A control method and device of a voltage converter and a voltage control system are provided. In some embodiments, the control device includes a first control module configured to obtain a current reference value according to an output voltage of a voltage converter and a given voltage value; a current modulation module configured to reduce the current reference value when an output current of a voltage converter is greater than a first current threshold; and a second control module configured to control the output current of a voltage converter according to the reduced current reference value and an output current.

A power control apparatus, comprising: a first wiring and a second wiring connected to a power source; a first capacitor connected to the first wiring and the second wiring; an electrical component including a plurality of switches connected in parallel with the first capacitor through the first wiring and the second wiring; and a second capacitor which is connected to one of the first wiring and the second wiring and is connected to a reference potential portion having a constant potential, wherein an impedance of a first conducting path between another side connection point, which is connected to the first capacitor, of the other one of the first wiring and the second wiring and the power supply not through the first capacitor, is higher than an impedance of a second conducting path between the another side connection point and the second capacitor through the first capacitor.

An apparatus for defining an AC power source having a predetermined amperage rating and for use with a pallet truck or fork lift lifting device. The apparatus includes a pair of terminal banks, a battery, a converter adapted to change DC to AC power, a relay, a controller, and a base adapted for engagement by the lifting device for transport of the apparatus. The apparatus is shaped so that it can be transported by the lifting device through a doorway. A pair of terminal banks, battery, converter, relay and controller are coupled to one another and configured for selective operation in a standalone configuration or a stacked configuration.

A transconductance amplifier (TCA) implemented with high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) in a push-pull amplifier output stage provides a voltage controlled constant high output current to loads ranging from 10 mΩ to 1Ω with a bandwidth of 25 MHz. A driving stage for the HEMTs is implemented with variable gain amplifiers that amplify the input voltage signal and provide bias for the HEMTs. An automatic gain control may be connected between the TCA output and the variable gain amplifiers to ensure a constant current output for a varying load.

An apparatus for defining an AC power source having a predetermined amperage rating and for use with a pallet truck or fork lift lifting device. The apparatus includes a pair of terminal banks, a battery, a converter adapted to change DC to AC power, a relay, a controller, and a base adapted for engagement by the lifting device for transport of the apparatus. The apparatus is shaped so that it can be transported by the lifting device through a doorway. A pair of terminal banks, battery, converter, relay and controller are coupled to one another and configured for selective operation in a standalone configuration or a stacked configuration.

An apparatus includes a DC-to-AC converter comprising a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The apparatus also includes a DC-to-DC converter comprising a third output. The DC-to-AC converter is configured to receive a DC input voltage from a DC power source, and to produce a first alternating output voltage at the first output terminal, and a second alternating output voltage at the second output terminal. The DC-to-DC converter is configured receive a DC input voltage from the DC power source, and to step down the DC input voltage at the third output.

Accurate operation of a current monitor is provided by injecting a bias voltage to a maintain de-selected sense amplifier input in an active state. An electronic system includes an output stage to supply a load current and includes two push-pull output drivers having sense resistors supplying a first and a second sense voltage. An included mode control circuit selects between a first and a second operating mode and selects a polarity of the current. An included current monitor receives the sense voltages and has a control input coupled to the mode selection control circuit. The current monitor provides an output that is dependent on both sense voltages in the first operating mode and is indicative of one of the sense voltages selected according to the selected polarity in the second operating mode. The bias voltage is injected into an unselected sense inputs to maintain active operation of the sense amplifier.

An apparatus may include a regulated power converter, a control engine configured to control the regulated power converter based upon a regulation control parameter, a period detection system and a parameter control system. The period detection system may be configured to monitor a signal to detect transient events at an output of the regulated power converter, wherein the transient events include a first transient event and a second transient event after the first transient event. The period detection system may be configured to determine, in response to the second transient event, a transient event period between the first transient event and the second transient event. The period detection system may be configured to determine transient event period information based upon the transient event period. The parameter control system may be configured to set the regulation control parameter to a value determined based upon the transient event period information.

An electrical drive system for a vehicle. The system includes a plurality of electric propulsion motors and a plurality of corresponding inverter circuits. The system also includes an auxiliary motor for driving an auxiliary device located in the vehicle. The auxiliary motor is connected to the propulsion motors and is driven by the inverter circuits. The system does not include a separate inverter for driving the auxiliary motor.

A circuit, comprising, a first high-side switch and a second high-side switch each receiving a source voltage, a first low-side switch and a second low-side switch, a first application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) connected to the first high-side switch and the first low-side switch, and a second ASIC connected to the second high-side switch and the second low-side switch, wherein the switches are connected to form an H-bridge circuit to generate a drive current, and wherein the first and second ASICs control the switches in a synchronized manner to cause current to flow through a load in one of a first direction and a second direction.