Voltage converting system and method of using the same

    公开(公告)号:US10476395B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US15827508

    申请日:2017-11-30

    发明人: Heping Dai

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure provide a voltage converting system. The voltage converting system includes a first power converter configured to convert an input voltage to an intermediate voltage, a second power converter configured to convert the intermediate voltage to an output voltage at a target voltage level, and a control circuit coupled to the first power converter and the second power converter. The control circuit is configured to, upon detection of the input voltage having a voltage level that is within a first range, perform a close-loop control of the second power converter to output the output voltage at the target voltage level.

    Buck-boost power converter and method of operation thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10476372B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US14579644

    申请日:2014-12-22

    摘要: A method comprises detecting an input voltage and an output voltage of a buck-boost converter, wherein the buck-boost converter comprises a first high-side switch and a first low-side switch connected in series across an input capacitor, a second high-side switch and a second low-side switch connected in series across an output capacitor and an inductor coupled between a common node of the first high-side switch and the first low-side switch, and a common node of the second high-side switch and the second low-side switch and configuring the buck-boost converter such that at least one of the first high-side switch and second low-side switch operates at a fixed duty cycle mode.

    Multi-level power factor correction circuit using hybrid devices

    公开(公告)号:US10361626B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US16007325

    申请日:2018-06-13

    摘要: AC to DC converters, more specifically Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuits, using a multi-level waveform and hybrid devices are presented. From an AC voltage input a multi-level waveform is generated, which is used to generate high and low DC output voltage levels. The multi-level waveform is connected to the DC outputs through a corresponding intermediate node by an initial switch, and from the intermediate node to the corresponding output by a hybrid device. The hybrid device includes a first current path, such as a series connected switch-diode pair, in parallel with second current path of a relatively faster and lower current device, such as a diode. The resultant arrangement can use devices having lower voltage ratings relative to typical PFC circuit designs.

    Common-mode (CM) electromagnetic interference (EMI) reduction in resonant converters

    公开(公告)号:US10333410B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15682989

    申请日:2017-08-22

    IPC分类号: H02M3/335 B23P19/04 G05F3/06

    摘要: An apparatus includes: a first inductor coupled to a first node and a second node; a second inductor coupled to a third node and a fourth node; a third inductor coupled to the fourth node and a fifth node, wherein the first inductor, the second inductor, and the third inductor form a transformer; and a compensation capacitor coupled to the fourth node and one of the first node and the second node and including, a compensation capacitance. A method of manufacturing a resonant converter, the method includes: obtaining the resonant converter, wherein the resonant converter includes a transformer; determining a parasitic capacitance of the transformer; calculating a compensation capacitance based on the parasitic capacitance; and adding a compensation capacitor across the transformer, wherein the compensation capacitor includes the compensation capacitance.

    Isolated partial power processing power converters

    公开(公告)号:US10199947B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15479885

    申请日:2017-04-05

    IPC分类号: H02M3/335

    摘要: In an Input-Series-Output-Parallel (ISOP)-type power converter circuit, a DC-to-DC converter has a positive input coupled to a DC power source and a negative input connected to a negative output. A plurality of capacitors are coupled in series between a positive output of the converter and a circuit ground, the negative output of the converter coupled to a common node of first and second capacitors. A half-bridge inverter network is coupled between the positive output and a circuit ground, each inverter having an input respectively coupled to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. A plurality of resonant tanks are coupled to an output of a respective one of first and second half-bridge inverters. A transformer is coupled to outputs of the plurality of resonant tanks. A rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the transformer to provide a DC output voltage.

    HYBRID RESONANT CONVERTER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190020280A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US16007273

    申请日:2018-06-13

    发明人: Dianbo Fu Heping Dai

    IPC分类号: H02M3/335 H02M1/088

    摘要: A hybid resonant DC to DC converter uses an LLC or other resonant structure on the primary side, applying a two state waveform to one end of the resonant structure and a multi-state waveform to the other end of the resonant structure. The waveforms are at or near the resonant resonant frequency and the output voltage level is regulated by varying the shape of the multi-state waveform by varying the duty cycle of the switches used to generate it. The allows the converter to operate near or at its optimal resonant point, resulting in higher efficiency, over a wide range of regulated output voltage levels.

    Method and Apparatus for Controlling Solar Power Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20180309300A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15493796

    申请日:2017-04-21

    IPC分类号: H02J3/38 H02S50/00

    摘要: A method comprises operating a plurality of power optimizers connected in series between two input terminals of an inverter, wherein the plurality of power optimizers are connected to a plurality of solar panels to form a plurality of power modules connected in series, measuring operation parameters of the plurality of the solar panels, calculating a maximum power flow of each solar panel based upon the measuring, determining a mode transition range based upon the maximum power flows of the plurality of solar panels and configuring a first power optimizer to operate in a pass-through mode if a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) current of a first solar panel connected to the first power optimizer is within the mode transition range.