Abstract: A converter has at least one phase module, an AC voltage terminal and a DC voltage terminal. A phase module branch is formed between each DC voltage terminal and each AC voltage terminal. Each phase module branch has a series circuit containing submodules which each have a capacitor, a power semiconductor, and submodule sensors for detecting energy stored in the capacitor and with a regulation device for regulating the apparatus in dependence on energy values and predetermined desired values. Therefore unbalanced loading of the energy storage units is avoided. The regulation device has a summation unit for summing the energy values while obtaining branch energy actual values and a device for calculating circuit current desired values in dependence on the branch energy actual values. The regulation device compensates for imbalances in the branch energy actual values in dependence on the circuit current desired values.

Abstract: A power supply to improve an EMI characteristic and an electronic device having the power supply. The power supply includes a power converter to convert an alternating current (AC) power applied from outside to a direct current (DC) power, a ground portion to supply a ground power to the power converter and a noise attenuator to reduce noise by blocking a harmonic current generated by a driving of the power converter from passing through the ground portion. Accordingly, the stable ground power can be supplied to the internal elements by avoiding the potential change of the ground power and the noise caused by the flow of the harmonic current can be reduced by shortening the harmonic current path. Therefore, the EMI characteristic can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention is a polyphase, resonant switching power converter which includes a transformer structure configured for minimizing converter-frequency ripple at both an input and output of the power converter. The power converter is further configured for maximizing frequency response of an output signal provided by the power converter. The power converter further provides an electrically efficient system for providing a modulated supply voltage/power signal (ex.—the output signal) to power amplifiers which utilize EER or other techniques requiring modulated supply voltage.

Abstract: A method is provided for minimizing a double-frequency ripple power exchanged between a load and an energy source, the energy source delivering electrical power to the load through a single-phase power conditioner, and the power conditioner being coupled to an energy storage device. The method includes determining a phase shift of an AC output signal of the power condition and an average AC output power of the power conditioner. The average AC output power may be a predetermined value or a calculated value based on sensed or measured signals. The method further includes generating an AC signal at an energy storage device. The generated AC signal has an amplitude that is a function of the average AC output power and a phase shift substantially equal to 45 degrees minus an amount that is dependent on the determined phase shift. In some embodiments, the phase shift may be determined to be of a non-zero value.

Abstract: A switch-mode power converter comprises a converter circuit and an auxiliary switching circuit. The converter circuit comprises a storage component configured to temporarily store input energy; and at least one switch configured to control release of the stored energy from the storage component. The auxiliary switching circuit is coupled to the storage component, the auxiliary switching circuit comprising an auxiliary switch having a duty cycle that is approximately 180 degrees out of phase with the duty cycle of the at least one switch in the converter circuit such that the auxiliary switching circuit produces compensating noise which substantially cancels noise radiated from the converter circuit.

Abstract: The disclosure specifies a method for operating a converter circuit, the converter circuit having a converter unit with a large number of drivable power semiconductor switches and with a three-phase electrical AC voltage system, in which the drivable power semiconductor switches are driven by means of a drive signal (SA) formed from a control signal ((SR), and the control signal (SR) is formed by adjusting an H-th harmonic component of system currents (iNH) to a system current setpoint value (iNHref), where H=1, 2, 3, . . . . In order to reduce a harmonic component in the system voltages, the system current setpoint value (iNHref) is formed by adjusting an H-th harmonic component of system voltages (uNH) to a predeterminable system voltage setpoint value (uNHref), the control difference (uNHdiff) from the H-th harmonic component of the system voltages (uNH) and the system voltage setpoint value (uNHref) being weighted by a system impedance (yNH) determined with respect to the H-th harmonic component.

Abstract: A method for operating a converter circuit is disclosed. Such a converter circuit has a converter unit with a multiplicity of actuatable power semiconductor switches and is connected to a three-phase electrical AC mains system and in which the actuatable power semiconductor switches are actuated by means of an actuation signal (SA) formed from a control signal (SR), and the control signal (SR) is formed by adjusting an H-th harmonic component of system currents (iNH) to a system current setpoint value (iNHref), wherein H=1, 2, 3 . . . . For the purpose of reducing a harmonic component in the system voltages, the system current setpoint value (iNHref) is formed by adjusting the absolute value of an H-th harmonic component of the system voltages (uNH) to the absolute value of a prescribable system voltage setpoint value (uNHref). An exemplary apparatus carries out the method.

Abstract: A detected DC voltage value estimation mechanism samples detected DC voltage values at specific intervals of a period T, stores detected DC voltage values Vn to Vn?m detected at a present time tn up to a sampling time tn?m which is m sampling cycles (m?1) before the present time tn, and calculates a DC voltage estimation value Vn+1 at a next time tn+1 using the detected DC voltage values Vn to Vn?m, expressing a curve connecting the voltage values Vn to Vn?m by a specific function. An output voltage control into which the DC voltage estimation value Vn+1 is input corrects an output voltage command value and outputs the corrected output voltage command value to a power converter.

Abstract: Systems and methods for scaling a current signal in a power factor correction circuit are disclosed. An exemplary method may include providing a power factor correction circuit for a power supply, the power factor correction circuit having a first current sensing resistor connected on a return path to a rectified AC line. The method may also include measuring current across the first current sensing resistor. The method may also include switching on at least a second current sensing resistor in parallel with the first current sensing resistor if the measured current increases above a threshold value.

Abstract: A structure and method for reducing the effects of chip-package resonance in an integrated circuit assembly is described. A series RLC circuit is employed to reduce the output impedance of the power delivery system at the resonance frequency.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and controller for damping multimode electromagnetic oscillations in electric power systems which interconnect a plurality of generators and consumers. The controller for damping such oscillations includes a phasor measurement unit (PMU) and a power oscillation damper (POD) controller. Each oscillating mode signal is damped and then superposed to derive a control signal. A feedback controller is used to feedback the control signal to a power flow control device in the power system.

Abstract: An oscillation control part composed of a control switching element and a damping resistance connected in parallel is arranged between an input power supply and a main switching element of a power conversion circuit, and the control switching element and the main switching element have a relationship such as Ron(S2)<E(Rg)×fsw/(D×I2), and the main switching element is turned off and after a current of the main switching element has become zero, the control switching element is turned off to prevent a high-frequency oscillation generated between a parasitic inductance of the circuit and a junction capacitance of the main switching element, with a damping resistance.

Abstract: A power converter is provided with a rectifying circuit, an inverter circuit, and a common mode filter including a common mode choke coil and a capacitor. The switching frequency of a PWM rectifying circuit is set at three times the switching frequency of a PWM inverter. Alternatively, the resonance frequency of the common mode filter is set at twice the carrier frequency of the rectifying circuit or the PWM inverter circuit or more.

Abstract: A method is provided for minimizing a double-frequency ripple power exchanged between a load and an energy source, the energy source delivering electrical power to the load through a single-phase power conditioner, and the power conditioner being coupled to an energy storage device. The method senses a first AC signal at an output of the power conditioner and generates a second AC signal at the energy storage device. The second AC signal has a frequency substantially equal to a frequency of the first AC signal and a phase shift of about 45 degrees relative to a phase of the first AC signal.

Abstract: The configurations of an interleaved flyback converter and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed two-phase interleaved flyback converter includes a transformer including a first primary winding having a first terminal, a first secondary winding having a first terminal, a second primary winding having a second terminal, a second secondary winding having a second terminal and a magnetic coupled core device, wherein the first primary, the first secondary, the second primary and the second secondary windings are wound therein, and the first terminal of the first primary winding has a polarity the same as that of any of the first terminal of the first secondary winding, the second terminal of the second primary winding and the second terminal of the second secondary winding so as to eliminate a ripple of a channel current of the converter.

Abstract: An edge enhancer for enhancing edges within a video image, forms an edge enhancement signal of odd harmonics of a sinusoid representative of the edge content in an incoming signal. The edge enhancement signal may be added to a version of the incoming signal, thereby sharpening the edge in the incoming signal. This allows edges to be enhanced, increasing the image's rise-time without adding overshoot. Sharper edges are thus produced in much the same way as a square wave may be formed of odd harmonics of a sinusoid.

