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321 results about "Power inverter" patented technology

A power inverter, or inverter, is a power electronic device or circuitry that changes direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). The input voltage, output voltage and frequency, and overall power handling depend on the design of the specific device or circuitry. The inverter does not produce any power; the power is provided by the DC source.

Unmanned aerial vehicle full-aviation electromagnetic emission system and control method

The invention belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle full-aviation electromagnetic detection, and particularly relates to a full-aviation frequency domain electromagnetic emission system and a control method. A broadband frequency mixing and matching circuit is connected in series between an H-bridge power inverter and an emission coil of an unmanned aerial vehicle electromagnetic emission system; the broadband mixing and matching circuit comprises a first resonance unit formed by connecting a fixed capacitor and an adjustable inductor in parallel and a second resonance unit formed by connecting a fixed capacitor and an adjustable inductor in parallel, and the first resonance unit and the second resonance unit are connected in series. The adjustable inductor is matched with the dynamic impedance of the inductive load by adjusting the inductance value, and the broadband frequency mixing and matching circuit can adjust the impedance in real time, so that the matching of different resonant frequencies is realized, and the frequency range of a matching signal can be obviously widened.
Owner:JILIN UNIVERSITY

VSG-based inverter phase-locked loop-free pre-synchronization method, system and device, and medium

The invention relates to the technical field of inverter control, and discloses a VSG-based inverter phase-locked loop-free pre-synchronization method, system and device and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: eliminating the voltage deviation between the VSG inverter voltage of a virtual synchronous generator and the output voltage of a micro-grid through a deviation integral feedback method; a general signal delay superposition operator is adopted to filter the power grid voltage so as to construct virtual power, then the virtual power is introduced into an active-frequency loop of the virtual synchronous generator as a feedback signal, and a power angle feedback control model is formed so as to adjust the VSG inverter voltage; and detecting the voltage deviation between the power grid voltage and the adjusted VSG inverter voltage in real time, and when it is judged that the voltage deviation is smaller than a deviation threshold value, generating a grid-connected connection point switching-on instruction and controlling a switch of a grid-connected connection point to be switched on, so that phase-locked loop-free pre-synchronization of the distributed power supply inverter is realized, the grid-connected stability of the distributed power supply inverter is enhanced, and the grid-connected stability of the distributed power supply inverter is improved. And the current and voltage impact of the grid-connected instant system is reduced.
Owner:GUANGZHOU POWER SUPPLY BUREAU GUANGDONG POWER GRID CO LTD

Differential closed-loop control method and device for dual-frequency induction heating power supply inverter

The invention discloses a differential closed-loop control method and device for a dual-frequency induction heating power supply inverter, and belongs to the technical field of induction heating power supplies, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the learning and analysis of a control frequency relation of the dual-frequency induction heating power supply inverter through a deep learning method, and determining an optimal control frequency; a multi-level inverter is used as a power supply inverter for dual-frequency induction heating; s2, according to the optimal control frequency determined in the step S1, performing differential closed-loop control on the output frequency of the multi-level inverter by adopting a control method combining PWM control and PM control; pWM and PM control parameters are dynamically adjusted through a real-time adjustment mechanism of differential closed-loop control. According to the invention, the frequency adjustment precision and the power output stability of the dual-frequency induction heating power supply inverter are improved.
Owner:INST OF ELECTRICAL ENG CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Marine AC generator system and method

A marine AC generator system includes a marine generator driven by an internal combustion engine and configured to generate an AC current and a rectifier configured to rectify the AC current to provide a DC current. At least one battery is configured to receive and be charged by the DC current. A battery powered inverter is configured to be powered by the at least one battery and to generate a variable current output frequency such that an AC electrical power is provided to a load when the marine generator is not running.
Owner:BRUNSWICK CORP

A heat dissipation cooling mechanism for power inverter used in wind farm

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric power equipment, and discloses a heat dissipation and cooling mechanism for an electric frequency converter for a wind farm, comprising a mounting frame, a fin, a fixing bolt, a handle and a rapid heat dissipation component, wherein the fin is arranged inside the mounting frame, the fixing bolt is arranged on the top of the mounting frame, the handle is fixedly connected to one side of the mounting frame, the rapid heat dissipation component is installed on the outside of the fin, the rapid heat dissipation component comprises an outer shell, a dust shield, a movable frame, a moving block, a cleaning scraper, a driving component, a support frame and a fan, and the outer shell is screwed to the outside of one end of the fin. The heat dissipation and cooling mechanism for an electric frequency converter for a wind farm, by installing a fan in the outer shell, accelerates the heat conduction of the fin through the action of the fan, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the electric frequency converter, and by setting the dust shield, dust is prevented from entering the inner part of the outer shell and adhering to the outside of the fin, thereby reducing the heat dissipation efficiency of the fin.
Owner:HUANENG YUNNAN DIANDONG ENERGY CO LTD WIND POWER BRANCH

