Having Transistorized Inverter Patents (Class 363/16)
  • Patent number: 12255523
    Abstract: A soft-switching Phase-Shift Full-Bridge (PSFB) converter system may include a transformer comprising a primary side and a secondary side. Phase-leading circuitry and phase-lagging circuitry may be located on the primary side of the transformer. The phase leading a phase lagging circuitry may include one or more bridge switches. The system may further include clamping circuitry coupled to the secondary side of the transformer. The clamping circuitry configurable to, when in an active clamping mode, short the secondary side of the transformer. An inductance may be included on the primary side of the transformer to collect and store energy from an input source when the secondary side of the transformer is shorted. The energy stored in the inductance may be used to enable soft-switching of the bridge switches in the phase-lagging circuitry during a dead time or a circulating time of the bridge switches in the phase-leading circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Siyuan Chen, Michael George Negrete
  • Patent number: 12249907
    Abstract: A noise control circuit of a switching mode power supply is disclosed. The switching mode power supply has a primary switch, a secondary switch and a transformer with a primary winding and a secondary winding. The noise control circuit includes a reverse noise generating circuit having a first input terminal coupled to a first pulse terminal or a second pulse terminal of the primary switch, a second input terminal configured to receive an adjusting signal, and an output terminal configured to provide a noise control signal. The secondary winding has a first terminal and a second terminal. The noise control signal is coupled to either terminal of the secondary winding of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuai Wang, Hui Li
  • Patent number: 12244220
    Abstract: A method for reducing current ripple at an output of a power supply includes sensing an alternating current (AC) input voltage waveform; determining a correction factor for a switching frequency of the power supply based on the sensed AC input voltage; and applying the correction factor to the switching frequency of the power supply to modify the power supply switching frequency. A modification of the switching frequency synchronizes the switching frequency of the power supply to the AC input voltage waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Eliseo Carcamo Olmos, Amin de la Cruz Oseguera, Juan Antonio Aqui Tapia
  • Patent number: 12237771
    Abstract: A three-level buck converter circuit configurable to transition between a three-level buck converter mode and a two-level buck converter mode and methods for regulating power using such a circuit. One example power supply circuit generally includes a three-level buck converter circuit and a control circuit coupled to the three-level buck converter circuit and configured to control operation of the three-level buck converter circuit between a three-level buck converter mode and a two-level buck converter mode. The three-level buck converter circuit generally includes a first switch, a second switch coupled to the first switch via a first node, a third switch coupled to the second switch via a second node, a fourth switch coupled to the third switch via a third node, a first capacitive element coupled between the first node and the third node, and an inductive element coupled between the second node and an output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sanghwa Jung, Chunping Song, Ta-Tung Yen, Yue Jing
  • Patent number: 12224674
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter, an on-board charger, and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The DCDC converter includes: a first adjustment module, a resonance module, a second adjustment module, a current detection module, and a controller. The current detection module is configured to detect a current signal of the resonance module; and the controller is configured to control the first adjustment module and the second adjustment module to reduce an output power when the current signal is greater than a current threshold. By directly detecting the current signal of the resonance module, a high precision and a faster response are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiaobin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12218595
    Abstract: A voltage balancing circuit for a double-boost DC/DC converter includes a split DC-link having a first midpoint, outer directional devices and inner switches parallel-connected to the DC-link, wherein the outer directional devices are connected to capacitors of the split DC-link and to the inner switches. The inner switches are connected to each other at a second midpoint. A DC source terminal, to which a DC source is connectable in parallel over inductances to the inner switches, is included. An inductance is connected to the midpoint of the DC link and to the midpoint of the inner switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Lorenzo Giuntini
  • Patent number: 12218576
