Abstract: In a system for wirelessly transferring power from a primary side across an airgap to a secondary side, the secondary side includes two parallel resonating circuits (27) each including two parallel resonating paths with a series connection of a resonating inductor (28), and a resonating capacitor 29. A rectifier (21) is connected to the output of each resonating path for converting the AC output (12?) of the resonating paths to a DC output (13?). The outputs of the rectifiers (21) are connected in parallel to provide the AC output power (13) to a load such as a battery or the like. Each resonating path further includes a symmetry inductance connected in series to improve current sharing among the resonating paths and to reduce the higher harmonic portion in the resonating paths.

Abstract: In a wireless power transfer arrangement (1) power is wirelessly transferred from a primary side (2) to a secondary side (3) across an airgap (8) by means of a primary resonator (6) that generates a magnetic field (9) and a secondary resonator (10) that receives the power by picking up the magnetic field (9). The secondary side (3) includes an output stage (11) that receives the AC power provided by the secondary resonator (10) and generates a DC output (13) to be provided to a load. A current sensing arrangement (18) senses the AC current flowing from the secondary resonator (10) to the output stage (11) and provides a current sense signal (16) to a power transfer controller (15) that controls the power transfer of the wireless power transfer arrangement (1) based on the current sense signal (16).

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement (140) for a foreign object detection device which includes a current input (142) and a current output (143), a multitude of detection cells (144.1-144.9), each comprising a sense coil and a capacitive element, forming a resonant tank. The sensor arrangement (140) further has a multitude of inputs leads (148a-148c) and a multitude of output leads (150a-150c), the total number of input and output leads being equal or smaller than the number of detection cells (144.1-144.9). Each detection cell is connected between one of the input leads (148a-148c) and one of the output leads (150a-150c), in a way that each of the detection cells (144.1-144.9) is connected to a different pair of input and output leads (148a-148c, 150a-150c).

Abstract: New and Useful magnetic structures are provided. One feature of the magnetic structures is that they are configured to help minimize the air gap reluctance, improving the magnetic structure's coupling coefficient. Another feature is that reducing the windings AC impedance of a magnetic structure is produced by shielding the winding under ears formed of magnetic material. Still another feature is that leakage inductance of a magnetic structure is reduced, by making ears with cuts which converge toward the magnetic rods that are used in the formation of the structure.

Abstract: According to the invention a packaged inductive component comprises an inductive element and an electrically insulating packaging enclosing the inductive element. The packaging comprises a first area consisting of a thermally conductive material and a second area consisting of a thermally insulating material. The first area has a first surface being an outside surface of the packaged inductive component. The outer surfaces of the packaged inductive component are free of any electrical potential. The packaged inductive component allows for an improved heat dissipation. In particular, heat generated by power losses in the inductive element dissipates through the first area of the packaging to an outside surface of the packaged inductive component. This leads to an affordable packaged inductive component. The inductive element can be for example an inductor or a transformer.

Abstract: An integrated magnetic component comprises a common mode inductance and a differential mode inductance. The common mode inductance is formed by a common mode core surrounding a winding window and at least two windings wound around the common mode core and through the winding window. The differential mode inductance is formed by the at least two windings and a differential mode core being spaced from the common mode core by a gap. The differential mode core comprises at least one surface being adjacent to each of the at least two windings. Further, a filter for attenuating electromagnetic interference comprises an integrated magnetic component according to the invention. Even further, the integrated magnetic component according to the invention is used for attenuating electromagnetic interference, preferably in a vehicle, a data center, or a telecommunication unit. A method for manufacturing an integrated magnetic component according to the invention comprises two steps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surge protected power supply for feeding a device with electrical energy. The power supply includes a surge protection device SPD connected in series with a controllable switch where this series connection is connected between two current conductors of the power supply. The power supply further includes a device for determining a comparison voltage such that the comparison voltage is in some form indicative of a surge voltage present at the input of the power supply. This comparison voltage then is compared to a threshold. If the comparison voltage is higher than the threshold, the controllable switch is closed such that the SPD in series with the switch is effectively connected between the two current conductors to divert the surge current through the SPD. If the comparison voltage is lower than the threshold the switch remains open.

