Abstract: Provided are a coupled inductor and a power module including the coupled inductor. A coupled inductor includes: a magnetic core, a first winding and a second winding, where a first passage is formed in the magnetic core; a part of the first winding and a part of the second winding pass through the first passage, and the first winding crosses with the second winding outside the first passage. Another coupled inductor includes: a magnetic core, a first winding and a second winding, where the magnetic core has a first passage and a second passage in parallel, both run through the magnetic core from one end face thereof to another opposite end face, where the first winding and the second winding both penetrate the first passage and the second passage, such that differently-named terminals of the windings are located on the same end face of the magnetic core.

Abstract: The present application provides a wireless power transmission device and a foreign object detection method thereof. The method includes: acquiring an input current of a transmitting unit of the wireless power transmission device and a temperature of a transmitting coil in the transmitting unit; determining a first current reference value according to the temperature of the transmitting coil; and determining a foreign object detection result according to the input current and the first current reference value corresponding to the temperature of the transmitting coil. By detecting the input current of the transmitting unit of the wireless power transmission device, it is determined whether there is a foreign object in a transmission space of the wireless power transmission device. Moreover, a temperature detection unit is added, and adjustment is made to a current threshold according to the temperature of the coil, thereby achieving more accurate foreign object detection.

Abstract: The present invention provides a driving device and a control method. The driving device is configured to drive a power switch and includes a power supply, a first bridge arm coupled to the power supply, a second bridge arm coupled in parallel to the first bridge arm, and a resonant inductor. The first bridge arm includes a first switch and a second switch connected to a first midpoint, the second bridge arm comprises a first semiconductor element and a second semiconductor element connected to a second midpoint, and the resonant inductor is coupled between the first midpoint and the second midpoint. The control method includes turning on the first switch for a first period such that the power supply charges a gate electrode of the power switch; and in response to a decrease of a current of the resonant inductor to a first threshold value, turning on the first switch again for a second period such that a potential of the first midpoint is equal to a potential of the second midpoint.

Abstract: A dimming circuit includes a DC/DC conversion unit and a control module. The control module provides a switching period reference, and samples an input voltage and an output voltage. The control module calculates a turn-on time according to the input voltage, the output voltage and a reference current signal. The control module generates a variation period signal which is cyclically-changed. The variation period signal is combined with the switching period reference or the turn-on time. Consequently, a pulse width modulation signal cyclically changed is generated by the switching period reference, the turn-on time and the variation period signal. Since the switching periods is cyclically changed, the average of the output current is close to the ideal value.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power supply device and a high-power illumination system. The power supply device includes: a housing, where the housing includes a first bottom plate having a first surface on which a first heat sink is provided and a second surface on which a thermal conductive potting layer is provided; and a printed circuit board, where the printed circuit board is located in the housing, the printed circuit board includes a circuit board body and multiple electronic components arranged on the circuit board body, at least part of the multiple electronic components is arranged facing the second surface of the first bottom plate, and the electronic component of the at least part of the multiple electronic components is partially immersed in the thermal conductive potting layer to conduct heat dissipated by the electronic component to the first heat sink for natural heat dissipation of the electronic component.

