A semiconductor package includes a VLSI semiconductor die and one or more output circuits connected to supply power to the die mounted to a package substrate. The output circuit(s), which include a transformer and rectification circuitry, provide current multiplication at an essentially fixed conversion ratio, K, in the semiconductor package, receiving AC power at a relatively high voltage and delivering DC power at a relatively low voltage to the die. The output circuits may be connected in series or parallel as needed. A driver circuit may be provided outside the semiconductor package for receiving power from a source and driving the transformer in the output circuit(s), preferably with sinusoidal currents. The driver circuit may drive a plurality of output circuits. The semiconductor package may require far fewer interface connections for supplying power to the die.

An isolated power transfer device includes a transformer formed in a multi-layer substrate of an integrated circuit package. A primary winding of the transformer is coupled to a first integrated circuit to form a DC/AC power converter and a secondary winding of the transformer is coupled to a second integrated circuit to form an AC/DC power converter. The first and second integrated circuits are electrically isolated from each other. The first integrated circuit includes a lightly doped drain MOSFET integrated with conventional CMOS devices and the second integrated circuit includes a Schottky diode integrated with conventional CMOS devices. The isolated power transfer device includes a capacitive channel for communication of information across an isolation barrier from the second integrated circuit to the first integrated circuit. Capacitors of the capacitive channel may be formed in the multi-layer substrate of the integrated circuit package.

Systems, methods, and devices relating to the use of multiple DC power generation sources with DC/DC converters to thereby provide AC power suitable for provision to a power grid. Multiple DC power generation sources are each coupled to an input stage with a DC/DC converter. All the DC/DC converters in the multiple input stages are controlled by a single digital controller. Within the single digital controller are controller sub-blocks, each of which generates control signals for a specific DC/DC converter. Each controller sub-block provides multiple functions for improving the performance of the system as a whole.

An insulation type step-down converter includes first, second, third, and fourth secondary-side coils, and first, second, third, and fourth rectifier elements. The first, second, third, and fourth rectifier elements is capable of performing rectification such that electric currents flow alternately only in one of the first and second secondary-side coils and one of the third and fourth secondary-side coils, and electric currents flowing simultaneously in one of the first and second secondary-side coils and one of the third and fourth secondary-side coils are opposite in direction to each other so as to cancel out a magnetic flux passing through the middle leg each time when electric current flowing in the primary-side coil is changed in direction. Provided is an insulation type step-down converter which can minimize an increase in heat generated by the primary-side coil even at a large step-down ratio of a step-down transformer without raising manufacturing costs.

A DC-to-DC converter includes a first switching circuit, a second switching circuit, a transformer positioned between an AC side of the first switching circuit and an AC side of the second switching circuit, an inductance element positioned between the transformer and at least one of the AC side of the first switching circuit and the AC side of the second switching circuit, and control circuitry that operates the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit. The control circuitry sets a predetermined operation ratio of the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit to each other, and adjusts, based on the predetermined operation ratio, a first operation period of the first switching circuit and a second operation period of the second switching circuit.

A power adapter and a method for fixing DC voltage gain thereof are disclosed. The power adapter applied for powering an electronic device includes a voltage converter, an LLC converter, and a controlling module. The LLC converter is electrically connected to the voltage converter and receives an input voltage provided by the voltage converter. The controlling module with a plurality of controlling modes is electrically connected to the voltage converter, the LLC converter, and the electronic device; the controlling module selects one of the controlling modes in accordance with a voltage requirement of the electronic device, the controlling module further drives the voltage converter to provide the input voltage based on the selected controlling mode, which makes the LLC converter to provide an output voltage to fit the voltage requirement of the electronic device, thus a DC voltage gain of the power adapter is fixed.

A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, an image signal provider circuit configured to provide an image signal to the display, and a power supply configured to generate driving power and to supply the generated driving power to the image signal provider, wherein the power supply controls an operation time of a power factor compensation (PFC) circuit which performs power factor compensation of the display apparatus based on a size of an output load receiving the driving voltage.

A bidirectional or unidirectional DC-DC converter includes a primary stage and a secondary stage. The primary stage is configured to receive or output a first DC voltage. The primary stage includes a first switching network configured to convert the first DC voltage to a first alternating current (AC) voltage or vice versa. The DC-DC converter also includes a transformer having primary windings and secondary windings. The primary windings are in electrical communication with the first switching network. The transformer is configured to convert between the first AC voltage and a second AC voltage. The DC-DC converter also includes a secondary stage that has a second switching network. Characteristically, the second switching network and the transformer operate as an interleaved converter to convert the second AC voltage to an output DC voltage or vice versa. Advantageously, the required series inductance for this interleaved converter is integrated into the transformer.

The invention relates to a switched-mode power supply (14) for supplying the components of a photovoltaic system (1) with a constant DC output voltage (U.sub.a), comprising connections (15) for connecting to the photovoltaic modules (2) of the photovoltaic system (1) for providing a DC input voltage (U.sub.e), a DC/DC voltage converter (16) comprising at least one switch (17), a transformer (18), a control device (22) for controlling the at least one switch (17) at a switching frequency (f.sub.s) for obtaining the desired DC output voltage (U.sub.a), an output equalizing voltage (23) and connections (24) for providing the DC output voltage, as well as the inverter (4) and a string monitoring assembly (3) of a photovoltaic system (1). In order to obtain a DC output voltage (U.sub.a) with the losses as low as possible for a very wide range of DC input voltages (U.sub.e) between 200 V and 1500 V, the DC/DC voltage converter (16) is formed by a combination of flyback and forward converters having two serially arranged switches (17, 17′). Said switches (17, 17′) are connected to the control device (22) which is designed such that the control of the DC output voltage (U.sub.a) occurs such that the switches (17, 17′) are switched in accordance with the flow on the primary side passing through the primary winding (20) of the transformer (18).

Electrical power distribution systems and methods of operating electrical power distribution systems are provided. One electrical power distribution system comprises: an electrical power storage unit; a transformer; a first bidirectional converter circuit connected between the electrical power storage unit and a first winding of the transformer; a first DC bus; a second DC bus; a second bidirectional converter circuit connected between the first DC bus and a second winding of the transformer; a third bidirectional converter circuit connected between the second DC bus and a third winding of the transformer; and a controller connected for control of the first, second and third converter circuits to distribute electrical power between the electrical power storage unit, the first DC bus and the second DC bus.