Abstract: A method for providing an output power of a switched mode power converter comprises the steps of determining a block length and, if a set value of the output power is below a first power threshold, preventing a power flow through the converter in each period of the multiphase AC voltage for at least one blocking interval. Each blocking interval has a duration of one block length. The switched mode power converter has a multiphase AC side with a number N of conductors for receiving a multiphase AC voltage. The number N of conductors is at least three. Power flows into the switched mode power converter through a combination of current-carrying conductors. The block length is defined by a time span between two subsequent changes of the combination of the current-carrying conductors.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and a switch control arrangement for controlling a switch (107.1-107.4) of a bridge circuit, where the bridge circuit comprises a first and a second input terminal (102.1, 102.2) for connecting a power source (103), a first branch (104) connected between the first and the second input terminal (102.1, 102.2) and including a first section (108.1) between the first input terminal (102.1) and a centre tap (117.1) and including a second section (108.2) between the centre tap (117.1) and the second input terminal (102.2), where the first section (108.1) includes a first switch (107.1) and the second section (108.2) includes a second switch (107.2). The method comprises the steps of determining a measured value by measuring a current flowing in one of the two sections (108.1, 108.2) or measuring a voltage across one of the two sections (108.1, 108.

Abstract: An improved primary or secondary side pad for a wireless transformer for inductive power transfer through an air gap is provided. The primary or secondary side pad includes a first plate, a second plate, and at least two rods which are linking the first and the second plate, where a winding is wound around each rod. A wireless transformer for inductive power transfer through an air gap includes a primary side pad and a secondary side pad of the transformer which is identical in shape and size.

Abstract: A solar power inverter includes a number of photovoltaic (PV) inputs for connecting PV modules, a DC-DC converter at each of the PV inputs and a DC-AC inverter for converting the outputs of the DC-DC converters to an AC output power that may be fed into a power grid. The invention provides a method of controlling such a solar power inverter including the steps of identifying a PV input by assigning a priority value to the PV inputs and identifying the PV input with the highest assigned priority value, calculating a set value for the DC-DC converter at the identified PV input that is equal or below a maximum power capacity of the PV module connected to the identified PV input, and applying the set value for the DC-DC converter at the identified PV input.

Abstract: The present application relates to a controller arrangement for controlling an inverter for converting an input power from a power source to a multiphase AC output power provided at a power output of the inverter. The power output is connected to a load and additionally to a power grid. The controller arrangement includes a signal input for receiving a power signal per phase representative of at least one of the power per phase provided to the load or the power per phase provided to the power grid. The controller arrangement is further adapted to control each phase of the multiphase AC output power individually according to the corresponding power signal. The invention further relates to an inverter comprising such a controller arrangement, a power distribution arrangement comprising such an inverter and a controller arrangement to control the inverter and the invention further relates to a method for controlling such an inverter.

Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated magnetic component for a switched mode power converter, which includes a transformer with two transformer core elements (E2, E3) and at least one choke core element (E1, E4). Each core element (E1, E2, E3, E4) comprises two outer legs (120a, 120b) and a flange (122) which connects the outer legs (120a, 120b) to form U-like core elements. Each choke core element (E1, E4) abuts a flange (122) of one of the transformer core elements (E2, E3). The integrated magnetic component (103) includes a first choke winding (123) arranged on a leg (121.1) of a choke core element (E1) and a second choke winding (124) arranged on another leg (121.4) of a choke core element (E4), where one of a primary (P1, P2) or a secondary winding (S1, S2) of the transformer is connected between the choke windings (123, 124) and where all windings (P1, P2, S1, S2, 123, 124) are interconnected to reduce core losses by flux compensation in order to increase power density.

Abstract: The invention related to an integrated magnetic component for a switched mode power converter. The integrated magnetic component comprises a single magnetic core structure formed by magnetic core elements, wherein at least one of the magnetic core elements is a leg-core-element with a flange and one or more legs are arranged on one side of the flange. The magnetic core elements of the single magnetic core structure are linearly stacked. The integrated magnetic component further comprises an isolating transformer with a higher current transformer winding arranged on at least one leg of the magnetic core elements, a lower current transformer winding arranged on at least one leg of the magnetic core elements and a first filter inductor comprising a first filter winding, arranged on at least one leg of the magnetic core elements. Herein the higher current transformer winding and the filter winding comprise at least an edgewise wound winding part. The invention further relates to a switched mode power converter.

