SINGLE-PHASE AND THREE-PHASE COMPATIBLE AC-DC CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF DETECTING INPUT CURRENT THEREOF
20230035838 ยท 2023-02-02
Inventors
- Cheng-Te LI (Taoyuan City, TW)
- Nian-Ci CHEN (Taoyuan City, TW)
- Chih-Yuan CHUANG (Taoyuan City, TW)
- Cheng-Hao HSUEH (Taoyuan City, TW)
Cpc classification
H02M1/0009
ELECTRICITY
Y02T10/70
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H02M1/32
ELECTRICITY
H02M1/0043
ELECTRICITY
Y02T90/14
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y02T10/7072
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
Abstract
An AC-DC conversion circuit provides a three-phase power source. The AC-DC conversion circuit includes a first inductor, a second inductor, a third inductor, a switch bridge arm assembly, and a control unit. The switch bridge arm assembly includes three switch bridge arms, and each switch bridge arm includes an upper switch and a lower switch. A plurality of common-connected nodes between the upper switches and the lower switches are coupled to the three-phase power source through the first inductor, the second inductor, and the third inductor. The control unit turns on the upper switch and the lower switch to provide a current detection loop. The control unit acquires a magnitude of a first current flowing through the first inductor and a magnitude of a third current flowing through the third inductor, and determines whether a current detection mechanism of the first current and the third current is normal.
Claims
1. A single-phase and three-phase compatible AC-DC conversion circuit with input current detection, disposed between an AC side and a DC side, the AC side comprising a three-phase power source, the AC-DC conversion circuit comprising: a first inductor, a second inductor, and a third inductor, a switch bridge arm assembly, comprising: three switch bridge arms, each of the switch bridge arms comprising an upper switch and a lower switch connected in series; a plurality of common-connected nodes between the upper switches and the corresponding lower switches respectively coupled to the three-phase power source through the first inductor, the second inductor, and the third inductor, a fifth switching component, coupled between a first phase of the three-phase power source and the common-connected node of the switch bridge arm corresponding to a third phase of the three-phase power source, a pre-charge resistor, coupled between the firth phase and the first inductor, a capacitor assembly, coupled to the switch bridge arm assembly in parallel to form the DC side, and a control unit, configured to turn on at least one of the upper switches and at least one of the lower switches to provide a current detection loop having the first inductor and the third inductor, wherein the control unit acquires a magnitude of a first current flowing through the first inductor and a magnitude of a third current flowing through the third inductor, and determines whether a current detection mechanism of the first current and the third current is normal.
2. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a ninth switching component, coupled between the third inductor and a neutral node of the three-phase power source.
3. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first phase voltage of the three-phase power source charges the capacitor assembly to build a capacitor voltage.
4. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 3, further comprising: an eighth switching component, coupled to the pre-charge resistor in series, wherein the control unit turns on the eighth switching component and the fifth switching component so that the capacitor voltage discharges through the pre-charge resistor and the control unit acquires the magnitude of the first current and the magnitude of the third current.
5. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 3, wherein when the capacitor voltage reaches to a peak value of the first phase voltage, the capacitor voltage discharges through the pre-charge resistor.
6. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch bridge arms comprise: a first switch bridge arm, comprising a first switch and a second switch coupled to the first inductor, a second switch bridge arm, comprising a third switch and a fourth switch coupled to the second inductor, and a third switch bridge arm, comprising a fifth switch and a sixth switch coupled to the third inductor and the fifth switching component, wherein the control unit turns on the fifth switching component and turns on the first switch and the sixth switch to provide the current detection loop.
7. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a diode bridge arm, coupled to the switch bridge arm assembly in parallel, a sixth switching component, coupled to the diode bridge arm, and a seventh switching component, coupled to the sixth switching component and a neutral node of the three-phase power source.
8. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit determines whether the current detection mechanism of the first current and the third current is normal according to current difference between the first current and the third current or a comparison between an average value of the first current and the third current with a preset reference current value.
9. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: an eighth switching component, coupled to the pre-charge resistor in series, wherein a first phase voltage of the three-phase power source supplies power through the pre-charge resistor, and the control unit turns on the eighth switching component and the ninth switching component so that the control unit acquires the magnitude of the first current and the magnitude of the third current.
10. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switch bridge arms comprise: a first switch bridge arm, comprising a first switch and a second switch coupled to the first inductor and the eighth switching component, a second switch bridge arm, comprising a third switch and a fourth switch coupled to the second inductor, and a third switch bridge arm, comprising a fifth switch and a sixth switch coupled to the third inductor and the fifth switching component.
11. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit further turns off the first switch, turns on the second switch, turns on the fifth switch, and turns off the sixth switch so that the first phase voltage in a positive-half cycle generates the current detection loop through the pre-charge resistor, a body diode of the first switch, the fifth switch, and the ninth switching component, and through the pre-charge resistor, the second switch, a body diode of the sixth switch, and the ninth switching component.
12. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit further turns off the first switch, turns on the second switch, turns off the fifth switch, and turns on the sixth switch so that the first phase voltage in a positive-half cycle generates the current detection loop through the pre-charge resistor, the second switch, the sixth switch, and the ninth switching component.
13. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit further turns off the fifth switch, turns on the sixth switch, turns on the first switch, and turns off the second switch so that the first phase voltage in a negative-half cycle generates the current detection loop through the ninth switching component, the sixth switch, a body diode of the second switch, and the pre-charge resistor, and through the ninth switching component, a body diode of the fifth switching component, the first switch, and the pre-charge resistor.
14. The AC-DC conversion circuit as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit further turns off the fifth switch, turns on the sixth switch, turns off the first switch, and turns on the second switch so that the first phase voltage in a negative-half cycle generates the current detection loop through the ninth switching component, the sixth switch, and the pre-charge resistor.
15. A method of detecting an input current of a single-phase and three-phase compatible AC-DC conversion circuit, the AC-DC conversion circuit receiving an AC power source; the AC-DC conversion circuit comprising a first inductor, a second inductor, a third inductor, three switch bridge arms, a pre-charge resistor, a fifth switching component, and a capacitor assembly; each of the switch bridge arms comprising an upper switch and a lower switch connected in series, and a plurality of common-connected nodes between the upper switches and the corresponding lower switches respectively coupled to the three-phase power source through the first inductor, the second inductor, and the third inductor; the method comprising steps of: (a) using any one phase voltage of the AC power source or a capacitor voltage after the capacitor assembly is charged as a voltage source, (b) turning on the upper switch and the lower switch to provide a current detection loop comprising the first inductor and the third inductor, (c) acquiring a magnitude of a first current flowing through the first inductor and a magnitude of a third current flowing through the third inductor, and (d) determining whether a current detection mechanism of the first current and the third current is normal by comparing the first current and the third current.
16. The method as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a step of: turning on the fifth switching component so that the capacitor voltage discharges through the pre-charge resistor to acquire the magnitude of the first current and the magnitude of the third current.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] The present disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawing as follows:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] Reference will now be made to the drawing figures to describe the present disclosure in detail. It will be understood that the drawing figures and exemplified embodiments of present disclosure are not limited to the details thereof.
[0025] Please refer to
[0026] Since the AC side S.sub.AC can provide the three-phase AC power source or the single-phase AC power source, the AC side S.sub.AC has a first AC node N.sub.AC1, a second AC node N.sub.AC2, a third AC node N.sub.AC3, and a neutral node N. Take the three-phase AC power source as an example, a first phase voltage V.sub.L1N of the three-phase AC power source is disposed between the first AC node N.sub.AC1 and the neutral node N, a second phase voltage V.sub.L2N of the three-phase AC power source is disposed between the second AC node N.sub.AC2 and the neutral node N, and a third phase voltage V.sub.L3N of the three-phase AC power source is disposed between the third AC node N.sub.AC3 and the neutral node N.
[0027] The AC-DC conversion circuit includes a switch bridge arm assembly 10, a fourth switching component RL.sub.4, a fifth switching component RL.sub.5, a ninth switching component RL.sub.9, a pre-charge resistor R.sub.1, a diode bridge arm 20, a capacitor assembly 30, a current sensor 40, and a control unit 50.