Abstract: A three-phase transformer includes a magnetic core and winding, wherein the magnetic core includes first and second cover plates and magnetic pillar units. The first and second cover plates are arranged opposite to each other, the magnetic pillar units are sandwiched between the first and second cover plates; a first winding is wound on a first magnetic pillar of a first magnetic pillar unit, and a fourth winding is wound on a second magnetic pillar of the first magnetic pillar unit; a second winding is wound on a first magnetic pillar of a second magnetic pillar unit, and a fifth winding is wound on a second magnetic pillar of the second magnetic pillar unit; a third winding is wound on a first magnetic pillar of a third magnetic pillar unit, and a sixth winding is wound on a second magnetic pillar of the third magnetic pillar unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic element and a method for manufacturing same. The method includes: forming a first metal wiring layer on a surface of at least one segment of a magnetic core; forming a first metal protection layer on the first metal wiring layer; removing a portion of the first metal protection layer with a direct writing technique to expose a portion of the first metal wiring layer; and etching the exposed first metal wiring layer in such a manner that the first metal wiring layer forms at least one first pattern to function as a winding, where at least one turn of the first pattern surrounds the magnetic core. The magnetic element and the method for manufacturing the magnetic element provided in the present disclosure can improve space utilization of the magnetic element.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control method for a DC converter and a DC converter. the DC converter comprises a switching circuit, a sampling circuit, and a controller, the method comprising: acquiring a duty ratio of a Burst cycle according to an output reference signal and an output signal; acquiring a first number of switching cycles and a burst on time according to the duty ratio of the Burst cycle, a first preset value, and a switching period of the switching device; acquiring a Burst cycle value according to the burst on time and the duty ratio of the Burst cycle; and generating a driving signal according to the Burst cycle value, the first number of switching cycles, and the switching period.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a photovoltaic power optimization system, comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic panels; a photovoltaic optimizing module array comprising a plurality of photovoltaic optimizing modules connected in series, each of the photovoltaic optimizing modules being electrically connected to at least one of the photovoltaic panels; an inverter electrically connected to an output terminals of the photovoltaic optimizing module array for converting a DC power into an AC power; and a data center unit communicates wirelessly with at least one of the photovoltaic optimizing modules, and also communicates with the inverter via power line.

Abstract: The present application provides a pre-charging control method of a power module and a power module. By configuring the power module to pre-charge an output capacitor according to a preset mode, the output capacitor voltage reaches a pre-charging target voltage so as to make the load conduct and the load begins to operate normally. The preset mode includes: pre-charging the output capacitor with a first preset current in a first stage, pre-charging the output capacitor with a second preset current in a second stage, and pre-charging the output capacitor with a third preset current in a third stage. The first preset current is less than the second preset current, and the third preset current is less than the second preset current.

Abstract: A time-sharing wave recording method is provided. Firstly, N1 operating variables are selected, and the storage addresses of the N1 operating variables are mapped to N1 index variables. Then, N2 record channels in a sequential relationship are provided, and a mapping relationship between each record channel and the N1 index variables is established. Then, the values of the operating variables are assigned to a first record channel of the N2 record channels in response to a rising edge of a pulse of a clock signal and a start triggering signal, the values of the operating variables are sequentially assigned to the rest of the N2 record channels in response to a rising edge of each pulse of the clock signal and the start triggering signal, and the assigned values of the operating variables for the N2 record channels are recorded to the memory.

Abstract: The invention provides a conversion circuit for converting input voltage into output voltage, including: a full-wave rectifier circuit including first and second branches connected in parallel, and each including a secondary winding and a rectifier switch; a first switch branch connected to midpoint of the first branch, and including first to fourth switches connected in series; a first resonant unit connected between connection node of the first and second switches and midpoint of the second branch; a second resonant unit connected between connection node of the third and fourth switches and midpoint of the second branch; a first primary winding connected in series to the first resonant unit; and a capacitor connected between connection node of the second and third switches and midpoint of the second branch. The conversion circuit of the invention improves conversion efficiency while maintaining smaller voltage stress on switches.

Abstract: A three-phase converter and a control method thereof are provided. The three-phase converter includes an AC terminal, three filter circuits, three bridge arm circuits, a capacitor module and a DC terminal connected in sequence and a controller. The midpoints of the filter circuits are connected to the midpoint of the capacitor module. The controller controls each bridge arm circuit to work in the first and second modes at different time in one line voltage cycle of the AC source. In the first mode, the bridge arm circuit works in a clamping state. In the second mode, the bridge arm circuit selectively works in a DCM mode or a TCM mode. A switching frequency is limited to be lower than a preset frequency. When the three-phase converter works with over 80% of a rated load, a time length of working in the second mode is ?˜? of the line voltage cycle.