Abstract: In a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) direct current (DC) steady-state output circuit, there are included an electrode switch and a resistor-capacitor (RC) integrating filter. The electronic switch has a signal input end, via which a PWM signal is input, and a high-level end. The RC integrating filter includes at least one RC filtering unit and a first protection unit. There can be (1+n) order(s) of the RC filtering unit(s) with a first-order RC filtering unit connected to the electronic switch and the first protection unit and the RC filtering unit(s) at the rest order(s), if any, being sequentially connected to the first-order RC filtering unit one by one. When the electronic switch has signals input thereto, the RC integrating filter makes feedback compensation to enable output of a steady-state DC level.

Abstract: A controller for a power conversion system reduces common-mode voltage generated by the power conversion system by imposing a constraint on the control signals applied to the power conversion system. The power conversion system includes a plurality of switching devices that are responsive to control signals provided by the controller to selectively connect each output of the power conversion system to one of a plurality of inputs. The controller generates control signals based on a desired output of the power conversion system. In addition, the controller imposes a constraint on the control signals to reduce the common-mode voltage. The constraint is defined by assigning an integer value to each input of the power conversion system, and requiring that the selective connection of outputs to inputs must result in a sum of integer values equal to zero.

Abstract: An EMC active filter capable to maintain a low earth leakage current at all times, thus being compatible with RCD devices. The filter of the invention has an especially simple inductor's structure, where typically the power conductors pass straight through the filter, without windings, and most of the components can be implemented in a modular shunt circuit. Preferably the filter is realized by connecting the shunt module by an IDC device to the phase conductors, or directly to the line and load terminal, thus avoiding cutting and splicing high-current cables. The particular protection circuit of the filter prevents in-rush current at power on, and limits earth leakage current even in case of a fault in the line.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a medium voltage drive system having multiple power cells each to couple between a transformer and a load. A first subset of the power cells are configured to provide power to the load and to perform partial regeneration from the load, and a second subset of the power cells are configured to provide power to the load but not perform partial regeneration. A controller may be included in the system to simultaneously control a DC bus voltage of at least one of the first subset of the power cells, correct a power factor of the system, and provide harmonic current compensation for the system.

Abstract: A power converter for a wind turbine including an array of switching devices and a control module having a current damping device. The control module is configured to control a switching behavior of the array of switching devices and to receive a current having a first frequency component from the wind turbine. The current damping device is configured to reduce an amplitude of the first frequency component.

Abstract: A four pole, three-phase, NPC converter that produces virtually no common mode voltage. The low common mode voltage output is achieved by constraining the switch states of the NPC converter. A fourth pole and associated control balance the upper and lower DC link voltages. The converter may be an inverter or a rectifier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (20) and a method for sensorless measuring a mechanical rotor frequency of a rotor (6) of an asynchronous machine (40), wherein the rotor (6) has a predetermined defect and the asynchronous machine (40) has a fixed number of pairs of poles. The asynchronous machine (40) comprises a current determination unit (2) for determining a stator current of the stator (7), wherein the stator current has a stator frequency. A processing unit (3) forms a stator current spectrum of the stator current. An analyzing unit (4) analyzes the stator current spectrum and determines an inverse peak (26) and a corresponding inverse frequency in the stator current spectrum, wherein the inverse peak (26) is the peak having the second highest amplitude in the stator current spectrum in the frequency range of the stator frequency.