[0028] The switch bridge arm assembly 10 includes three switch bridge arms connected in parallel, including a first switch bridge arm 11, a second switch bridge arm 12, and a third switch bridge arm 13. The first switch bridge arm 11 includes a first switch Q.sub.1 and a second switch Q.sub.2 connected at a first node N.sub.1, and the first node N.sub.1 is coupled to a first AC node N.sub.AC1 through a first switching component RL.sub.1. When the first switching component RL.sub.1 is turned on, the first node N.sub.1 is coupled to a first phase voltage V.sub.L1N through a first phase inductor L.sub.1. The second switch bridge arm 12 includes a third switch Q.sub.3 and a fourth switch Q.sub.4 connected at a second node N.sub.2, and the second node N.sub.2 is coupled to a second AC node N.sub.AC2 through a second switching component RL.sub.2. When the second switching component RL.sub.2 is turned on, the second node N.sub.2 is coupled to a second phase voltage V.sub.L2N through a second phase inductor L.sub.2. The third switch bridge arm 13 includes a fifth switch Q.sub.5 and a sixth switch Q.sub.6 connected at a third node N.sub.3, and the third node N.sub.3 is coupled to a third AC node N.sub.AC3 through a third switching component RL.sub.3. When the third switching component RL.sub.3 is turned on, the third node N.sub.3 is coupled to a third phase voltage V.sub.L3N through a third phase inductor L.sub.3.
[0029] The fourth switching component RL.sub.4 is coupled between the first AC node N.sub.AC1 and the second node N.sub.2. That is, when the fourth switching component RL.sub.4 is turned on, the fourth switching component RL.sub.4 is connected across between a first phase loop and a second phase loop of the three-phase power source. The fifth switching component RL.sub.5 is coupled between the first AC node N.sub.AC1 and the third node N.sub.3. That is, when the fifth switching component RL.sub.5 is turned on, the fifth switching component RL.sub.5 is connected across between the first phase loop and a third phase loop of the three-phase power source. The ninth switching component RL.sub.9 is coupled between the third switching component RL.sub.3, the third AC node N.sub.AC3, and the neutral node N for bidirectional operation of AC-DC conversion circuit. In particular, each of the above-mentioned switching components may be implemented by using a relay.
[0030] The pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 is coupled to the first switching component RL.sub.1 in parallel. When an electric vehicle is charging, the AC-DC conversion circuit converts the three-phase or single-phase AC power source of the AC side S.sub.AC to a DC power source outputted at the DC side S.sub.DC for charging the electric vehicle. Therefore, the pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 is used to suppress a large current, such as an inrush current at the beginning of the charging process, such as when the user starts charging an electric vehicle.
[0031] The diode bridge arm 20 is coupled to the switch bridge arm assembly 10 in parallel. In one embodiment, the diode bridge arm 20 includes a first diode D.sub.1 and a second diode D.sub.2 connected in series at a fourth node N.sub.4. In different current-withstanding applications, each diode of the diode bridge arm 20 may also use multiple diodes in parallel, so the diode bridge arm 20 shown in
[0032] The capacitor assembly 30 is coupled to the diode bridge arm 20 in parallel to form the DC side S.sub.DC. In one embodiment, the capacitor assembly 30 includes a first capacitor C.sub.1 and a second capacitor C.sub.2 connected in series at a fifth node N.sub.5. In the application of charging the electric vehicle, the capacitor assembly 30 is used to store the DC power source acquired by converting the three-phase or single-phase AC power source by the AC-DC conversion circuit so that the DC power source outputted from the DC side S.sub.DC is used by next stage conversion circuit for charging the battery of the electric vehicle.
[0033] In one embodiment, the current sensor 40 is copulated to at least the first phase inductor L.sub.1 and the third phase inductor L.sub.3 for sensing a first current I.sub.1 flowing through the first phase inductor L.sub.1 and sensing a third current I.sub.3 flowing through the third phase inductor L.sub.3. In one embodiment, the current sensor 40 is, for example, but not limited to, a Hall sensor. The control unit 50 receives current detection signals corresponding to the first current I.sub.1 and the third current I.sub.3 to determine whether a current detection loop is normal.
[0034] In addition, the AC-DC conversion circuit further includes a sixth switching component RL.sub.6 and a seventh switching component RL.sub.7. A first end of the sixth switching component RL.sub.6 is coupled to the diode bridge arm 20, and a second end of the sixth switching component RL.sub.6 is coupled to the seventh switching component RL.sub.7 at the neutral node N. In response to the single-phase and three-phase compatible function, the sixth switching component RL.sub.6 and the seventh switching component RL.sub.7 are respectively used for single-phase and three-phase power supply control. That is, when the AC side S.sub.AC is single-phase power supply, the sixth switching component RL.sub.6 is controlled to be turned on (refer to
[0035] In addition, the AC-DC conversion circuit further includes further an eighth switching component RL.sub.8. The eighth switching component RL.sub.8 is coupled to the pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 in series to form a series-connected structure, and the series-connected structure is coupled to the first switching component RL.sub.1 in parallel. By using the eighth switching component RL.sub.8, the pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 can be reliably disconnected. However, the eighth switching component RL.sub.8 may also be omitted.
