VOLTAGE BALANCE CONTROL METHOD FOR FLYING-CAPACITOR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20210184594A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US17118961

    申请日:2020-12-11

    IPC分类号: H02M7/483 H02M3/158

    摘要: A voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter is provided. If the amplitude of the resultant current of the inductor currents from a plurality of output inductors is lower than or equal to a threshold current value, the flowing direction of the inductor current of at least one flying-capacitor multilevel branch circuit is controlled to be changed. Consequently, the problem of erroneously judging the current direction is avoided. Moreover, when the inductor current is low, the voltage of the flying capacitor is correspondingly controlled. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved more easily.

    CURRENT CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220224246A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17500519

    申请日:2021-10-13

    IPC分类号: H02M7/538 G05F1/56 H02M1/32

    摘要: A current control device and a power conversion system employing the current control device are provided. The current control device controls N power conversion unit(s), where N is a positive integer. The N power conversion units are connected in parallel when N is greater than 1. Each power conversion unit includes a signal input terminal and a current-controlled output terminal electrically connected to an external circuit. The current control device includes a first current sensor and an error compensator. The first current sensor samples a current flowing through the external circuit and acquires a sampling value. The error compensator receives the sampling value and a reference value and generates a compensation value accordingly, and outputs N current command(s) to the N power conversion unit(s) respectively according to the reference value and the compensation value.

    Control method for DC/DC converter and DC/DC converter for achieving continuous voltage gain

    公开(公告)号:US11323030B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16872366

    申请日:2020-05-12

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/38 H02M1/00

    摘要: A control method for a DC/DC converter and a DC/DC converter are provided. The method includes: detecting an input voltage and an output voltage, and calculating a voltage gain according to a ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage; determining an operating mode of the DC/DC converter according to a first threshold and the voltage gain, and setting a first duty ratio and a second duty ratio according to the mode; detecting an inductor current to generate a current feedback signal, and then setting a regulation component according to the current feedback signal; regulating the first or second duty ratio according to the regulation component and generating driving signals to control the two groups of switches. The converter could operate in the Buck mode, Boost mode and Buck-Boost mode, and the voltage gain could be linearly continuous around 1.

    Series-parallel converter system and control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10056818B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US15657578

    申请日:2017-07-24

    IPC分类号: G05F1/00 G05F1/565 H02M1/00

    摘要: A series-parallel converter system includes: a first set of parallel circuitries including a plurality of first circuitries in parallel with each other; a second set of parallel circuitries including a plurality of second circuits in parallel with each other, the second circuit being controlled in a second control method; wherein an input end of the first set of parallel circuitries and an input end of the second set of parallel circuitries are connected in series with an input power supply; and wherein the first circuitry in the first set of parallel circuitries includes: a first circuit being controlled in a first control method; and a first control circuitry electrically connected with the first circuit and configured to generate a first control signal for controlling the first circuit based on a variable intercept compensation, and an input voltage, a first output current and a virtual impedance of the first circuit.

    VOLTAGE BALANCE CONTROL DEVICE AND VOLTAGE BALANCE CONTROL METHOD FOR FLYING-CAPACITOR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20170310105A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-26

    申请号:US15465100

    申请日:2017-03-21

    IPC分类号: H02J1/14 G05B15/02

    摘要: A voltage balance control device and a voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter are provided. A current direction forecasting unit acquires a voltage change amount of any selected flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter, and receives a feedback signal of two adjacent switch elements corresponding to the selected flying capacitor. A computing result is generated according to an average value or a cumulative value of the feedback signal in the adjusting period. After multiplication and/or division is performed on the voltage change amount and the computing result, the current direction can be forecasted according to the obtained sign. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved.

    Current control device and power conversion system employing same

    公开(公告)号:US11909330B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17500519

    申请日:2021-10-13

    IPC分类号: H02M7/538 H02M1/32 G05F1/56

    CPC分类号: H02M7/538 G05F1/56 H02M1/32

    摘要: A current control device and a power conversion system employing the current control device are provided. The current control device controls N power conversion unit(s), where N is a positive integer. The N power conversion units are connected in parallel when N is greater than 1. Each power conversion unit includes a signal input terminal and a current-controlled output terminal electrically connected to an external circuit. The current control device includes a first current sensor and an error compensator. The first current sensor samples a current flowing through the external circuit and acquires a sampling value. The error compensator receives the sampling value and a reference value and generates a compensation value accordingly, and outputs N current command(s) to the N power conversion unit(s) respectively according to the reference value and the compensation value.

    Voltage balance control method for flying-capacitor multilevel converter

    公开(公告)号:US11418131B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US17118961

    申请日:2020-12-11

    IPC分类号: H02M7/483 H02M7/493 H02M3/07

    摘要: A voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter is provided. If the amplitude of the resultant current of the inductor currents from a plurality of output inductors is lower than or equal to a threshold current value, the flowing direction of the inductor current of at least one flying-capacitor multilevel branch circuit is controlled to be changed. Consequently, the problem of erroneously judging the current direction is avoided. Moreover, when the inductor current is low, the voltage of the flying capacitor is correspondingly controlled. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved more easily.

    Voltage balance control device and voltage balance control method for flying-capacitor multilevel converter

    公开(公告)号:US10199822B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15465100

    申请日:2017-03-21

    摘要: A voltage balance control device and a voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter are provided. A current direction forecasting unit acquires a voltage change amount of any selected flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter, and receives a feedback signal of two adjacent switch elements corresponding to the selected flying capacitor. A computing result is generated according to an average value or a cumulative value of the feedback signal in the adjusting period. After multiplication and/or division is performed on the voltage change amount and the computing result, the current direction can be forecasted according to the obtained sign. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved.