A wireless power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting a power for powering a load includes a direct-current to alternating-current (DC/AC) converter coupled to a direct-current (DC) power source. The wireless power transmitter further includes a resonant network coupled to an output of the DC/AC converter. The wireless power transmitter also includes an output estimation module coupled to the DC power source. The output estimation module estimates a power characteristic of a load to generate an estimated power characteristic of the load. The load is configured to be powered based on a transmitted power that is wirelessly transmitted by the wireless power transmitter. The wireless power transmitter further includes a control system coupled to the DC/AC converter. The control system controls the DC/AC converter to control an amount of the transmitted power based on the estimated power characteristic of the load.

A driver is configured to provide an output voltage and an output current to a load according to an input voltage. The driver includes a power converter, first and second detecting devices and a controller. The power converter is configured to receive and convert the input voltage to the output voltage and the output current. The first detecting device is configured to detect the input voltage to generate a first signal. The second detecting device is configured to detect the output voltage to generate a second signal, and detect the output current to generate a third signal. The controller is configured to perform a calculation to the second signal and the third signal according to one of lookup tables corresponding to the first signal to generate a power value. An operation method of a driver and a light source system are also disclosed herein.

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles where a multiport power-packet-switching converter provides fully bidirectional power transfer among any of an engine motor, a drive motor, a vehicle battery and/or supercapacitor, and a connection to grid.

An auxiliary power supply device includes: a resonance-type inverter circuit to convert DC power input from a DC power supply to AC power, a primary coil for input of AC power from the inverter circuit, a transformer for output of AC power from a secondary coil insulated from the primary coil, a converter circuit for conversion of AC power from the transformer to DC power, a filter condenser for smoothing of DC voltage from the converter circuit, and an inverter controller for output of a gate signal for causing operation of switching elements of the inverter circuit. The inverter controller, in a charging mode for charging the filter condenser, makes pulse width of the gate signal smaller than when in a running mode for running of electric rolling stock, and gradually increases the pulse width in accordance with an elapsed time under control in the charging mode.

Systems and methods of quasi-resonant induction heating are provided. In particular, an induction heating system having a quasi-resonant topology can have a quasi-resonant inverter. The inverter can include an induction heating coil configured to inductively head a load with a magnetic field, and a power supply circuit configured to supply a power signal to the induction heating coil. The inverter can further include a first switching element and a second switching element coupled in parallel with the first switching element. The inverter can further include a resonant capacitor coupled in parallel with the induction heating coil. The inverter can further include one or more control devices configured to control operation of the first and second switching elements to regulate an amount of current provided to the induction coil based at least in part on a desired operating frequency associated with the quasi-resonant inverter.

A power supply includes an inverter configured to convert direct current (DC) power into alternating current (AC) power, an impedance matching circuit configured to supply the AC power to a load, and a controller configured to detect a delay time of an output voltage and an output current output to the impedance matching circuit and the load and to adjust a frequency of the output voltage according to the detected delay time.

Circuitry for an induction element for an aerosol generating device. The induction element is for inductive heating of a susceptor for heating an aerosol generating material in use. The circuitry includes a driver arrangement arranged to provide, from an input direct current, an alternating current for driving the induction element in use. The driver arrangement includes a plurality of transistors arranged in a H-bridge configuration. The H-bridge configuration includes a high side pair of transistors and a low side pair of transistors, the high side pair being for connection to a first electric potential higher than a second electric potential to which the low side pair is for connection is use. At least one of the high side pair of transistors is a p-channel field effect transistor.

A control method of controlling a resonance type power conversion device including a voltage resonance circuit is provided. The voltage resonance circuit comprising, a choke coil connected to input power supply, a first switching element connected to the choke coil, a capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element, and a resonance circuit connected between a connection point and an output terminal, the connection point being a point at which the choke coil and the first switching element are connected. The control method comprising, detecting a polarity of current flowing through parallel circuit connected in parallel to the first switching element by using a sensor included in the voltage resonance circuit; and controlling an operating condition of the first switching element depending on a polarity of the current detected by the sensor.

A receiver unit of a wireless power transfer system is presented. The receiver unit includes a main receiver coil, a plurality of auxiliary receiver coils disposed about a central axis of the main receiver coil, and a receiver drive subunit. The receiver drive subunit includes a main converter operatively coupled to the main receiver coil and having a main output terminal. The receiver drive subunit may include a plurality of auxiliary converters operatively coupled to the plurality of auxiliary receiver coils. The plurality of auxiliary converters may be operatively coupled to each other to form an auxiliary output terminal coupled in series to the main output terminal to form a common output terminal. In some implementations, the receiver drive unit may be formed on a substrate of an integrated electronic component. The integrated electronic component may further include a communication subunit and a controller disposed.

A power conversion device includes first and second terminals connected to a DC power source, third and fourth terminals connected to a commercial power system or a load, a transformer including a primary winding having seventh and eighth terminals and a secondary winding having fifth and sixth terminals, an inverter circuit connected between the first and second terminals and the seventh and eighth terminals, a converter circuit connected between the fifth and sixth terminals and the third and fourth terminals, a diode bridge including first and second AC input terminals connected to the fifth and sixth terminals, respectively, and first and second DC output terminals, a first capacitor connected between the first and second DC output terminals, and a first resistor connected in parallel with the first capacitor between the first and second DC output terminals.