage to input terminals (314, 315) of the first inductive element, and a second alternating voltage to input terminals of the second inductive element (31, 32). A rectification circuit (4) is arranged to rectify a first and a second output voltage arising at output terminals (316, 317) of the first and second inductive elements (31, 32), respectively. One of the output terminals of the first inductive element (31) is capacitively coupled to one of the output terminals of the second inductive element (32).

Abstract: A power converter includes at least three booster modules for transferring power at least from an AC input side to a DC output side. Each booster module has a galvanically separated input and output, and can be operated as a power factor correction module. The input of a first booster module is connected to the input side, and its output is connected to the output side for providing a first output current to the output side. The input of a second booster module is connected to the input side, and its output is connected to a buffer capacitor for providing a second output current to the buffer capacitor. The input of a third booster module is connected to the buffer capacitor and its output is connected to the output side for providing a third output current to the output side.