A LIT-based bi-directional medium voltage converter topology includes active medium voltage switches that comprise low voltage switches connected in series and/or switch-cells in a cascode-configuration.

An apparatus includes a power supply monitor operative to monitor a status of multiple power converters. Based on the monitored status, the power supply monitor detects an event associated with a first power converter of the multiple power converters. The power supply monitor communicates a notification of the event to a management entity. The notification is encoded to include an identity of the first power converter experiencing the event as determined by the power supply monitor or other suitable entity.

A multi-phase voltage converter has a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs), and a controller. Each IC has a control pin to receive a control signal, a monitoring pin and a temperature sensing circuit, the controller has a monitoring pin connected to the monitoring pin of each of the plurality of ICs to receive a monitoring signal. The temperature sensing circuit is connected to or disconnected from the monitoring pin of the corresponding one of the plurality of ICs in response to the control signal and the monitoring signal.

A circuit comprising: a first switch having: first side (FS) connected to first capacitor's second side (1C2S); and second side (SS) connected to reference node (RN); a second switch having: FS connected to second voltage node (2VN); and SS connected to 1C2S; a third switch having: FS connected to the first capacitor's first side (1C1S); and SS connected to 2VN; a fourth switch having: FS connected to a third voltage node (3VN); and SS connected to 1C1S; a fifth switch having: FS connected to second capacitor's second side (2C2S); and SS connected to RN; a sixth switch having: FS connected to 3VN; and SS connected to 2C2S; a seventh switch having: FS connected to the second capacitor's first side (2C1S); and SS connected to 3VN; and an eighth switch having: FS connected to first voltage node; and SS connected to 2C1S.

A power conversion device includes: a power converter including, for respective phases of AC, leg circuits each including a pair of arms connected in series, the arms including a plurality of converter cells which are connected in series and each of which has an energy storage element and a plurality of semiconductor elements, the leg circuits being connected in parallel between positive and negative DC terminals, the power converter being configured to perform power conversion between multiphase AC and DC; and a control unit. The control unit corrects an AC voltage command value for controlling AC voltage of the power converter, by a zero-phase-sequence voltage command value having a set amplitude and a set phase, and performs adjustment control for adjusting at least either the amplitude or the phase of the zero-phase-sequence voltage command value on the basis of electric energy variation in the arm.

A multi-phase interleaved PFC converter includes at least six switches coupled in a multi-phase interleaved circuit arrangement, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to turn on and turn off a first one of the switches according to a PWM signal to operate the first switch as an active switch having an off-time as a function of a duty cycle of the PWM signal, while turning on and turning off a second one of the switches as a synchronous switch. The control circuit is also configured to receive signal(s) indicative of currents in each phase of the interleaved circuit arrangement, set an on-time of the second switch equal to the off-time of the first switch when the signal(s) indicate continuous mode operation, and set the on-time of the second switch to a duration less than the off-time of the first switch when the signal(s) indicate discontinuous mode operation.

The present disclosure provides a high-performance power supply of a wide output voltage range and a control method thereof. The high-performance power supply of a wide output voltage range includes M rectification branches and a serial to parallel conversion module. The technical solution of the present disclosure solves the problem in the prior art that it is still difficult to obtain a good performance within a full output voltage range under a wide output voltage requirement.

A multi-rail power converter assembly includes first and second interleaved power converters configured to output first and second rail currents. A control driver circuit includes first and second control outputs configured to output first and second control signals configured to control power conversion in the first and second power converters to generate the first and second rail currents. A first PWM generator receives a compensator control signal and generates the first control signal based on the compensator control signal. A second PWM generator receives a first modified compensator control signal and generates the second control signal based on the first modified compensator control signal. The control driver circuit is configured to generate the first modified compensator control signal based on an average of the first rail current and the second rail current.

A control circuit for controlling a stackable multiphase power converter includes: a synchronization terminal; a synchronization signal connected to the synchronization terminals of a plurality of the control circuits in parallel, wherein the synchronization signal includes a plurality of pulses to be successively counted as a count number; and a reset signal, configured to reset and initiate the count number; wherein the control circuit further comprises a phase-sequence number, wherein the control circuit enables a corresponding power stage circuit to generate a phase of the output power when the count number reaches the phase-sequence number.

An embodiment charging device includes a power factor correction circuit first to third switch legs connected to first to third inductors, respectively, a relay network for controlling connection between the first to third inductors and first to third input terminals according to a phase of a power grid connected to the first to third input terminals, a relay control circuit connected to the first to third input terminals for sensing one of the first to third input terminals to which a power source is connected and controlling the relay network based on a sensing result, and a relay filter circuit including first to third filter capacitors connected between a ground plane and first to third sensing lines connected to the relay control circuit for sensing voltages of the first to third input terminals and a fourth filter capacitor connected between the ground plane and a chassis.