    Abstract: An isolated gate driver has a first portion in a first voltage domain and a second portion in a second voltage domain. The first and second portions are coupled by an isolation communication channel. The isolated gate driver transmits across the isolation communication channel a serial word containing first drive strength information and simultaneously transmits gate information with the serial word across the isolation communication channel. The gate information indicates a state of a gate signal for a transistor coupled to the second portion of the isolated gate driver. A demodulator circuit demodulates a signal containing the gate information and the drive strength information transmitted across the isolation communication channel in the serial word. A gate signal output circuit coupled to the demodulator circuit supplies the gate signal based on the gate information with a drive strength of the gate signal being based on the drive strength information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert May, Fernando Naim Lavalle Aviles, Carlos Jesus Briseno-Vidrios, Patrick De Bakker, Gabor Marek, Charles Guo Lin, Peter Onody, Tamas Marozsak, Andras V. Horvath
  • Patent number: 12212239
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes: a first and second capacitor; a first and second inductor; a first switch having a first and second terminal, the first terminal coupled to the first capacitor, and the second terminal coupled to the first and second inductor; a second switch having a third and fourth terminal, the third terminal coupled to the second terminal, the fourth terminal coupled to the second capacitor; a third switch having a fifth and sixth terminal, the fifth terminal coupled to the first terminal, the sixth terminal coupled to the second inductor; and a diode having a seventh and eighth terminal, the seventh terminal coupled to the sixth terminal, the eighth terminal coupled to the fourth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hua Tang, Shanguang Xu, Zhaofu Zhou, Teng Feng, Ian Lloyd Bower
  • Patent number: 12212159
    Abstract: A method of modeling a wireless power transfer system can include constructing a loss-split circuit model of the wireless power transfer system. The loss-split circuit model can include a plurality of resistance values corresponding to power losses in selected components of the power system. The method can further include performing a plurality of finite element analyses to determine the plurality of resistor values. The one or more resistance values can correspond to power losses associated with one or more of: a transmitter coil, a receiver coil, friendly metal associated with a transmitter, friendly metal associated with a receiver, and a foreign object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alireza Safaee, Matthew J. Chabalko, Douglas Adams, Ruiyang Lin, Zaki Moussaoui
  • Patent number: 12212245
    Abstract: The voltage conversion circuit includes a first direct-current conversion circuit connected to an electric load, a secondary transformer coil connected to the first direct-current conversion circuit, and a primary transformer coil coupled to the secondary transformer coil. The primary transformer coil is configured to generate, based on an initial voltage inputted to the primary transformer coil, an electromagnetic field and couple the electromagnetic field to the secondary transformer coil. The secondary transformer coil is configured to generate an induced current by virtue of the electromagnetic field, generate a secondary output voltage based on the induced current, and transmit the secondary output voltage to the first direct-current conversion circuit. The first direct-current conversion circuit is configured to adjust, based on a predetermined demand voltage of the electric load, the secondary output voltage to obtain a target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Senlong Jiang, Chih-Wei Chiu, Chen Tian, Jun Zhang, Jialiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12206394
    Abstract: A gate driver circuit includes an isolated gate driver power supply circuit. The isolated gate driver power supply circuit includes a coreless transformer including a primary winding and a secondary winding. The secondary winding is wound about a toroid-shaped, non-magnetic body and the primary winding is a single turn primary winding to reduce capacitance coupling between the primary winding and the secondary winding. The isolated gate driver power supply circuit also includes a resonance converter coupled to the coreless transformer, wherein the resonance converter is configured to enable the isolated gate driver power supply circuit to generate an output voltage independent of load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Juan Antonio Sabate, Eladio Clemente Delgado
  • Patent number: 12194873
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a switching circuit including multiple switching elements, and a control unit configured to control and switch the multiple switching elements included in the switching circuit at a predetermined switching frequency with a direct current voltage applied to an input terminal of the switching circuit. The switching circuit is configured to convert the direct current voltage applied to the input terminal and to output a converted electric current. The switching frequency is set such that the switching frequency and a main frequency component of a ripple occurring in the electric current are out of a frequency range used for communication with a vehicle-mounted receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Tashiro, Seiji Takahashi, Shinsuke Tachizaki
  • Patent number: 12184181