[0036] Therefore, technical feature of the present disclosure is that under the no-load condition, no additional circuit components are required, and only the internal circuit power switching components of the on-board charger are used with pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 to detect whether the function of the current detection loop is normal.
[0037] When the on-board charger operates, it can be divided into single-phase and three-phase circuit operations according to the conditions of the input terminal of the charging pile. Please refer to
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[0039] Regardless of whether the AC input is a single-phase or three-phase circuit operation, before the on-board charger operates, there is no energy stored in the power capacitors (i.e., the first capacitor C.sub.1 and the second capacitor C.sub.2 of the capacitor assembly 30). At this condition, the on-board charger is in a no-load condition, that is, the output current is zero, so there is no fixed current to detect whether the current detection loop is normal. As mentioned above, the internal circuit power switch components of the on-board charger are used with the pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 to implement the function of charging and discharging so as to accurately measure the current and confirm whether the current detection loop normally operates.
[0040] The present disclosure provides two embodiments to realize whether the function of the current detection loop is normal. The first one is: the AC input source first charges the capacitor assembly 30, and after a capacitor voltage of the capacitor assembly 30 is built, the capacitor voltage is used as a voltage source to discharge so as to determine whether the current detection loop is normal by a current flowing through the pre-charge resistor R.sub.1. The second one is: the AC input power is used as a voltage source so as to determine whether the current detection loop is normal by a current flowing through the pre-charge resistor R.sub.1. The following two embodiments will be described respectively in cooperation with the drawings (wherein
The First Embodiment
[0041] First, before the on-board charger starts to operate, the first phase voltage V.sub.L1N, all switching components return to disconnected (turned-off) state, as shown in
[0042] Afterward, an energy-charging path of the first capacitor C.sub.1 and the second capacitor C.sub.2 is built. Please refer to
[0043] Afterward, within a predetermined time, the first capacitor C.sub.1 and the second capacitor C.sub.2 are charged until the output voltage Vo reaches the peak value of the first phase voltage V.sub.L1N. Next, change the state of the switching components, as shown in
[0044] Incidentally, the first switch Q.sub.1, the fourth switch Q.sub.4, and the fourth switching component RL.sub.4 are switched to be turned on to detect a current detection loop flowing the first current I.sub.1 and the second current I.sub.2, and the rest operations are the same.
[0045] Finally, when the current detection loop completely checks, all the switching components are switched to be turned off, and therefore states of the switches and switching components the entire circuit are as shown in
The Second Embodiment
[0046] First, before the on-board charger starts to operate, the first phase voltage V.sub.L1N, all switching components return to disconnected (turned-off) state, as shown in
[0047] Afterward, the ninth switching component RL.sub.9 is turned on to build a current path. Please refer to
[0048] As shown in
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[0050] During the interval between t.sub.y1 and t.sub.y2, as shown in
[0051] Accordingly, the control unit 50 receives the current detection signals corresponding to the first current I.sub.1 and the third current I.sub.3 to determine whether the current detection loop is normal. Since each phase in the AC-DC conversion circuit has the same structure, that is, the sensed current values of the first current I.sub.1, the second current I.sub.2, and the third current I.sub.3 will all be the same. Therefore, in the normal operation of the circuit, the current detection the second current I.sub.2 may be verified by comparing the three-phase currents.
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[0053] In summary, the present disclosure has the following features and advantages: [0054] 1. The single-phase and three-phase compatible AC-DC conversion circuit having input current detection provides switching components to implement input single-phase voltage and three-phase voltage compatibility, and the state changes of the switching component may be used to cooperate with the circuit power switching components and the existing pre-charge resistor R.sub.1 to generate the current detection loop to check whether the current sensing devices (such as current sensors) are normal, and therefore no additional components are needed, which can save the circuit cost and reduce the circuit size. [0055] 2. There is no need to add additional circuit components, only the internal circuit power switch components of the on-board charger are used with the pre-charge resistor, and since the current detection loop includes pre-charge resistor, the current stress flowing through the components can be reduced.
[0056] Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the appended claims.