An apparatus includes a controlled field alternator or utility source of electrical power, a segmented waveform converter, and a controller. The source of electrical power is configured to generate a polyphase signal. The synchronous inverter includes multiple switches connected between the polyphase signal of the source of electrical power and an output filter. The controller is configured to provide a control signal for the switches based on measured electrical quantities associated with the output filter and may provide a field control signal to the controlled field alternator. The apparatus may be applied to a vehicle, a lawnmower, a zero turn radius lawnmower, or another type of machine.

The present disclosure provide a bidirectional resonant conversion circuit and a converter. The bidirectional resonant conversion circuit includes a primary capacitor, three primary side bridge arms, three three-port resonant cavities, three transformers, three secondary side bridge arms, and a secondary capacitor. A first port of each three-port resonant cavity is connected to a corresponding primary side bridge arm, a second port of each three-port resonant cavity is connected to a ground terminal of a corresponding primary side bridge arm, and a third port of each three-port resonant cavity is connected to a corresponding transformer. Two ends of each secondary side bridge arm are respectively connected to two ends of the secondary capacitor, and each transformer is connected to a corresponding secondary side bridge arm.

A system includes multiple electrical nodes connected in series to a primary power source via transmission lines. Each node includes a power converter that can receive first power from the primary power source or another upstream node. The power converter can change a voltage level and/or a frequency of the first power. Each node also includes a high-speed synchronous rotating machine (HSRM), which includes an inertial storage flywheel, a rotating excitation assembly, stator windings, and a synchronous motor coupled to an induction generator. The HSRM can boost a voltage level between an input and output to compensate for a voltage drop of the first power. At least one of the nodes further includes an inductive power coupler to electrically couple the node to a mobile power source that provides second power to the node and receives a portion of the first power from the node using contactless inductive power transfer. The system includes a combination of AC and DC power transmission techniques and associated bidirectional power converters.

A device and a method for integrating at least one electrical element into an electrical circuit during ongoing operation of the electrical circuit. In addition, a meta module for dynamic extension of an electrical circuit is possible to add any desired number of electrical elements.

An apparatus includes a first inverter circuit and a second inverter circuit. The first invertor circuit is configured to couple an alternator and a load device to deliver a driving signal from the alternator to the load device. The second invertor circuit is configured to couple the alternator to the load device to deliver a driving signal from the alternator to the load device and configured to couple a battery to the alternator to deliver a charging signal from the alternator the battery.

A device and a method for integrating at least one electrical element into an electrical circuit during ongoing operation of the electrical circuit. In addition, a meta module for dynamic extension of an electrical circuit is possible to add any desired number of electrical elements.

A multiphase power converter and a corresponding method is presented. The multiphase power converter contains a first and a second constituent switched-mode power converter. The first constituent switched-mode power converter provides, both in a first mode of operation and in a second mode of operation, a first phase current to an output of the converter. The second constituent switched-mode power converter provides, in the second mode, a second phase current to the output of the converter. The converter switches, depending on an operation condition of the converter, between the first mode and the second mode. A first transconductance of the first constituent switched-mode power converter is adapted when switching between the first mode and the second mode. By adapting the first transconductance, unsteadiness of the output voltage of the converter occurring during the switching between both modes of operation is minimized.

An AC-AC voltage transformation device is provide, which includes: a first diode (D1), its positive electrode connects to one end of a (AC) power source; a second diode (D2), its negative electrode connects to the joint of D1 and the power source; a third diode (D3), its positive electrode connects to the other end of the power source; a fourth diode (D4), its negative electrode connects to the joint of D3 and the power source, and its positive electrode connects to the positive electrode of D2; a transformer (10), its primary side has a first coil (N1) and a second coil (N2), wherein N1 connects to the negative electrode of D1, and N2 connects to the negative electrode of D3, and its secondary side connects to a load; an electrode switch (SW), one end thereof connects to the joint of D2 and D4, and the other end thereof connects to the joint of N1 and N2.

A matrix inverter is connected to a first and a second multi-phase A.C. voltage network. First inductive elements are connected to the first A.C. voltage network and second inductive elements are connected to the second A.C. voltage network. A switch matrix connects the ends of the first inductive elements, to the ends of the second inductive elements. The switch matrix has inverter units. A regulation arrangement is connected to control inputs of the inverter units. The matrix inverter has a first inverter unit, which is arranged between the ends of the first inductive circuit elements and earth potential. The matrix inverter has a second inverter unit, connected between the ends of the first inductive circuit elements and the ends of the second inductive circuit elements. The regulation arrangement insures that the electrical power flowing to the matrix inverter is equal to the electrical power flowing out of the matrix inverter.

A matrix convertor includes a power convertor and a controller. The power convertor includes a plurality of bidirectional switches disposed between a plurality of input phases and a plurality of output phases. The controller is configured to generate a control command and control the power convertor based on the control command. The control command includes a switching pattern that causes a first input phase among the input phases to be connected to one output phase among the output phases and that causes connection of the input phases to be switched between a rest of the output phases. In generating the control command, the controller is configured to set a lower limit to a period of time during which a second input phase among the input phases that corresponds to an intermediate voltage is connected to the rest of the output phases.