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes: power supplying module configured to provide DC voltage; transformer module including primary-side first winding connected to power supplying module and secondary-side winding coupled to primary-side first winding; switch module having one end connected to primary-side first winding and the other end connected to grounding terminal; control module connected to switch module, where control module is configured to control switch module to have different switching frequencies and/or different turning-off times, to enable first pulse voltages with different duty cycles to be formed on primary-side first winding, and second pulse voltages with different duty cycles to be subsequently generated on secondary-side winding; and voltage conversion module having input terminal connected to secondary-side winding and output terminal connected to voltage output terminal of power supply circuit, where voltage conversion module is configured to convert second pulse voltages with different du
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuru Zhu, Yan Huang, Xinhua Cai
  • Patent number: 12132315
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a parameter design method for a series passive impedance adapter applicable to a VSC-HVDC transmission system, to resolve the technical problem that high-frequency resonance may occur when impedance of a VSC-HVDC transmission system is mismatched with that of a sending-end or receiving-end grid. A parameter design goal of the present disclosure is that reactive power consumed by a series passive impedance adapter is not more than A times rated power of a converter, and a loss of the series passive impedance adapter in a fundamental wave is B times the rated power of the converter. The parameter design method for a series passive impedance adapter applicable to a VSC-HVDC transmission system in the present disclosure can realize a positive impedance characteristic within a concerned frequency band and completely eliminate a risk of harmonic resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
    Inventors: Hong Rao, Changyue Zou, Shukai Xu, Yan Li, Xiaobin Zhao, Weiwei Li, Junjie Feng, Shuangfei Yang, Ting Hou, Lingfei Li, Yuke Ji
  • Patent number: 12132397
    Abstract: A system for reducing common-mode noise includes a switch mode power supply having primary and secondary sides, primary and secondary side grounds, an input voltage source, a primary switch, a transformer, a core, and a power output. The primary and secondary sides each have a quiet termination. The transformer includes a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an active shield winding between the primary and secondary windings. The active shield winding has two terminations, is wound in a same direction as the secondary winding, and occupies a same axial position on the core as the secondary winding. One of the terminations of the active shield winding is connected to the quiet termination of the primary side, so that the terminations of the secondary winding and the active shield winding that are adjacent each other carry alternating voltages of a same polarity and a same amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ionel Jitaru, Mihai Bogdan Jitariu, Andrei Stefan Savu
  • Patent number: 12107503
    Abstract: A multi-stage buck converter is provided. The multi-stage buck converter includes a capacitor string, a power switch module and a power conversion module. The capacitor string includes N capacitors connected in series. The power switch module is coupled to the capacitor string and includes N power switch groups. The power conversion module is coupled to the power switch module and includes an energy storage element. Wherein a working frequency of the power conversion module is equal to N times of the switching frequency of each of the N power switch groups, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. Wherein the working frequency is the number of times of the energy storage element that completes charging and discharging in a unit time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Wen-Tien Tsai
  • Patent number: 12081132
    Abstract: A power supply device with a high efficiency includes a switch circuit, a transformer, a first capacitor, an output stage circuit, and a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) IC (Integrated Circuit). The switch circuit generates a switching voltage according to an input voltage, a first PWM voltage, and a second PWM voltage. The transformer includes a main coil, a first secondary coil, and a second secondary coil. A leakage inductor and a magnetizing inductor are built into the transformer. The main coil receives the switching voltage through the leakage inductor. The output stage circuit is coupled to the first secondary coil and the second secondary coil, and is configured to generate an output voltage and an output current. The PWM IC selectively adjusts the switching frequency and duty cycle of the first PWM voltage according to the output current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Tzu-Tseng Chan
  • Patent number: 12066469
    Abstract: A current measurement apparatus for a three-phase inverter, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a current detection element connected to a lower end of one of three lower switches constituting the inverter; a current measurement unit measuring currents by using the current detection element and the two lower switches that are not connected to the current detection element; and a current correction unit for correcting, on the basis of the relationship between a first current value measured by means of the current detection element and second and third current values measured by means of the two lower switches, the second and third current values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Geun Oh, Beom Jun Park
