A power conversion device which is premised on converting electric power supplied from a power source with use of a magnetic component, includes: a plurality of bus bars configured to supply electric power to a load; current sensor elements which are respectively provided for the plurality of bus bars, and are configured to detect magnetic fluxes generated when electric currents flow through the plurality of bus bars; and a plate-like magnetic shield plate which is arranged on a straight line connecting the magnetic component and the current sensor element, and is configured to shield magnetic fluxes directed from the magnetic component to one or more current sensor elements.

A resonant converter controller circuit is provided. Each period in drive control has a drive time interval and a pause time interval for driving/pausing the resonant converter. The resonant converter controller circuit includes a first oscillating means for generating a clock signal, a second oscillating means for generating a sawtooth wave signal, a third oscillating means for generating a rectangular wave signal, comparison means for outputting a comparison signal indication the rive time interval, by comparing the sawtooth wave signal with a threshold signal, which is generated based on a difference voltage between an output voltage of the resonant converter and a target voltage, and which indicates a ration of the drive time interval to the pause time interval, and a logical operation means for generating a drive control signal based on the comparison signal and the rectangular wave signal to drive and control the resonant converter.

A system for aircraft power management and distribution, including a sensor suite configured to measure battery pack data. The system includes a battery pack with a plurality of batteries and a battery monitoring component. This battery monitoring component is configured to measure battery pack data. The system also has electric power converters, each connected to a battery of the plurality of batteries. The system also includes a controller configured to control each electric power converter; receive an estimated charge from each battery; select and enable electric power converters based on the estimated charge; compare the total output of the enabled electric power converters against an optimal operating region; and adjust the number of the one or more enabled electric power converters accordingly.

The converter includes a primary-side winding, a secondary-side winding, a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor, and a noise suppression network. The primary-side winding and the secondary-side winding form a transformer. The noise suppression network is connected between a primary-side quiescent point and a secondary-side quiescent point. The primary-side quiescent point is a direct current stable potential at an input terminal of the DC/DC converter. The secondary-side quiescent point is a direct current stable potential at an output terminal of the DC/DC converter. A first parasitic capacitance between a first terminal of the primary-side winding and the secondary-side quiescent point is equal to a second parasitic capacitance between a second terminal of the primary-side winding and the secondary-side quiescent point. A suppression current is generated by the noise suppression network, and has a direction opposite to a direction of a total noise current generated by the resonant inductor.

An object is to obtain a power conversion device that can suppress the generation of noise due to coupling and achieve the size reduction of a substrate. In a power conversion device, a main circuit wire for connecting main circuit components to form a main circuit includes a first main circuit wire and a second main circuit wire wired so as to be separated from each other on a substrate. A control wire is wired between the first main circuit wire and the second main circuit wire so as to be insulated therefrom, and the first main circuit wire and the second main circuit wire are connected to each other via the main circuit component placed so as to be separated from the control wire in the thickness direction of the substrate.

A current-averaging audio amplifier for vehicles. The current averaging audio amplifier is connectable to a DC power source and a load, and may generally comprise a power input to receive a DC electrical power from the DC power source. The system may further include a voltage converter, such as a boost converter, connected to the power input, such that the voltage converter can receive electrical power from the DC power source. The system also includes a rechargeable battery coupled to the voltage converter, such that the voltage converter charges the rechargeable battery. An audio amplifier can be powered by the rechargeable battery and connectable to supply power to the load, wherein the average power supplied by the rechargeable battery to the audio amplifier in a finite time interval differs from the average power supplied by the DC power source to the voltage converter.

This disclosure provides a resonant LLC power converter unit to provide a plurality of power outputs. The power converter unit includes multiple transformers arranged such that at least one primary winding of each transformer is connected in parallel and configured to provide a power output to a secondary that powers one of the plurality of outputs. One of these transformers, or a parallel choke across an output bus, can be used to provide lower power to the output bus during a standby state (i.e., during a light- or no-load condition). The power converter unit includes a first switching section for providing a first power input during normal operation and a second switching section for providing a second power input during no- or light-load conditions.

An apparatus can comprise a circuit and an electrical element coupled to the circuit. The circuit can include a pulse generator to generate an electrical pulse having a first power and a load. The electrical element can be configured to receive heat that is converted into electrical energy by the circuit to apply a second power, greater than the first power, to the load.

An apparatus can comprise a circuit and an electrical element coupled to the circuit. The circuit can include a pulse generator to generate an electrical pulse having a first power and a load. The electrical element can be configured to receive heat that is converted into electrical energy by the circuit to apply a second power, greater than the first power, to the load.

A control circuitry of a switched-mode power module, the switched-mode power module comprising a power stage configured to receive input power from a power supply and to output power to a load, the output power having an output voltage, the control circuitry configured to enable the power stage to output power when the output voltage is lower than a reference voltage by one of: a predetermined amount and an adaptive amount, the control circuitry further configured to disable the power stage from providing the output power when the output voltage exceeds the reference voltage by one of: a predetermined amount and an adaptive amount.