H02M3/33584

SINGLE-STAGE ISOLATED BIDIRECTIONAL CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

The disclosure provides a single-stage isolated bidirectional converter and a control method thereof. The converter includes: a first full-bridge circuit unit, a half-bridge circuit unit, a second full-bridge circuit unit, a phase-shift inductor unit, a transformer and a filter capacitor. The transformer includes a first winding and a second winding, and the first winding is provided with a center tap. The center tap is connected to the first port, two ends thereof are connected to the midpoints of the two bridge arms of the first full-bridge circuit unit through the phase-shift inductor unit, and two ends of the second winding are connected to the midpoints of the two bridge arms of the second full-bridge circuit unit. Two ends of the first full-bridge circuit unit are connected to two ends of the half-bridge circuit unit; two ends of the half-bridge circuit unit are connected to two ends of the filter capacitor.

LLC RESONANCE CONVERTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
20220416677 · 2022-12-29 ·

An LLC resonance converter includes a switching circuit, a resonance tank, a transformer, a synchronous rectification unit, and a control unit. The switching circuit includes a first switch controlled by a first control signal and a second switch controlled by a second control signal. The synchronous rectification unit includes a first synchronous rectification switch controlled by a first rectification control signal and a second synchronous rectification switch controlled by a second rectification control signal. The first control signal, the first rectification control signal, the second control signal, and the second rectification control signal include an operation frequency and a phase shift amount. When the operating frequency is lower to a specific value or the phase shift amount is higher to a specific value, the control unit fixes one of them to extend a hold-up time of the LLC resonance converter.

MODULAR ISOLATED POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTER FOR HVAC/MVAC TO LVDC POWER CONVERSION
20220416684 · 2022-12-29 ·

Disclosed herein is a modular, scalable, and galvanically isolated power electronics converter topology for medium voltage AC (MVAC) to DC or high voltage AC (HVAC) to DC power conversion. A disclosed modular converter can comprise a low-voltage direct current bus and a centralized controller configured to regulate the low-voltage direct current bus. The modular converter can further comprise a plurality of three-phase blocks connected in series. Individual three-phase blocks of the plurality of three-phase blocks can comprise a plurality of single-phase modules connected in an input-series output-parallel configuration. The modular converter can further comprise a filter connected between a grid input and the plurality of three-phase blocks and a pulse-width modulator configured to generate encoded gate pulses for the individual three-phase blocks of the plurality of three-phase blocks.

DC to DC power converter device capable of either bidirectional step-up conversion or bidirectional step-down conversion, and control method thereof

A DC to DC power converter device includes a controller, and a DC to DC resonant converter that includes first and second full bridge chopper circuits (FBCCs) and an LLC resonant converter coupled between the first and second FBCCs. To cause the DC to DC resonant converter to operate in a conversion mode where an input voltage received by the second FBCC is converted to an output voltage provided by the first FBCC, the controller controls switches of the second FBCC and switches of the first FBCC to transition between an ON state and an OFF state with the ON state reoccurring at a frequency lower than a resonant frequency of the DC to DC resonant converter, so that the output voltage can be higher than the input voltage.

POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONVERTER
20220407426 · 2022-12-22 ·

[Problem] To provide a single-direction insulative DC-DC power converter using a single-direction switch circuit capable of realizing soft switching even with a simple circuit configuration and a method for controlling the DC-DC power converter. [Solution] A power converter comprising a primary circuit and a secondary circuit connected via a high-frequency transformer, wherein a circuit having a switching element is provided to the primary circuit, the secondary circuit has, connected in parallel, a DC capacitor and a diode rectifying circuit including four diodes U+, U−, V+, and V− each having a resonance capacitor C.sub.r connected in parallel, and a resonance circuit formed by the resonance capacitor C.sub.r and a leakage inductance L of a the high-frequency transformer is formed in the secondary circuit.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CRYSTAL GROWTH METHOD
20220406943 · 2022-12-22 ·

Provided is a semiconductor device, including at least: a semiconductor layer; and a gate electrode that is arranged directly or via another layer on the semiconductor layer, the semiconductor device being configured in such a manner as to cause a current to flow in the semiconductor layer at least in a first direction that is along with an interface between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, the semiconductor layer having a corundum structure, a direction of an m-axis in the semiconductor layer being the first direction.

MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY AND POWER MODULE

The present disclose provides a magnetic assembly and a power module. In one aspect, the magnetic assembly includes a magnetic core having a first magnetic leg and a second magnetic leg spatially separated from the first magnetic leg to define a spatial channel therebetween, and a winding assembly comprising a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding. The first and second windings are wound around the first magnetic leg with at least a part of the first and second windings being accommodated within the spatial channel. The third winding is wound around the first and second magnetic legs. The first winding is disposed between the first magnetic leg and the second winding. The second winding is disposed between the first winding and the third winding.

BIDIRECTIONAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR POWERING A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
20220407427 · 2022-12-22 ·

A bidirectional power supply system receives power from a low voltage (LV) primary power supply, providing power to a control unit of a LV board net in a first mode of operation. A high voltage (HV) board net is coupled to a HV traction battery. A DC-DC converter, in the first mode, transfers energy from the LV board net to the HV board net to power components of the HV board net via the primary power supply, and, in a second mode of operation, transfers energy from the HV board net to the LV board net to power the control unit via the traction battery. The bidirectional power supply system includes a measurement element to detect whether the primary power supply is lost, and a switching element to switch operation of the DC-DC converter from the first mode to the second mode, when the primary power supply is lost.

Adapter device for bidirectional operation
11532999 · 2022-12-20 · ·

An adapter device, including an AC connection including first AC contact and second AC contact; a DC connection including first DC contact and second DC contact; a first bridge branch including first switching device and second switching device, the first switching device and second switching device connected in series at a first bridge point, the first bridge point connected to first AC contact; a second bridge branch including third switching device and fourth switching device, third switching device and fourth switching device connected in series at a second bridge point, the second bridge point connected to second AC contact; and mode-setting device configured to predetermine a direction of power flow between AC connection and/or DC connection, first bridge branch and second bridge branch connected in parallel to the first DC contact and second DC contact, and different types of switching devices used as switching devices of a bridge branch.

Power conversion module, vehicle-mounted charger, and electric vehicle

A power conversion module, a vehicle-mounted charger, and an electric vehicle may be used in the field of new energy vehicles. The power conversion module includes a power factor correction PFC module and a first direct current-direct current DC-DC converter. A first primary circuit of the first DC-DC converter has a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a third bridge arm, and a fourth bridge arm. A first switch is disposed between the first bridge arm and an inductor at an interface of the PFC module, and a second switch is disposed between the third bridge arm and another interface of the PFC module. When the first switch and the second switch are turned on, a secondary circuit of the first DC-DC converter may implement a function of a primary circuit of a second DC-DC converter; the second bridge arm and the fourth bridge arm may implement a function of a secondary circuit of the second DC-DC converter; and the first bridge arm, the third bridge arm, the inductor of the PFC module, and a capacitor of the PFC module may form an inverter module, so as to implement an inverse discharging function.