  • Patent number: 12063022
    Abstract: A system and method for use in matching a source to a dynamic impedance electrical load is described. The system may include a processor that controls a signal generator to sweep across a frequency spectrum to locate a resonant frequency of the dynamic impedance load. The determination of resonant frequency may be made based on sensing the power consumption of the amplifier supplying the load and locating the frequency at which the power consumption is minimized. Periodically tracking and adjustment of the frequency to maintain a minimum power consumption may be automatically performed. The load may be a SAW atomizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Dittmer, Michal Fulmyk, Benjamin Russell, Bharanidharan Thamizhchelvan
  • Patent number: 12057780
    Abstract: A two-transistor forward switching cell includes two primary switching elements connected between an input voltage source and a primary winding of a transformer. The switching elements are connected to the primary winding at opposite ends of the winding. Reset diodes are connected between one of the opposite ends of the primary winding and one termination of the voltage source, and between another of the opposite ends of the primary winding and another termination of the voltage source. The transformer has at least a secondary winding connected to drains of synchronous rectifiers. One of the rectifiers is on during at least a portion of a time when the switching elements are on. The other of the rectifiers is a freewheeling rectifier, is connected to at least one controlled current source, and is off when the switching elements are on. Both rectifiers are on for a common predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Rompower Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Ionel Jitaru
  • Patent number: 12051963
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling a switch of a power converter. The circuit includes loop control circuitry configured to generate a control signal based on a feedback signal for the power converter and undervoltage circuitry. The undervoltage circuitry is configured to compare a voltage for a capacitor of the power converter with a voltage threshold. The undervoltage circuitry is further configured to, in response to the voltage for the capacitor of the power converter being greater than the voltage threshold, generate a switching signal to drive a switch of the power converter based on the control signal. The undervoltage circuitry is further configured to, in response to the voltage for the capacitor of the power converter being less than the voltage threshold, generate the switching signal to drive the switch of the power converter to the switched-in state until an inductor current is greater than an electrical current threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Davide Dal Bianco, Tommaso Pieretti, Peter Lang, Stefano Orlandi, Florian Regvar
  • Patent number: 12052014
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an inverter circuit having a first switching element and a second switching element, a first control circuit, a second control circuit, and a limiting unit. The first switching element is supplied with a power supply voltage. The second switching element includes a first terminal connected to the first switching element, a second terminal connected to ground, and a control terminal. The first control circuit controls the first switching element. The second control circuit controls the second switching element. The limiting unit reduces fluctuation in voltage between the second terminal and the control terminal based on voltage fluctuation at the second terminal of the second switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Ishimatsu
  • Patent number: 12039232
    Abstract: A hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation device is provided, which includes a processing circuit and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal observation circuit. The PWM signal observation circuit includes an energy storage unit and the energy storage unit is coupled to the processing circuit. A signal source transmits a PWM signal to the processing circuit and the PWM signal observation circuit, and the energy storage unit is charged when the PWM signal is at high level. The processing circuit detects the voltage of the energy storage unit when detecting the falling edge of the PWM signal so as to calculate the duty cycle of the PWM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chun-An Lin, Wen-Che Shen, Chih-Wei Yeh, Po-Huan Chou, Chun-Chieh Chang, Yu-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 12034382