Abstract: A power converter system is provided, comprising a plant having a plant input and a plant output; and a plant identification filter that receives the plant input and the plant output, and estimates the values of poles and zeros of the plant, wherein the plant identification filter updates the estimates of the poles and zeros, based upon the plant input and the plant output, beginning from an initial state; and a rate at which the plant identification filter updates the estimates of the values of the poles and zeros is slower than a rate at which the plant input and the plant output are received by the plant identification filter.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a power converter with low standby power consumption, used to convert an AC input power to an output DC power, comprising: an EMI filter, coupled to the AC input power to filter the EMI; a TRIAC, coupled to the EMI filter to access the AC input power; and a TRIAC driver, used for driving the gate of the TRIAC switch according to an on-off control signal from a loading device, to control the conduction of the TRIAC switch.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a regular circuitry for reducing ripple resulting from a line voltage transmitting to a secondary side of a power transformer. The regular circuitry electrically connected in parallel with the power transformer includes a ripple sampling circuit, a proportional amplifier circuit, and a reversing amplifier circuit. The ripple sampling circuit selects a sampling ripple from the input port of the power transformer, which is electrically connected in series between a primary side rectification circuit and a secondary side rectification circuit. The proportional amplifier circuit receives the sampling ripple to generate an amplified sampling ripple. The amplified sampling ripple transmits to the reversing amplifier circuit so that a reversed sampling ripple is generated. Thus, the reversed sampling ripple can be input to the output port of the power transformer to superimpose on the signal output from the power transformer to reduce the ripple resulting from the line voltage.

Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering may reduce the requirements for high current differential mode inductors. The active EMI filtering of the present invention may be useful in power devices that use switching power converters. Conventional EMI differential mode filtering devices may occupy up to 30% of the total weight and volume of the power electronics. Conventional differential mode filtering inductors tend to be large and heavy, especially so for high current input power lines. The present invention may replace the large conventional differential mode filtering inductors with a smaller set of coupled inductors.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a dc-dc converter for operating at substantially fixed switching frequency, the converter including a rectifier, and a resonant inverter coupled to the rectifier, the resonant inverter including a switch and a reactive network having first, second, third and fourth energy storage elements, wherein an impedance magnitude at the output of the switch due to the reactive network has minima at dc and at a frequency near a second harmonic of the switching frequency.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein provide for a universal controller capable of controlling multiple types of three phase, two and three level power converters. The universal controller is capable of controlling the power converter in any quadrant of the PQ domain. The universal controller can include a region selection unit, an input selection unit, a reference signal source unit and a control core. The control core can be implemented using one-cycle control, average current mode control, current mode control or sliding mode control and the like. The controller can be configured to control different types of power converters by adjusting the reference signal source. Also provided are multiple modulation methods for controlling the power converter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for harmonic-wave suppression in AC voltage-operated PTC heaters, especially in frequency-stable and frequency-variable alternating-voltage networks in aerospace applications. The problem of harmonic-wave suppression for AC voltage-operated PTC heaters, in which the harmonic waves are suppressed by superimposing a correction current, which permits a simple and economical generation of the harmonic-wave suppression signal, is solved according to the invention by generating a correction current in a correction current circuit arranged parallel to the PTC heater using an ohmic resistor (4). The correction current is generated and additively superimposed exclusively for suppressing the third harmonic of the heating current of the PTC heater.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein monitor and control input to a converter in one or more of a UPS, a frequency converter, or a line conditioner. Distortion due at least in part to ripple voltage can be removed from a control signal that controls input current to the converter. The systems and methods described herein afford a simple and effective way to reduce or eliminate one or more of subharmonic oscillation and total harmonic distortion from a converter input current during synchronous and asynchronous modes of operation. The converter may include one or more of a rectifier and an inverter.

Abstract: A ripple reduction circuit for use in a current doubler rectifier has first and second inductors coupled via a first coupling coefficient. The first and second inductors generate a first and a second ripple current, respectively. A third inductor is coupled to the first and second inductors; and an impedance is connected in series with the third inductor, wherein the circuit generates a third ripple current opposing the combination of the first and second ripple currents generated by the first and second inductors.

Abstract: A power supply to improve an EMI characteristic and an electronic device having the power supply. The power supply includes a power converter to convert an alternating current (AC) power applied from outside to a direct current (DC) power, a ground portion to supply a ground power to the power converter and a noise attenuator to reduce noise by blocking a harmonic current generated by a driving of the power converter from passing through the ground portion. Accordingly, the stable ground power can be supplied to the internal elements by avoiding the potential change of the ground power and the noise caused by the flow of the harmonic current can be reduced by shortening the harmonic current path. Therefore, the EMI characteristic can be improved.