Abstract: In a system for wirelessly transferring power from a primary side across an airgap to a secondary side, the secondary side includes two parallel resonating circuits (27) each including two parallel resonating paths with a series connection of a resonating inductor (28), and a resonating capacitor 29. A rectifier (21) is connected to the output of each resonating path for converting the AC output (12?) of the resonating paths to a DC output (13?). The outputs of the rectifiers (21) are connected in parallel to provide the AC output power (13) to a load such as a battery or the like. Each resonating path further includes a symmetry inductance connected in series to improve current sharing among the resonating paths and to reduce the higher harmonic portion in the resonating paths.

Abstract: The invention concerns a wireless power transfer arrangement (1) including a primary side (2) and a secondary side (3) where the primary side includes an input stage (5) for converting an input power to an AC primary output and a primary resonator (6) for receiving the AC primary output and inducing a magnetic field (9) for wireless power transfer through an air gap (8). The secondary side (3) includes a secondary resonator (10) for converting the power received through the magnetic field (9) to an AC secondary output and an output stage (11) for converting the AC secondary output to a DC secondary output. A controller (15) is adapted to control independently of each other a frequency of the AC primary output to be at a resonance frequency of the resonators and the power transferred from the primary side (2) to the secondary side (3) by controlling the voltage or the current of the AC primary output.

Abstract: A method for estimating a property of a signal (1) sensed in an electrical system, comprises the steps of sensing the signal (1) and estimating a fundamental period of a fundamental of the signal (1) by comparing the sensed signal (1) with at least one threshold (2) to detect threshold crossings and estimating the fundamental period from the threshold crossings. The signal property is then estimated from the fundamental period and/or from the sensed signal (1) during an interval of a length of the fundamental period. An electronic device according to the invention comprises a micro controller and/or an analogue circuitry which performs the method for estimating a property of a signal. Preferably, the micro controller and/or analogue circuitry controls other parts of the electronic device depending on the results obtained by the method for estimating a property of a signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to an EMI gasket for mounting on a wall of a housing of an electrical appliance. The gasket includes a plurality of elements arranged in a row wherein two adjacent elements are interconnected by connection pieces. At least one of the elements includes a clamping section for clamping the device onto the housing and a shielding section to perform the shielding function. According to the invention, at least one element further includes a snapping member which serves as a barb for latching into a recess within the wall of the housing where the gasket is to be installed such that the gasket is locked on the wall thereby preventing unintentional movement of the gasket or even that the gasket is slipping off of the housing.

Abstract: The invention related to an integrated magnetic component for a switched mode power converter. The integrated magnetic component comprises a single magnetic core structure formed by magnetic core elements, wherein at least one of the magnetic core elements is a leg-core-element with a flange and one or more legs are arranged on one side of the flange. The magnetic core elements of the single magnetic core structure are linearly stacked. The integrated magnetic component further comprises an isolating transformer with a higher current transformer winding arranged on at least one leg of the magnetic core elements, a lower current transformer winding arranged on at least one leg of the magnetic core elements and a first filter inductor comprising a first filter winding, arranged on at least one leg of the magnetic core elements. Herein the higher current transformer winding and the filter winding comprise at least an edgewise wound winding part. The invention further relates to a switched mode power converter.

Abstract: According to the invention, a current measurement circuit for providing a measurement signal for a controller for controlling a switching of power switches of a power converter comprises a first current sensing circuit for sensing a first bidirectional current representative of a current through a first power switch of the power converter. The first current sensing circuit is being adapted to provide a first sensing signal indicative of the first bidirectional current. The current measurement circuit further comprises a second current sensing circuit for sensing a second bidirectional current representative of a current through a second power switch of the power converter. The second current sensing circuit is adapted to provide a second sensing signal indicative of the second bidirectional current.