    Abstract: A three-phase single-stage isolated bidirectional converter and a method of controlling same are provided. The bidirectional converter includes a three-phase AC voltage port, a DC voltage port, full-bridge circuit units, half-bridge circuit units, phase-shift inductor units, transformers, and filter capacitors. The first full-bridge circuit unit is connected to the first half-bridge circuit unit. The third full-bridge circuit unit is connected to the second half-bridge circuit unit. The fifth full-bridge circuit unit is connected to the third half-bridge circuit unit. The first half-bridge circuit unit is connected to the first filter capacitor. A midpoint of a bridge arm of the first half-bridge circuit unit is connected to a second port. A midpoint of a bridge arm of the second half-bridge circuit unit is connected to a fourth port. A midpoint of a bridge arm of the third half-bridge circuit unit is connected to a sixth port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Guochuang Innovation Center of Mobile Energy (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutan Zhang, Guoce Li, Wendi Song, Yangyang Qian, Hsien-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 12021447
    Abstract: Fault-protection is provided in electrical devices by redundancy in diodes on diode legs of the bridge rectifier and a fault-protection circuit. The fault-protection circuit is configured: (i) for electrical coupling between a return of input DC power to a step-down switching DC-DC converter and a return rail of rectified DC voltage of the output DC power generated by the bridge rectifier, and is configured to perform opening the switch based on sensing a current fault or voltage fault, or (ii) to sense current from a step-down switching DC-DC converter, a first voltage from the step-down switching DC-DC converter, and/or a second voltage at an output of the step-down switching DC-DC converter, and open the circuit on a fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventor: Wen Shi
  • Patent number: 12021398
    Abstract: This application discloses a wireless charging apparatus, a position detection method, and a system. The apparatus includes a transceiver end (100), and the transceiver end (100) includes a resonant network and a power conversion circuit. The apparatus further includes a controller (200), which is configured to determine a relative position between a transmit end (101) and a receive end (102) based on a self-inductance of a transmitting coil and at least one parameter, where the at least one parameter includes at least one of a coupling coefficient between the transmitting coil and a receiving coil and a coil mutual inductance between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil. The relative position between the transmit end (101) and the receive end (102) of wireless charging can be accurately detected by using the self-inductance of the transmitting coil and at least one of the coupling coefficient and the coil mutual inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Baoshan Wu, Donghao Wu
  • Patent number: 12015352
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Kurauchi, Yuichi Handa, Seiji Iyasu, Yuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11996773
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for regulating a power conversion system. An example system controller includes: a detection component configured to receive an input voltage related to a diode connected to an inductor and output a first signal at a first logic level in response to the input voltage being larger than a predetermined threshold, a control logic component configured to receive the first signal, process information associated with the first signal, and output a modulation signal related to a modulation frequency in response to the first signal being at the first logic level, and a driving component configured to receive the modulation signal and output a drive signal to open and close a first switch at the modulation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou On-Bright Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lieyi Fang
  • Patent number: 11996774
    Abstract: A driver circuit for driving a single conductor line that is coupled to a series of individually controlled circuit units each including a capacitor includes a power supply circuit for supplying a constant current to the single conductor line and a line driver supply circuit configured to modulate a digital information signal onto the constant current on the single conductor line. The line driver further includes a signaling transistor structured to operate in a zero voltage switched mode at least part of the time, and a signaling inductor coupled between the single conductor line and the signaling transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: NEOFOCAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Peting
  • Patent number: 11997839
    Abstract: Heat dissipation system, a power converter using such a heat dissipation system, and an associated method of thermal management of the power converter are disclosed. The heat dissipation system includes a condenser, a first cooling loop, and a second cooling loop. The first cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a first two-phase heat transfer device. The second cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a second two-phase heat transfer device. The condenser is disposed above the first and second two-phase heat transfer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: GE Grid Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Alistair Martin Waddell, Mark Aaron Chan Chan, Owen Jannis Schelenz, Michael Fernahl
  • Patent number: 11990849