Abstract: A motor system with reduced common-mode noise includes an AC power, a first transformer unit electrically connected to the AC power and providing a first DC power, and a second transformer unit electrically connected to the AC power and providing a second DC power. The first DC power is supplied to a motor driving section of the motor system, and the second DC power is supplied to a motor controlling section of the motor system. Therefore, a common-mode noise from the transformer winding for the motor driving section can be prevented from coupling to the transformer winding for the motor controlling section. Moreover, a safe stop signal is applied to turn down a PWM IC for power through a photo coupler or a relay. Therefore, the first transformer unit stops supplying current to the motor driving section of the motor system to enhance safe stop function for the motor system.

Abstract: A method for regulating a voltage using a linear voltage regulator is provided. The linear voltage regulator has a first circuit with a primary output node and a second circuit having first and second inverters electrically coupled to the primary output node. The method includes receiving a first voltage from a voltage source at the first circuit. The method further includes removing frequency components of the first voltage in a first frequency range to obtain an output voltage at the primary output node utilizing the first circuit. The method further includes removing frequency components of the output voltage in a second frequency range utilizing the first and second inverters of the second circuit, the second frequency range being greater than the first frequency range.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a switched-mode power supply that has a switch coupled to a drive signal is disclosed. The method includes deactivating the drive signal at a first instance of time, and comparing a power supply signal to a threshold after deactivating the drive signal. The method further includes activating the drive signal a variable period of time after the power supply signal crosses the threshold.

Abstract: A terminator reduces reflections on power lines connecting an inverter to an AC motor by providing a differential-mode reflection damping element and at least one common-mode reflection damping element, the latter including a series capacitance to substantially reduce power dissipation in the resistance of the damping elements.

Abstract: Disclosed a switching power supply circuit of current resonance type including: a switching element; an LC resonance circuit to resonate current flowing through the switching element; and a detection circuit to perform a detection associated with an output current amount on the basis of an operation timing of the switching element and a voltage under resonating operation of the LC resonance circuit.

Abstract: A power supply to improve an EMI characteristic and an electronic device having the power supply. The power supply includes a power converter to convert an alternating current (AC) power applied from outside to a direct current (DC) power, a ground portion to supply a ground power to the power converter and a noise attenuator to reduce noise by blocking a harmonic current generated by a driving of the power converter from passing through the ground portion. Accordingly, the stable ground power can be supplied to the internal elements by avoiding the potential change of the ground power and the noise caused by the flow of the harmonic current can be reduced by shortening the harmonic current path. Therefore, the EMI characteristic can be improved.

Abstract: Common mode (CM) noise is substantially canceled in a switching power supply circuit such as a boost converter by providing a split inductor and analyzing the switching power supply circuit as a bridge circuit formed of the switch, portions of the split inductor and parasitic capacitances of respective portions of the power supply circuit. The bridge can then be balanced by addition of capacitance in parallel with the parasitic capacitance of a respective portion of the power supply circuit or dividing the split inductor such that a ratio of inductances of respective portions of the split inductor approximates a ratio of parasitic capacitances of the respective power supply circuit portions which may be measured or otherwise empirically determined. CM noise reduction of up to 40 db can be achieved without symmetric circuit design, addition of circuit elements or complex filtering having added cost, space requirements and power losses.

Abstract: Provided is a maximum power point (MPP) tracker for a PV cell inverter, and a PV cell inverter. The MPP tracker decouples output power oscillations from the input power generation and extracts maximum available power from the PV cell. The PV cell inverter uses the MPP tracker and generates a sinusoidal output current from the MPP tracker output. The sinusoidal output current may be fed to a power distribution grid. The PV cell inverter may use a pulse width modulation technique to cancel harmonics in the sinusoidal output current. The circuits use a minimum number of components and avoid use of large electrolytic capacitors.

