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BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

The battery assembly includes a control unit and a DCDC converter. The control unit is configured to, when a first load is short-circuited in a process in which the battery assembly supplies power to the first load, control the DCDC converter to output a first current. The first current is greater than a maximum nominal discharge current of the battery assembly, is used to break an electrical connection between the first load and a busbar, and is less than a short-circuit protection current of the battery assembly; and/or the control unit is configured to, after a power supply encounters a power failure, control a discharge capability of the battery assembly to be greater than a maximum nominal discharge capability of the battery assembly, and supply power to a first load and a second load by using a DCDC converter.

PARALLEL-CONNECTED RESONANT CONVERTER CIRCUITS

Various examples are provided related to parallel-connected resonant converters and their operation. In one example, a system includes a plurality of resonant converters connected in parallel and an output voltage regulator that can generate a common control reference signal provided to each of the plurality of resonant converters. The common control reference signal can be based upon a signal from a single output voltage sensor, where operation of the resonant converters is controlled in response to the common control reference signal. In another example, a method includes monitoring an output voltage of a plurality of resonant converters connected in parallel using a single output voltage sensor; generating a common control reference signal using a signal from the single output voltage sensor; and providing the common control reference signal to each of the resonant converters, where operation of the resonant converters is controlled in response to the common control reference signal.

POWER CONVERSION DEVICE
20230115683 · 2023-04-13 · ·

An inverter converts power outputted from a distributed power supply into AC power, and outputs to an AC system. An inverter control circuit generates an AC voltage target value at a time of controlling the inverter, and generates a command value for control of the inverter as a voltage source. When the inverter is introduced into the AC system, the inverter control circuit sets a frequency of the AC voltage target value to a frequency of an AC voltage detected by an AC frequency detection circuit, and controls a phase of the AC voltage target value to be at least a leading phase with respect to the AC voltage of the AC system when a target value of the AC power is in a running direction.

Power conversion device minimizing footprint
11626790 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A power conversion device includes a circuit board on which wirings are formed and plural semiconductor switching elements are mounted; and a driver circuit which is mounted on the circuit board, and operates at least two of the plural semiconductor switching elements together; wherein the plural semiconductor switching elements are provided as packages having a same shape, and placed in such a positional relationship in which an inter-control-terminal distance that is a distance between their respective control terminals is shorter than a length of a terminal side that is a side of each of the packages at which the control terminal is placed.

Adaptive control for zero-voltage switching in a multi-switch switching power converter

A switching power converter is provided that adaptively changes the on-time period for an auxiliary switch transistor to locate a boundary between sufficient and insufficient energy.

Power module and method for delivering power to electronic device
11626237 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A power module comprises a first circuit board assembly and a magnetic core assembly. The first circuit board assembly comprises a first printed circuit board and at least two switch circuits disposed on the first printed circuit board. The magnetic core assembly is disposed near the first printed circuit board and comprises a magnetic core portion and at least one pair of first electrical conductors. The magnetic core portion comprises at least one core unit, the core unit comprises a pair of holes and a second magnetic overlapping region, and the pair of holes are separated by the second magnetic overlapping region. Each pair of the first electrical conductors is penetrated through the corresponding pair of holes of the magnetic core portion to define two output inductors. Each of the switch circuits is electrically connected with the corresponding output inductor to define a phase circuit of the power module.

Bidirectional isolated resonant converter with integrated resonant inductor and isolated transformer

A bidirectional isolated resonant converter includes a first side circuit, a second side circuit, and a resonant tank circuit. The resonant tank circuit includes a first resonant capacitor, a resonant inductor, an isolated transformer and a second capacitor. The first resonant capacitor, the resonant inductor and a first side winding of the isolated transformer are connected in series. A second side winding of the isolated transformer and the second capacitor are connected in series. The resonant inductor and the isolated transformer are integrated into an integrated magnetic component, wherein a magnetic core of the integrated magnetic component includes an inductor magnetic core portion on which an inductor winding is wound, a transformer magnetic core portion on which the first side winding and the second side winding are wound, and a common magnetic core portion shared by the resonant inductor and the isolated transformer to form closed magnetic paths, respectively.

Control of secondary switches based on secondary winding voltage in a power converter
11626871 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A resonant power converter controller comprising a control circuit configured to turn on a synchronous rectifier (SR) in response to a count of a number of times a drain voltage of the SR crosses below a turn on threshold based on a stored count and turns off the SR when the drain voltage crosses above a turn off threshold. The control circuit comprises a first comparator configured to generate a first detection signal in response to the drain voltage being less than the turn on threshold. A first turn on detection circuit generates a first turn on signal when the count reaches the stored count. A first turn off signal is generated in response to the drain voltage being greater than the turn off threshold. A drive circuit turns on and off the SR in response to the first turn on signal and the first turn off signal.

CURRENT MEASURING DEVICE FOR SWITCHED-MODE POWER CONVERTERS AND REGULATION CIRCUIT FOR APPLICATION OF THE CURRENT MEASURING DEVICE
20220334150 · 2022-10-20 ·

A current measuring device for switched-mode electronic power converters includes two independent sensors connected in series for the current to be measured, one of said sensors providing an admittance and the other providing a conductance. The current measuring device further includes a parallel current measuring resistor and an average value capacitor which are connected in parallel contribute to the provided admittance. The conductance is provided by a serial current measuring resistor as one of the sensors. The current to be measured has both DC and AC current components. The current measuring device further includes a filter is transferred back into the power path or merged with the current measuring sensors.

Three-Phase Differential Mode Converter

A system for charging a battery includes three sub-modules, each receiving a respective phase of a three-phase alternating current (AC) signal. The three sub-modules cooperate to transform the respective phases of the three-phase AC signal to a direct current (DC) signal by passing the respective phases of the three-phase AC signal through a respective semiconductor device configured to discontinuously modulate the respective phase of the three-phase AC signal to convert it to a DC signal provided to the battery to charge the battery.