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for multi-level inverters. A hybrid binary cascaded multilevel inverter (BCMLI) is discussed that includes a plurality of H-bridge cells connected in a cascaded formation. DC input voltages of some of the H-bridge cells are provided by DC voltage sources. But inputs of other H-bridge cells coupled with capacitors instead. The H-bridge cells are operated to provide an AC output voltage at the output terminals of the inverter. One or more floating capacitor voltage controllers are used to vary one or more switching instances of the H-bridge cells such that a desirable level or charge is maintained across the one or more capacitors coupled with the input terminals of the H-bridge cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Jih-Sheng Lai, Moonhyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11979090
    Abstract: A first controller for a power converter, the first controller comprising a driver, supply terminal, branch switch and branch control. The driver configured to provide a drive signal to turn ON and turn OFF a power switch. The power switch includes a first switch and a second switch coupled in a cascode configuration. The supply terminal coupled to a bypass capacitor that provides operating power to the first controller, wherein the bypass capacitor has a bypass voltage. The branch switch coupled to a node between the first switch and the second switch. The branch control configured to receive a regulation signal representative of a comparison of the bypass voltage to a bypass reference and is configured to turn ON the branch switch if the bypass voltage is below the bypass reference to redirect at least a portion of a drain current of the power switch to the bypass capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Antonius Jacobus Johannes Werner, Arthur B. Odell, Giao Minh Pham
  • Patent number: 11973420
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a voltage supply device including: a controller which outputs a signal indicating any one bus voltage determined by negotiation among a plurality of bus voltages from a power supply circuit to an external device; a reference voltage generation unit which generates a reference voltage corresponding to the signal; a detection voltage output unit which detects the bus voltage and outputs a detection voltage; a comparison unit which compares the detection voltage with the reference voltage; and a switch unit which switches the supply state of the bus voltage to the external device in response to the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuta Nagano
  • Patent number: 11964587
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power control device for a hybrid vehicle that can allow power generation by a generator connected to a low-voltage battery regardless of a charging rate of the low-voltage battery. The hybrid vehicle includes: a motor (21) that can be coupled to a drive wheel (18) of the vehicle; a generator (22) that can be coupled to an internal combustion engine (11); a first secondary battery (21) connected to the motor (21); a second secondary battery (32) that is connected to the generator (22), and a voltage of which is lower than that of the first secondary battery (31); and a converter (33) that steps up a DC voltage received from the second secondary battery (32) and can output the stepped-up DC voltage to the first secondary battery (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Bosch Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Yukawa
  • Patent number: 11967902
    Abstract: A converter (145) is described comprising: a first input terminal (150) and a second input terminal (155), a first output terminal (165) and a second output terminal (170) connectable to opposite ends of the electrical load (110), a first electric branch (201) adapted to connect the first input terminal (150) with a first intermediate electrical node (202), a second electric branch (203) adapted to connect the first intermediate electrical node (202) with the second input terminal (155), a third electric branch (205) adapted to connect the first output terminal (165) with a second intermediate electrical node (206), a fourth electric branch (207) adapted to connect the second intermediate electrical node (206) with the second output terminal (170), a first active switch (180) placed on the second electric branch (203) and having a first conduction terminal (185) and a resonant circuit (200) sized to reduce the electric voltage and/or electric current applied to said first active switch at least in the moments
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: EGGTRONIC ENGINEERING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Igor Spinella, Alberto Michele Difrancesco, Andrea Zanetti, Filippo Muccini
  • Patent number: 11955303
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for improving a performance of a pulsed-ultraviolet (PUV) device. The method includes monitoring an input current across a circuit breaker in communication with a UV lamp, where the input current is delivered by a power signal and is interrupted by the circuit breaker upon exceeding a predefined cut-off current; generating a pulse signal having a set of frequencies based on the power signal for driving the UV lamp, where the pulse signal is associated with a predetermined cut-off frequency that increases the input current beyond the cut-off current; determining a predefined threshold current less than the cut-off current; and configuring the pulse signal with multiple distinct pulse frequencies per second for a predefined configuration period based on the input current exceeding the threshold current. The distinct pulse frequencies per second include at least one pulse frequency greater than the cut-off frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Anram Holdings