Abstract: A bidirectional isolated resonant converter includes a first side circuit, a second side circuit, and a resonant tank circuit. The resonant tank circuit includes a first resonant capacitor, a resonant inductor, an isolated transformer and a second capacitor. The first resonant capacitor, the resonant inductor and a first side winding of the isolated transformer are connected in series. A second side winding of the isolated transformer and the second capacitor are connected in series. The resonant inductor and the isolated transformer are integrated into an integrated magnetic component, wherein a magnetic core of the integrated magnetic component includes an inductor magnetic core portion on which an inductor winding is wound, a transformer magnetic core portion on which the first side winding and the second side winding are wound, and a common magnetic core portion shared by the resonant inductor and the isolated transformer to form closed magnetic paths, respectively.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a system board electrically connected to a load; a first package and a second package provided on an upper side of the system board; and a bridge member provided on upper sides of the first package and the second package, comprising a passive element and used for power coupling between the first package and the second package, wherein vertical projections of the first package and the second package on the system board are both overlapped with a vertical projection of the bridge member on the system board, the first package, and the second package are encapsulated with switching devices, terminals on upper surfaces of the first package and the second package are electrically connected to the bridge member, and terminals on lower surfaces thereof are electrically connected to the system board.

Abstract: A PFC converter and a control method thereof are provided. The PFC converter includes a first bridge, an inductor, a second bridge and a control unit. The first bridge includes a first switch and a second switch connected in series. There is a first node between the first and second switches. Two terminals of the inductor are coupled to the first node and a first terminal of an AC power source respectively. The second bridge includes a third switch and a fourth switch connected in series. There is a second node between the third and fourth switches, and the second node is coupled to a second terminal of the AC power source. The control unit controls a ratio of a high level duration on the second node in every line frequency cycle to be smaller than (250/Vbus)2, where Vbus is an output voltage of the PFC converter.

Abstract: A multi-coil inductor includes a plurality of stacked inductor units. Each of the inductor units comprises: a magnetic core in which a magnetic path is formed; and a plurality of coils which are wound around the magnetic core to form at least one winding pair. Wherein a part of the magnetic path between the adjacent inductor units is shared. In the present invention, the leakage inductance is controlled and the maybe magnetic saturation of magnetic core avoided by adjusting series and parallel connections among the coils.

Abstract: A dimming control method and a dimming circuit are used to control the brightness of a LED. The dimming circuit includes a power conversion unit having an input end, an output end, an inductor, and a switch. When the dimming current signal is higher than or equal to a first current threshold, the switch is controlled such that the power conversion unit operates in a continuous Conduction mode or a boundary Conduction mode; when the dimming current signal is lower than the first current threshold, the switch is controlled such that the power conversion unit operates in a discontinuous Conduction mode; and when the dimming current signal is lower than a second current threshold, the switch is controlled such that the power conversion unit operates in a chopping control mode.

Abstract: A power adapter, includes: a transformer, including a primary winding and a secondary winding; a primary circuit, including a primary main switch, electrically coupled to the primary winding; a secondary circuit, including a first switch unit and a second switch unit; a first end of the first switch unit and a first end of the second switch unit are coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer, and a second end of the first switch unit and a second end of the second switch unit connected to a first output port and a second output port, respectively; a control circuit, configured to detect output voltages of the first output port and the second output port, and controlling the primary main switch, the first switch unit and the second switch unit to adjust the output voltages of the first output port and the second output port.

Abstract: A transformer comprises an iron core, a support module, a winding unit, a potting box. The potting box includes an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom plate and the inner wall is sleeved in the outer wall. The bottom plate is connected to a bottom portion of the inner wall and a bottom portion of the outer wall and a potting space is defined by the outer wall, the inner wall and the bottom plate. The winding unit is disposed in the potting space and a magnetic pole of the iron core penetrates through an inner side of the inner wall of the potting box. The support module is disposed between at least one end surface of the potting box and a cover of the iron core to form an insulation clearance. The support module is close to the inner wall of the potting box.