An energy acquisition and power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes a plurality of power elements, each of the power elements including a transistor capable of conduction path switching, a current regulator having a dynamic substrate selection circuit and a reverse leakage current suppression circuit as well as a voltage regulator, wherein the dynamic substrate selection circuit selects a substrate potential of the transistor capable of conduction path switching dynamically to reduce a substrate leakage current of the transistor capable of conduction path switching, and the reverse leakage current suppression circuit is utilized for switching the power element at a local end to reduce transient reverse leakage current and current consumption of the power element at the local end for an input voltage, such that an output current for the power element at the local end is maximized.

Synchronous rectifiers for wireless power receivers are disclosed herein. An example receiver includes: an antenna configured to: (i) receive radio frequency (RF) power transmission waves and (ii) convert the received RF power transmissions waves into an alternating current. The receiver also includes a synchronous rectifier, coupled to the antenna, configured to synchronously rectify the alternating current into a direct current, wherein the synchronous rectifier includes: a first diode configured to receive a first portion of the alternating current that has a positive polarity, a second diode configured to receive a second portion of the alternating current that has a negative polarity, a first transistor coupled to the first diode, and a second transistor coupled to the second diode.

A power conversion system and a method for voltage change detection, specifically, relates to a detection circuit implemented in the AC-DC power converter, detect the voltage change. The AC input voltage is rectified to convert into a DC input voltage transmitted to a detection unit generating a detection voltage signal at different logical states corresponding to the input voltage changes. A charge current source unit is used for charging the capacitor when the detection voltage signal is in a second state and a discharge current source unit is used for discharging the capacitor when the detection voltage signal is in a first state. A primary comparator compares the voltage changes of the capacitor in the alternating charge and discharge processes with a critical zero potential and outputs a detection signal identifying the changing trend of the input voltage.

An isolated power supply circuit has a first reference ground, a second reference ground, a power source, a first receiving circuit, a second receiving circuit, a first inverter circuit, a second inverter circuit and an isolated conversion circuit. The first reference ground and the second reference ground are isolated from each other. The first receiving circuit is coupled to the first reference ground. The second receiving circuit is coupled to the second reference ground. The power source provides a first power signal for the first receiving circuit directly. The first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit receive the first power signal and produce a first inverter signal and a second inverter signal. And the isolated conversion circuit outputs a second power signal to the second receiving circuit based on the first inverter signal and the second inverter signal.

A three-phase regenerative drive configured for operation from a single phase alternating current (AC) power source, the three-phase regenerative drive including a three-phase converter having inputs for connection to a single-phase AC source, the three-phase converter having three phase legs, a three-phase inverter for connection to a motor, the three phase inverter configured to provide three phase command signals to the motor, and a DC bus connected between the three-phase converter and the three-phase inverter. A first phase leg of the three-phase converter and a second phase leg of the three-phase converter are employed to direct current from the single-phase AC source to the DC Bus and a third phase leg of the three phase legs of the three-phase converter returns current to a return of the AC source.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for powering up a charge pump converter and providing protection and soft-start circuitry therefor. One example charge pump converter generally includes a first transistor and a second transistor coupled in series between an input voltage node and an output voltage node of the charge pump converter, a first capacitive element having a first terminal coupled to a node between the first and second transistors, and a first switch coupled to the input voltage node, the first switch being configured to selectively enable a first drive circuit having an output coupled to a control terminal of the second transistor.

A charging module and a charging device. The charging module includes a three-phase rectifier module, a bus capacitor module, an inductor, and a controller. An input end of the three-phase rectifier module is electrically connected to an input power supply, and an output end of the three-phase rectifier module is electrically connected to an input end of the bus capacitor module. The bus capacitor module includes a first bus capacitor and a second bus capacitor. The first bus capacitor is connected between a first output end of a three-phase bridge arm and a midpoint of the three-phase bridge arm, and the second bus capacitor is electrically connected between a second output end of the three-phase bridge arm and the midpoint. The inductor is electrically connected to the midpoint of the three-phase bridge arm and a midpoint between the first bus capacitor and the second bus capacitor.

An exemplary method of receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitter includes, at a wireless power receiver having a controller, an antenna, a rectifier coupled with the antenna, and a boost converter coupled with the rectifier: (i) rectifying, by the rectifier, energy from wireless power transmission waves received by the antenna into a first voltage, (ii) increasing, by the boost converter, the first voltage to a second voltage based on instructions from the controller, and (iii) controlling, by the controller, an amount of increase in voltage from the first voltage to the second voltage based on a comparison.

A converter circuit converts AC electric power into DC power. An inverter circuit converts the DC power into AC power. A capacitor is connected in parallel to each of the converter circuit and the inverter circuit between these circuits. The capacitor allows variation of an output voltage from the converter circuit, and absorbs variation of an output voltage from the inverter circuit due to a switching operation. An overvoltage protection circuit includes a resistor and a semiconductor element connected in series to each other. The overvoltage protection circuit is connected in parallel to the capacitor to protect the inverter circuit from an overvoltage. First and second control units respectively control the inverter circuit and the overvoltage protection circuit.

A circuit and methods describing a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) rectifier for use in radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting with body biasing by the RF input to control the threshold voltage of each transistor. The CMOS rectifier includes an energy harvesting antenna, and multiple rectifier stages. The antenna receives electromagnetic radiation from the environment and generates a DC current. The oscillating input current is an RF.sup.+ positive current during a first half cycle and is an RF.sup.? negative current during a second half cycle. A first rectifier stage includes a first capacitor connected to the RF.sup.+ positive current, a second capacitor connected to the RF.sup.? negative current and a cross coupled CMOS circuit connected to the antenna.