    Inventors: Prakash Valentino Ramanand, Manjinder Singh Dhillon
  • Patent number: 11936291
    Abstract: Circuits and methods that more effectively and efficiently solving the charge-balance problem for multi-level converter circuits by establishing a control method that selects an essentially optimal pattern or set of switch states that moves the fly capacitors towards a charge-balance state or maintains the current charge state every time a voltage level at an output node is selected regardless of what switch state or states were used in the past. Accordingly, multi-level converter circuit embodiments of the invention are free to select a different switch state or output voltage level every switching cycle without needing to keep track of any prior switch state or sequence of switch states. Additional benefits include improved transient performance made possible by the novel charge-balance method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Szczeszynski
  • Patent number: 11923761
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a circuit includes a voltage source and an output load, first and second resonant modules disposed between the voltage source and the output load, and first and second transformers. The circuit is further arranged such that the first transformer is disposed between the first resonant module and the output load, and the second transformer is disposed between the second resonant module and the output load. The circuit also includes a plurality of half-bridges coupled between the first and second resonant modules and the voltage source. The circuit further includes a voltage divider disposed between the voltage source and the plurality of half-bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AcLeap Power Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Bala, Liming Liu, Jing Xu
  • Patent number: 11901820
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus with step-up and step-down conversion includes a primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, a step-up converter, a full-bridge LLC converter, a primary-side controller, a secondary-side rectifying/filtering circuit, a voltage regulator, and a secondary-side controller. The primary-side rectifying/filtering circuit rectifies and filters an AC input voltage into a DC input voltage. The primary-side controller controls the step-up converter to step up the DC input voltage to a step-up voltage, and controls the full-bridge LLC converter to convert the step-up voltage to a conversion voltage. The secondary-side rectifying/filtering circuit rectifies and filters the conversion voltage into a DC output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tso-Jen Peng, Ssu-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 11901826
    Abstract: An efficient control method for an isolated multilevel DC/DC resonant converter achieves a wide output voltage range with a narrow device switching frequency range, relative to the output voltage range and the device switching frequency range of the prior art. At any given time, a control circuit selects one of three different modulation schemes to operate the primary-side switching devices of the resonant converter based on at least one of output voltage, output current, input signal, and one or more external control signals. Together with a selected device switching frequency, the three modulation schemes generate different voltage waveforms to a primary-side transformer, which are coupled to the secondary-side to provide different output voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chi Zhang, Peter Barbosa
  • Patent number: 11886216
    Abstract: A voltage regulator is provided. The voltage regulator includes a shunt transistor and a feedback circuit. The shunt transistor has a first current electrode coupled to a first voltage source terminal, a second current electrode coupled to a second voltage source terminal, a control electrode coupled to receive a reference voltage, and a body electrode. The feedback circuit has an input terminal coupled to the body electrode of the shunt transistor, and an output terminal coupled to the control electrode of the shunt transistor. The voltage regulator is suitable for use in a passive RFID device to protect the device from over-voltage damage. In another embodiment, a method for regulating a voltage is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ivan Jesus Rebollo Pimentel, Thomas Pichler, Ronald van Langevelde
  • Patent number: 11880217
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power management circuit is provided. The integrated circuit has a power input pin, a system output pin for providing an output voltage, a switching node pin coupled to a battery through an inductor, a ground pin, a first switch coupled between the system output pin and the switching node pin, a second switch coupled between the switching node pin and the ground pin, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the first switch and second switch to operate in a buck mode or a boost mode. The first switch is turned OFF for a constant time, and the second switch is turned ON for the constant time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Xu
  • Patent number: 11870355
