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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN MULTIPORT USB BASED POWER ADAPTERS

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for adjusting AC-DC converter output voltage, the apparatus includes a plurality of ports, an AC-DC converter circuit, a plurality of DC-DC converters coupled to a plurality of controllers, where the plurality of controllers coupled to corresponding plurality of ports to operate the one or more loads, wherein at least one controller is a master controller and the other plurality of controllers are slave controllers. The master controller configured to determine, from the slave controllers power levels for each port, calculate an optimal input voltage value for the DC-DC converters and communicate the calculated value to the AC-DC converter circuit through a constant current source to regulate the amount of DC voltage that is being supplied to the DC-DC converters to operate the one or more loads, thereby leading to improved system efficiency of multiport USB based power adapter.

Systems and Methods for Situational Suppression of Overcurrent Protection

A includes a plurality of power supply units, a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when engaged by the processor, cause performance of a set of functions. The set of functions includes detecting an overcurrent of a first power supply unit of the plurality of power supply units. The set of functions includes determining that the overcurrent of the first power supply unit corresponds to current sharing between the plurality of power supply units. The set of functions includes in response to determining that the overcurrent of the first power supply corresponds to the current sharing, suppressing an overcurrent protection mode of the first power supply.

Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes a power processor, an interface, a first detector that detects at least one of a voltage value and a current value on an electric power line which connects the power processor and the interface, a second detector that detects at least one of a voltage value and a current value on the electric power line, a switch that switches a supply of electric power supplied from the interface to an outside, and a controller. The controller controls the switch to restrict the electric power supplied from the interface to an outside in a case where at least one of a detection value of the first detector and a detection value of the second detector is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

DIRECT CURRENT DISTRIBUTION BASED CHARGING/DISCHARGING SYSTEM FOR BATTERY FORMATION

A charging/discharging system to provide a direct current (DC) distribution based charging/discharging system for a battery formation process, in which a large number of batteries is connected in common to a DC grid through charge/discharge equipment, alternating current (AC) power from an AC power network is converted to DC power required for the battery formation process and the DC power is outputted to the DC grid is provided.

METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A DC LOAD, ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM
20220368243 · 2022-11-17 ·

The disclosure is directed to a method for supplying power to a DC load using an energy conversion system that includes first and second rectifiers and a transformer system. Each of the rectifiers contains an AC-DC converter connected to an AC grid via a separate secondary side of the transformer system. The transformer system provides a first AC voltage having a first voltage amplitude .Math..sub.1 on the first secondary side and a second AC voltage having a second voltage amplitude .Math..sub.2 on the second secondary side, wherein a value of the second voltage amplitude .Math..sub.2 exceeds a corresponding value of the first voltage amplitude .Math..sub.1. The method includes operating the first rectifier with a first non-zero power flow P.sub.1 to supply power to the DC load when an input voltage U.sub.DC,load at the input of the DC load falls below a voltage threshold value U.sub.TH: wherein a second power flow P.sub.2 through the second rectifier is suppressed, and operating the second rectifier with a second non-zero power flow P.sub.2 to supply power to the DC load when the input voltage U.sub.DC,load at the input of the DC load reaches or exceeds the voltage threshold value U.sub.TH. The application likewise discloses an energy conversion system for performing the method and an electrolysis system.

METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A DC LOAD, ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM
20220368243 · 2022-11-17 ·

The disclosure is directed to a method for supplying power to a DC load using an energy conversion system that includes first and second rectifiers and a transformer system. Each of the rectifiers contains an AC-DC converter connected to an AC grid via a separate secondary side of the transformer system. The transformer system provides a first AC voltage having a first voltage amplitude .Math..sub.1 on the first secondary side and a second AC voltage having a second voltage amplitude .Math..sub.2 on the second secondary side, wherein a value of the second voltage amplitude .Math..sub.2 exceeds a corresponding value of the first voltage amplitude .Math..sub.1. The method includes operating the first rectifier with a first non-zero power flow P.sub.1 to supply power to the DC load when an input voltage U.sub.DC,load at the input of the DC load falls below a voltage threshold value U.sub.TH: wherein a second power flow P.sub.2 through the second rectifier is suppressed, and operating the second rectifier with a second non-zero power flow P.sub.2 to supply power to the DC load when the input voltage U.sub.DC,load at the input of the DC load reaches or exceeds the voltage threshold value U.sub.TH. The application likewise discloses an energy conversion system for performing the method and an electrolysis system.

REDUCED CURRENT SHARING RIPPLE

In the parallel operation of power supply units, a high line ripple current may be observed in output when the power supply units (PSUs) are supplied with different inputs. For example, a high line ripple current may be observed when PSUs were supplied with different line frequency inputs and/or when PSUs were supplied with different phase angle input lines. A low pass filter is in a control loop which is capable of filtering the line frequency to get an average current reference signal. The average current reference signal is compared with the real time output current to generate an error signal. This error signal is fed back to a voltage control loop to adjust the output in order to compensate the line ripple.

Reduced current sharing ripple

In the parallel operation of power supply units, a high line ripple current may be observed in output when the power supply units (PSUs) are supplied with different inputs. For example, a high line ripple current may be observed when PSUs were supplied with different line frequency inputs and/or when PSUs were supplied with different phase angle input lines. A low pass filter is in a control loop which is capable of filtering the line frequency to get an average current reference signal. The average current reference signal is compared with the real time output current to generate an error signal. This error signal is fed back to a voltage control loop to adjust the output in order to compensate the line ripple.

Reduced current sharing ripple

In the parallel operation of power supply units, a high line ripple current may be observed in output when the power supply units (PSUs) are supplied with different inputs. For example, a high line ripple current may be observed when PSUs were supplied with different line frequency inputs and/or when PSUs were supplied with different phase angle input lines. A low pass filter is in a control loop which is capable of filtering the line frequency to get an average current reference signal. The average current reference signal is compared with the real time output current to generate an error signal. This error signal is fed back to a voltage control loop to adjust the output in order to compensate the line ripple.

Inductive charging system with modular underground protection

An induction charging device for an electrically operated vehicle may include a sub-surface protection, a shield element, and an induction charging module. The shield element may include a recess. The sub-surface protection may include a receiving area. The recess and the receiving area may define an insertion area in which the induction charging module is arranged.