Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge equalization apparatus, which can enable the primary windings and the secondary windings of transformers to be easily manufactured, can control the flow of charges into batteries depending on the charged states of series-connected batteries, and can prevent overcurrent from flowing into batteries that are currently being charged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge equalization apparatus, which allows the primary and secondary windings of a transformer to be easily fabricated, can control the flow of charge to batteries depending on the charged states of series-connected batteries, and can prevent overcurrent from flowing into a battery currently being charged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge equalization apparatus, which allows the primary and secondary windings of a transformer to be easily fabricated, can control the flow of charge to batteries depending on the charged states of series-connected batteries, and can prevent overcurrent from flowing into a battery currently being charged.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a charge equalization apparatus with series-connected battery cells and, more particularly, to a charge equalization apparatus, in which series-connected battery cells (B1 to BN) are connected in parallel with the primary windings (Mi 1 to M1N) of transformers (T1 to TN), switches (S1 to SN) for controlling the flow of current of the primary windings are connected in series with the primary windings (M1 1 to M1N), and multiple secondary windings (M21 to M2N) corresponding to the primary windings are connected in parallel with each other.

Abstract: A two-stage charge equalization apparatus for a series-connected battery string having a two-stage DC-DC converter including a first DC-DC converter; and a second DC-DC converter which is inputted. A battery string is divided into one or more battery modules having a plurality of battery cells connected in series, and a current conversion switch module forms a path of the charge current between the battery module and the second DC-DC converter to allow the charge current to be applied to the particular battery cell composing the battery module and controls an application direction of the charge current. A microprocessor determines a battery cell to be charged of a low-charged battery cell and controls the current conversion switch module to allow the charge current to be applied to the battery cell to be charged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to integrated thin film solar cells, and more particularly, to integrated thin film solar cells, which minimize the loss of integrated solar cells caused at the time of a manufacturing process and become available at a low cost process, and a method of manufacturing thereof, a processing method of a transparent electrode for integrated thin film solar cells, which widens an effective area and reduces manufacturing costs by minimizing a (insulating) gap between unit cells of the integrated thin film solar cells, and a structure thereof, and a transparent substrate having the transparent electrode.

Abstract: There is provided a transformer improved in leakage inductance including: a core having first, second and third legs electromagnetically coupled to one another; a primary winding formed of a conductor having one end and another end receiving power from the outside and dividedly wound around the first, second and third legs; and a secondary winding wound around at least one of the first, second and third legs and receiving induced power by electromagnetic induction with the primary winding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge equalization apparatus, which allows the primary and secondary windings of a transformer to be easily fabricated, can control the flow of charge to batteries depending on the charged states of series-connected batteries, and can prevent overcurrent from flowing into a battery currently being charged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a load sharing device and a parallel power supply therewith. There is provided a parallel power supply, including: a plurality of power supply modules each connected to a single load in parallel to provide balanced output currents to the single load; a common voltage control signal output unit that generates a common voltage control signal from output voltages of the plurality of power supply modules and outputs the common voltage control signals to the plurality of power supply modules; and output voltage control units that are provided in the respective plurality of power supply modules to detect output currents of the plurality of power supply modules and to control output voltages of the plurality of power supply modules according to the detected signals, controlling the output voltages to be in a predetermined voltage range according to the common voltage control signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adapter power supply, which includes a switching unit for switching a DC voltage; a transformer which has a primary winding connected to the switching unit, a secondary winding electromagnetically coupled to the primary winding, and an auxiliary winding electromagnetically coupled to the primary winding; a rectifier for rectifying a voltage outputted from the transformer; and a controller for controlling the switching unit to operate according to the PWM scheme in a normal operation mode, and to operate according to a quasi-resonant scheme in a standby mode, by detecting information of a load connected to the rectifier.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a charge equalization apparatus for batteries and, more particularly, to a charge equalization apparatus, in which the primary windings (M11 to M1N) of a number of transformers (T1 to TN) corresponding to the number of battery cells are connected in parallel with each other, a switch (S) for controlling the flow of current of the primary windings (M11 to M1N) of the parallel-connected transformers is connected in series with the parallel-connected primary windings, respective secondary windings (M21 to M2N) corresponding to the primary windings are connected in parallel with the battery cells, and the battery cells are connected in series with each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a power supply for a server including: a PFC (Power Factor Correction) unit for meeting harmonic regulation by being connected to an input power source; a DC/DC unit including a switching stage provided with at least one switching device to switch a voltage of a link capacitor as an output voltage of the PFC unit to a predetermined operation frequency and a DC/DC stage driven by the switching stage; a DC/DC control unit for controlling the DC/DC unit by being connected to the switching device; and a frequency varying circuit unit for supplying the DC/DC control unit with a frequency control signal to adjust the operation frequency of the switching device according to load after detecting an output current of the link capacitor and acquiring load information.

