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POWER SYSTEM AND PULSE WIDTH MODULATION METHOD THEREFOR
20220166344 · 2022-05-26 ·

A power system includes a pulse width modulation device. The pulse width modulation device outputs first, second, third and fourth driving signals. The pulse width modulation device receives a control signal. The control signal is divided into a positive periodic signal and a negative periodic signal. A portion of the positive periodic signal higher than or equal to a maximum threshold voltage is clamped as the maximum threshold voltage to generate a first comparison waveform. The positive periodic signal is clamped as the reference voltage level to generate a second comparison waveform. According to the first comparison waveform, a first ramp signal is generated. According to the second comparison waveform, a first pulse width modulation signal is generated. The first, second, third and fourth driving signals are adjusted according to the first ramp signal and the first pulse width modulation signal.

Adaptive modulation scheme of MOSFET driver key parameters for improved voltage regulator efficiency and system reliability

Systems and methods for adaptive modulation of MOSFET driver key parameters for improved voltage regulator efficiency and reliability in a voltage regulator may include a power stage. The power stage may include a high side switch including a high side gate, a peak voltage detection circuit, and a high side driver strength modulator circuit. The high side driver strength modulator circuit may determine a high side driver strength level. The high side driver strength modulator circuit may also connect a subset of the set of high side gate drivers to the high side gate based on the high side driver strength level. The high side driver strength modulator circuit may also disconnect a remaining subset of the set of high side gate drivers from the high side gate.

Method for determining the error voltage of a current converter and three-phase machine having error voltage compensation

The invention relates to a method for determining an error voltage of a current converter to which a load, in particular in the form of a three-phase machine such as an asynchronous machine, is connected, is determined and if necessary compensated, wherein an output voltage on the current converter is increased stage-by-stage or step-by-step and which is measured here as a current adjusting a step response. The invention further relates to a three-phase machine, for example in the form of an asynchronous machine having power electronics comprising a current converter and in the form of a compensation device for compensating the error voltage of the current converter. The invention further relates to a method for operating and/or controlling such a three-phase machine, in which the error voltage of the current converter is determined and compensated. According to the invention, the error voltage is determined from the current measured as a step response and from a resistance of the load, wherein said resistance is determined from a target voltage jump and from a simultaneously measured actual current jump in a relatively high current range of at least 30% of at least 50% of the rated current of the end stage of the current converter.

Switching power supply circuit
11736019 · 2023-08-22 · ·

A signal generation circuit includes: a capacitor charged and discharged by a current proportional to an input voltage; a switch controlling charging and discharging of the capacitor based on an output signal of a comparator that compares a feedback voltage according to an output voltage and a predetermined first reference voltage; a reference voltage generation unit generating a second reference voltage that is generated by adding an offset voltage proportional to the input voltage to an output proportional voltage proportional to the output voltage; and a comparator comparing a terminal voltage of the capacitor and the second reference voltage, and generates an ON-time signal based on an output signal of the comparator.

ISOLATED INVERTERS
20220140749 · 2022-05-05 ·

An isolated bus inverter system including inverter circuits and a controller. The inverter circuits include a switching array to provide a polyphase alternating current (AC) signal to an output. Each of the inverter circuits includes an energy source isolated from the other inverter circuits of the inverter circuits or a reference isolated from the other inverter circuits of the inverter circuits. The controller is configured to generate timing signals for the inverter circuits to generate the AC signals for the output based on DC signals received from one or more rectifier circuits.

CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR RING OSCILLATOR-BASED POWER CONTROLLER

An integrated circuit is built with enhancement mode Gallium Nitride (GaN) components. The integrated circuit comprises a comparator circuit which compares an input voltage with a reference voltage to provide a controllable constant current source, the comparator having a drive transistor having a positive threshold voltage, the drive transistor being switched on and off based on a comparison result of the comparator. The circuit may drive ring oscillators and may provide pulse width modulation with variable duty cycle at constant frequency.

Motor control system

A control system for an electric motor comprises a controller which receives as an input a demanded motor current and produces at an output an intermediate voltage demand signal, a voltage demand signal correction means arranged to generate a voltage demand correction signal, and a combining means arranged to combine the intermediate voltage demand signal and the voltage demand correction signal to produce an actual voltage demand signal that is applied to the motor by pulse width modulation of the switches of a motor bridge driver. The correction signal compensates for unwanted non-linearities caused by interlock delays in the switching of the motor bridge switches.

POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM
20230246580 · 2023-08-03 · ·

A higher control unit 1 generates a command current i* based on a command value. A model predictive control unit 2 sets a plurality of assumed voltage vectors for each switching cycle of an output voltage, divides the switching cycle of the output voltage into two periods according to a ratio between a dead time and the switching cycle of the output voltage, calculates a predicted current of the assumed voltage vector for each of the two periods obtained by the two-dividing, determines an evaluation function between the assumed voltage vector and the predicted current, sets the assumed voltage vector which has highest evaluation function result, as a command voltage vector. A gate signal g for outputting a voltage expressed by the command voltage vector from the power converter is output. The power converter is driven and controlled based on the gate signal.

Adaptive Switch Driving
20210367512 · 2021-11-25 ·

An apparatus is disclosed for adaptive switch driving. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a switching circuit configured to selectively be in a first state that provides an input voltage as an output voltage, be in a second state that provides a ground voltage as the output voltage, or be in a third state that causes the output voltage to change from the input voltage to the ground voltage according to a slew rate. The third state enables the switching circuit to transition from the first state to the second state. The switching circuit is also configured to adjust the slew rate of the output voltage for the third state responsive to at least one of the following: a change in a magnitude of a direct-current supply voltage or a change in a magnitude of an input current.

POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

A power conversion device includes a three-level inverter circuit and an inverter control circuit for driving the three-level inverter circuit in a double carrier modulation manner. The inverter control circuit includes a command value calculating part generating three-phase output voltage command values, a command value correcting part outputting corrected command values by correcting to the three-phase output voltage command value, and a gate signal generating part generating a gate signal based on the corrected command values. The command value correcting part is configured to output a predetermined voltage command value corresponding to an end of a dead band instead of one AC voltage command value, and distribute a difference between the one AC voltage command value and the predetermined voltage command value in the dead band passage period to other two AC voltage command values, during a dead band passage period.