Example embodiments of systems, devices, and methods are provided herein for energy systems having multiple modules arranged in cascaded fashion for storing power from one or more photovoltaic sources. Each module includes an energy source and converter circuitry that selectively couples the energy source to other modules in the system over an AC interface for generating AC power or for receiving and storing power from a charge source. Each module also includes a DC interface for receiving power from one or more photovoltaic sources. Each module can be controlled by control system to route power from the photovoltaic source to that modules energy source or to the AC interface. The energy systems can be arranged in single phase or multiphase topologies with multiple serial or interconnected arrays. The energy systems can be arranged such that each module receives power from the same single photovoltaic source, or multiple photovoltaic sources.

Disclosed are a high-efficiency integrated power circuit with a reduced number of semiconductor elements and a control method thereof. A high-efficiency integrated power circuit of an integrated converter includes an input port, which is a first port, to which power for driving the integrated converter is input, a non-isolated port, which is a second port, for outputting, to outside the high-efficiency integrated power circuit, an allowable amount of power generated when power input through the input port passes through an inductor, and an isolated port, which is a third port, for conducing remaining power excepting power output through the non-isolated port and for maintaining the conducted remaining power inside the high-efficiency integrated power circuit.

The present disclosure relates to a DC-to-DC converter. The DC-to-DC converter includes a first port coupled to a first full bridge and a transformer coupled to the first full bridge and to a second full bridge. The DC-to-DC converter further includes a second port coupled to the second full bridge; a first inductor coupled between the second full bridge and the second port; and a first freewheeling circuit including a first diode being coupled in series with a switch. The first freewheeling circuit is further coupled in parallel with the first inductor between the second full bridge and the second port. Thereby, the DC-to-DC converter has a wide input and wide output (WIWO) range and a voltage gain that is linear.

A control circuit for a resonant converter having at least two output signals, the control circuit including: a charge feedback circuit configured to generate a charge feedback signal representing a resonant current of a resonant circuit in the resonant converter; and a switching control signal generating circuit configured to generate switching control signals according to the charge feedback signal and feedback signals representing error information of each of the at least two output signals.

A wireless charging system includes a first power receiving device connected in parallel to a first battery and including a first sub resonant circuit having a first resonant frequency, a second power receiving device connected in parallel to a second battery and including a second sub resonant circuit having a second resonant frequency, and a power transmitting device. The power transmitting device is for determining a charging order between the first battery and the second battery. The power transmitting device wirelessly transmits first alternating current (AC) power having the first resonant frequency to the first sub resonant circuit when the first battery is selected according to the charging order and wirelessly transmits second AC power having the second resonant frequency to the second sub resonant circuit when the second battery is selected according to the charging order.

Asymmetric power converter includes an upper bridge switch, a lower bridge switch, a primary winding, a first secondary winding, a second secondary winding, a control circuit. The first secondary winding and the second secondary winding output a first output voltage and a second output voltage of a secondary side of the asymmetric power converter respectively, and voltage polarity of the first secondary winding is different from voltage polarity of the second secondary winding. The control circuit controls the lower bridge switch and the upper bridge switch according to the first output voltage and the second output voltage, respectively.

An embodiment solar cell system includes a first photovoltaic (PV) module and a second PV module connected in series with each other, a differential power processing (DPP) converter configured to convert electricity generated by the first PV module and the second PV module, using a magnetic material having a multi-winding structure, and to provide the converted electricity to a battery, and a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal that controls a main switch for controlling an input-side current path and an output-side current path of the DPP converter, and to adjust a pulse width of the control signal such that a magnetizing current of the DPP converter becomes substantially zero.

A current-sharing control circuit, a power supply system and a current-sharing control method are disclosed. One embodiment of the power supply system comprises: multiple CV/CC power supplies connected in parallel to a load, whose nominal output voltages are the same and CV mode to CC mode switching points are adjustable; a current-sharing control circuit including an average load current sensor which senses a total current supplied to the load and outputs a first level linearly related to an average load current equal to the total current divided by the number of the working power supplies, and an output current sensor which senses an output current of each power supply and outputs a second level linearly related to the output current. The control circuit provides feedback signals related to the first level and the respective second levels to the power supplies to adjust their switching points to the average load current.

A power adapter, includes: a transformer, including a primary winding and a secondary winding; a primary circuit, including a primary main switch, electrically coupled to the primary winding; a secondary circuit, including a first switch unit and a second switch unit; a first end of the first switch unit and a first end of the second switch unit are coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer, and a second end of the first switch unit and a second end of the second switch unit connected to a first output port and a second output port, respectively; a control circuit, configured to detect output voltages of the first output port and the second output port, and controlling the primary main switch, the first switch unit and the second switch unit to adjust the output voltages of the first output port and the second output port.

A DC-DC power converter employs a full bridge series resonant converter topology with a resonant tank and two transformers, one before and one after the resonant tank, to obtain a high voltage (e.g., approximately 300V, approximately 1500V or greater) output from a relatively low voltage (e.g., approximately 9V-16V) input, for instance an input from one or more battery cells. DC-DC power converter is operable to output high voltage (e.g., around 300V, 1500V or higher) short duration pulses (e.g., tens of nanoseconds or less). A burst mode control technique provides as good regulation characteristics at light loads. Instead of turning OFF the active switches during an OFF period, the switches are operated at a different frequency (e.g., higher frequency) during the OFF period than a frequency at which the switches are turned ON during the ON period. Auxiliary loads can also be supplied.