Abstract: A battery management system according to the present invention comprises a battery module consisted of a plurality of batteries connected in series; a switch module connected in parallel to the battery module; a voltage sensor measuring a voltage of each battery composing the battery module; a charge equalizer causing each battery composing the battery module to be charged, discharged or charged/discharged; and a microprocessor controlling the switch module to determine whether to charge or discharge each battery composing the battery module according to the voltage values measured by the voltage sensor and; wherein the voltage sensor and the charge equalizer are connected in parallel to each battery composing the battery module by the switch module.

Abstract: A two-stage charge equalization apparatus for a series-connected battery string comprises a battery module having a plurality of batteries connected in series; a battery string having M (M?2) battery modules connected in series; M charge control switch modules connected in parallel to each of the M battery modules; M second DC/DC converters connected to each of the M charge control switch modules; a single first DC/DC converter connected to the M second DC/DC converter; and a microprocessor controlling the charge control switch module, wherein the first DC/DC converter is inputted with an overall potential of the battery string and outputs a potential lower than the potential inputted and each of batteries composing the battery module shares the second DC/DC converter using the charge control switch module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic charge equalization apparatus and method having an automatic PWM generating means for a series-connected battery string. The automatic charge equalization method and apparatus for a series-connected battery string according to the present invention can improve charge equalization by accomplishing charge equalization operation after comparing the potential of the corresponding battery cell with the average potential of the plurality of battery cells including the corresponding battery cell upon charging or discharging the corresponding battery cell.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention to achieve the object, there is provided a switching mode power supply for reducing standby power including an EMI(Electro-Magnetic Interference) filter unit for removing a high frequency noise component by being connected to an input power source; a PFC(Power Factor Correction) unit connected to the EMI filter unit; a DC/DC unit connected to the PFC unit; a synchronous rectifier unit connected to the DC/DC unit; a PFC controller connected to the PFC unit and provided with an overvoltage protection stage; a DC/DC controller which is connected to the DC/DC unit and generates a burst mode operation signal; a synchronous rectifier controller for controlling the synchronous rectifier unit by being connected to the synchronous rectifier unit; an error signal generation unit for sensing an output voltage to generate an error signal and then transmitting the error signal to the DC/DC controller; a control unit for synchronizing the DC/DC unit and the PFC unit so

Abstract: Provided is a transformer having resonant inductance, the transformer including a core that includes a first leg formed in one side thereof, a second leg which is formed in the other side thereof so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first leg, and a third leg which is formed between the first and second legs so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first and second legs; a primary winding that is wound around one side of the third leg; a secondary winding that is wound around the other side of the third leg so as to induce power through electromagnetic induction with the primary winding; and a resonant inductance winding that is wound around the outside of the core so as not to be magnetically induced by magnetic fluxes generated from the primary and secondary windings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge equalization apparatus, in which series-connected batteries are divided into modules having certain sizes, and intra-module charge equalization and inter-module charge equalization are simultaneously performed, thus improving charge equalization performance and reducing the circuit size.

Abstract: Provided is a transformer having resonant inductance, the transformer including a core that includes a first leg formed in one side thereof, a second leg which is formed in the other side thereof so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first leg, and a third leg which is formed between the first and second legs so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the first and second legs; a primary winding that is wound around one side of the third leg; a secondary winding that is wound around the other side of the third leg so as to induce power through electromagnetic induction with the primary winding; and a resonant inductance winding that is wound around the outside of the core so as not to be magnetically induced by magnetic fluxes generated from the primary and secondary windings.

Abstract: An advantage of the present invention is to provide an adapter power supply which varies a link voltage of DC power serving an input power of a DC/DC converter according to variation of a load current estimated by measuring a secondary current using a lossless current measurement technique at a primary terminal of a transformer of the DC/DC converter and thus presuming a load current of an output power. An adapter power supply according to present invention may include an AC/DC converter converting a commercial AC power into a DC power; a DC/DC converter including a transformer composed of a primary terminal and a secondary terminal in order to output an output power by converting a link voltage of the DC power; and a controller presuming a load current of the output power through a primary current of the transformer and varying the link voltage of the DC power according to variation of the estimated load current.