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a conversion circuit (10) having a switching element and converting DC voltage into AC voltage by switching operation of the switching element, an isolation transformer (3) for which an input side is connected to the conversion circuit (10), a rectifier circuit (4) connected to an outside of the isolation transformer (3), a resonance circuit connected to the output side of the isolation transformer (3), and a control circuit (100) for controlling the switching element, wherein the control circuit (100) turning on the switching element in a period when current flowing through resonance circuit flows from a low potential side terminal to a high potential side terminal of the switching element via the isolation transformer (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Yusuke Zushi, Yosuke Tomita, Yuji Saito, Keisuke Takemoto, Shigeharu Yamagami
  • Patent number: 11870439
    Abstract: A pulse shaping device includes an inductor that is selectively output-coupled to a first port of a capacitor. The inductor is charged to a selected current throughput and then coupled to the first port to generate a first characteristic within the current flowing at a second port of the capacitor. The capacitor is charged until reaching a clamping voltage at the first port. A voltage clamp of the shaping device clamps the first port of the capacitor at the clamping voltage to generate a second characteristic within the current flowing at a second port of the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Xin Zan, Al-Thaddeus Avestruz
  • Patent number: 11870357
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter, an on-board charger, and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The DC-DC converter includes: a first adjustment module, a resonance module, a second adjustment module, a current detection module, and a controller. The current detection module is configured to detect a current signal of the resonance module; and the controller is configured to control the first adjustment module and the second adjustment module to reduce an output power when the current signal is greater than a current threshold. By directly detecting the current signal of the resonance module, a high precision and a faster response are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiaobin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11817834
    Abstract: A load independent inverter comprises a switched mode zero-voltage switching (ZVS) amplifier. The switched mode ZVS amplifier comprising: a pair of circuits comprises: at least a transistor and at least a capacitor arranged in parallel; and at least an inductor arranged in series with the transistor and capacitor. The amplifier further comprises only one ZVS inductor connected to the pair of circuits; and at least a pair of capacitors connected to the ZVS inductor and arranged in series with at least an inductor and at least a resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SOLACE POWER INC.
    Inventor: Samer Aldhaher
  • Patent number: 11817789
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for continuous conduction mode operation in multi-output power converters are described herein. During a switching cycle, secondary current may be delivered via a diode to a secondary output. Prior to beginning a subsequent switching cycle, a diverting current may be provided to a lower voltage secondary output on a parallel path. In this way diode current may be reduced to substantially zero prior to the subsequent switching cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Karl Moore, Antonius Jacobus Johannes Werner
  • Patent number: 11811242
    Abstract: A method of modeling a wireless power transfer system can include constructing a loss-split circuit model of the wireless power transfer system. The loss-split circuit model can include a plurality of resistance values corresponding to power losses in selected components of the power system. The method can further include performing a plurality of finite element analyses to determine the plurality of resistor values. The one or more resistance values can correspond to power losses associated with one or more of: a transmitter coil, a receiver coil, friendly metal associated with a transmitter, friendly metal associated with a receiver, and a foreign object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alireza Safaee, Matthew J. Chabalko, Douglas Adams, Ruiyang Lin, Zaki Moussaoui
  • Patent number: 11798733
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a transformer supporting two or more sets of windings electrically connected to different voltage levels. Use of stress control materials or composite materials (comprising a matrix and filler) may direct electrical fields caused by the different voltage levels to have a lowered electrical field amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Nikolay Tal, Tzachi Glovinsky
  • Patent number: RE49955
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless power transmitting apparatus and a method thereof. The wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmits power to a wireless power receiving apparatus. The wireless power transmitting apparatus detects a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmitting apparatus and the wireless power receiving apparatus, and generates a control signal to control transmit power based on the detected wireless power transmission state. The wireless power transmitting apparatus generates the transmit power by using first DC power based on the control signal, and transmits the transmit power to a transmission resonance coil through a transmission induction coil unit based on an electromagnetic induction scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Su Ho Bae