Abstract: A method is provided for minimizing a double-frequency ripple power exchanged between a load and an energy source, the energy source delivering electrical power to the load through a single-phase power conditioner, and the power conditioner being coupled to an energy storage device. The method senses a first AC signal at an output of the power conditioner and generates a second AC signal at the energy storage device. The second AC signal has a frequency substantially equal to a frequency of the first AC signal and a phase shift of about 45 degrees relative to a phase of the first AC signal.

Abstract: This deadbeat control method for regulating an output voltage Uc or an output current Il of a low-pass RLC filter includes: calculation (92) of a current setting ?uc for the average intensity ?u of a DC current Iu flowing through a first output point of the filter between instants ti and ti+1, this setting ?uc being established from discretized state equations of the filter in such a way that the voltage Uc or the line current Il is equal to a predetermined setting of voltage Ucc or of line current Ilc at the instant ti+1, control (100) of an electric converter in order to produce a current Iu flowing through the filter, the average intensity ?u of which between the instants ti and ti+1 is equal to the current setting ?uc.

Abstract: A power converter for converting an input voltage (Vin) into an output voltage (Vout), comprising a first supply potential and a second supply potential established by the input voltage, and at least one primary winding having two terminals, a center tap arranged between the two terminals and connected to the first supply potential, and at least one secondary winding magnetically coupled to the primary winding for providing at least one output voltage (Vout) and a first controllable switch connected between the second supply potential and one terminal of the primary winding and a second controllable switch connected between the second supply potential and the other terminal of the primary winding and a third controllable switch connected between the second supply potential and the one terminal of the primary winding and a fourth controllable switch connected between the second supply potential and the other terminal of the primary winding, and a control unit for controlling the switches such that the first, s

Abstract: An active power filter includes an energy storage capacitor, an inverter, a filtering circuit and a controller. The inverter is controlled to act as a virtual resister at a fundamental frequency for compensating for the power loss of the active power filter, to act as a virtual capacitor at a fundamental frequency for compensating for a fundamental reactive power of the load, and/or to generate a harmonic current for suppressing the harmonic currents of specific orders of the load.

Abstract: A power supply includes an adapter and a delay module. The adapter is operable to receive an input voltage and convert the input voltage into a first operation voltage to power a load controlled by a control unit. The adapter includes a filter capacitor configured to smooth the first operation voltage. The delay module detects the input voltage, and supplies a second operation voltage to the control unit when receiving the input voltage. The delay module continues supplying the second operation voltage to the control unit for a predetermined time period after the input voltage is no longer supplied to the adapter. As a result, the load operates for at most the predetermined time period and the filter capacitor discharges via the load after the input voltage is removed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of verifying a component coupled to an output of a power supply includes measuring a frequency response from a control input of the power supply to the output of the power supply. The method also includes comparing the frequency response to a predetermined metric based on the measuring. The component is determined to be valid if the frequency response falls within the predetermined metric.

Abstract: A method is provided for minimizing a double-frequency ripple power exchanged between a load and an energy source, the energy source delivering electrical power to the load through a single-phase power conditioner, and the power conditioner being coupled to an energy storage device. The method senses a first AC waveform at the output of the power conditioner, generates a second AC waveform at the energy storage device, the second AC waveform having the same frequency as the first AC waveform, and shifts the second AC waveform by a phase shift equal to ?/4 radians relative to a phase of the first AC waveform, thereby minimizing the double-frequency ripple power in the power supplied by the energy source.

Abstract: System and method for providing frequency control to a power converter. The system includes a pseudorandom signal generator configured to generate a digital signal. The digital signal is associated with at least an N-bit datum, and N is a positive integer. Additionally, the system includes a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive the digital signal and generate a first control signal, an output signal generator configured to receive the first control signal and generate at least a first output signal associated with a frequency, and a pulse-width-modulation generator configured to receive at least the first output signal. The N-bit datum represents a pseudorandom number.

Abstract: An apparatus for varying the timing of a SMPS, including a microcontroller configured to output a first PWM signal. A converter is coupled to the microcontroller and is configured to receive the first PWM signal and output an analog signal to a SMPS timing capacitor coupled to a SMPS. The analog signal varies the discharge time of the timing capacitor to vary a switching frequency of the SMPS.