Power management in an elevator system

A power management system for an elevator system. A power management system for an elevator system includes a power converter having three input terminals, two of the three input terminals coupled to a main power source for supplying single-phase AC power to the power management system, the power converter configured to convert the AC power from the main power source into DC power on a common DC bus, a secondary power source for supplying DC power to the common DC bus, a power inverter configured to invert the DC power on the common DC bus into AC output power for driving an electric motor of the elevator system, and a dynamic braking resistor which is coupled between a third input terminal among the three input terminals of the three-phase power converter and the common DC bus.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO

Optimization of switching frequency and pulse width modulation techniques for traction power inverters

A method of operating a power inverter for an electric machine includes selecting an inverter switching technique; determining a frequency range of an inverter switch; determining a direct current (DC) voltage range of the inverter switch; determining an optimal switching map including inverter switching techniques and frequency selections for each value of torque-rate on the torque-rate curve; and controlling switches included in the power inverter using the optimal switching map.
Owner:BORGWARNER INC

System for mutual inductance cancellation for x-type multilevel converters

A multi-phase power inverter for an electric propulsion system includes a plurality of X-type multilevel power converters arranged between a high-voltage direct current (DC) power supply and an electric machine. Each of the plurality of X-type multilevel power converters is a solid-state integrated circuit (IC) that includes a positive DC power bus, a negative DC power bus, a neutral bus, and a plurality of semiconductor switches disposed in a stacked arrangement. The plurality of semiconductor switches is interconnected via the positive DC power bus, the negative DC power bus, and the neutral bus.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

System and method for controlling a multi-phase power inverter of an electrical machine

A gate driver system for a multi-phase inverter includes a gate controller, a gate driver circuit, and a hybrid switch power module integrated into a phase leg of the multi-phase inverter. The hybrid switch power module includes a first semiconductor switch connected in parallel with a second semiconductor switch. The first semiconductor switch has first conduction characteristics, while the second semiconductor switch has second performance characteristics. The gate driver circuit includes a gate driver, a first variable resistance circuit, and a second variable resistance circuit. The first variable resistance circuit is powered by a first low-voltage DC power bus, while the second variable resistance circuit is powered by a second low-voltage DC power bus.The first variable resistance circuit is connected to a first gate of the first semiconductor switch, while the second variable resistance circuit is connected to a second gate of the second semiconductor switch.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Power inverter, motor control device including the same and method of operating the same

A power inverter is provided. The power inverter includes: first, second and third legs configured to output alternating voltages having different phases. Each the first leg, the second leg, and the third leg includes: a first power metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) on a SiC substrate, and connected between a power terminal of direct current voltage and an output terminal configured to output a voltage of a corresponding phase among the first phase, the second phase and the third phase; a second power MOSFET on the SiC substrate, and connected between the output terminal and a ground terminal; and a redundancy circuit including a redundancy power transistor configured to replace the first power MOSFET based on the first power MOSFET failing and replace the second power MOSFET based on the second power MOSFET failing.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

On board charging module with power factor correction

An on board charger for a vehicle including an electric machine and a battery system includes a power inverter and a DC-DC converter. A filter including first and second inputs is selectively connected to an AC source and first and second outputs. The first output of the filter is connected to one of the first node, the second node, and the third node between switches of phase legs of the power inverter. A switching device includes a first terminal connected to the one of the first node, the second node, and the third node, a second terminal connected to a second output of the filter, and a third terminal connected to one of the first, second, and third phase windings of the electric machine corresponding the one of the first node, the second node, and the third node.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Manipulation of resonant elements in switching power supplies

A system to generate weld power for a welding process comprises: a power supply including a power inverter having multiple switches controlled by multiple switching signals such that each switch is alternately turned ON and OFF within each switching cycle of one of the multiple switching signals, to supply a current to an output circuit of the power supply that is configured to convert the current to the weld power, wherein the power inverter includes a capacitor and a capacitor switch connected in series with each other and across a switch of the multiple switches; and a controller to monitor a weld parameter and control the capacitor switch to either connect the capacitor across, or disconnect the capacitor from, the switch continuously across multiple cycles of a respective one of the multiple switching signals, depending on whether the weld parameter meets a predetermined operating condition of the welding process.
Owner:ESAB GROUP INC

High-power inverter and control method thereof

The invention discloses a high-power inverter and a control method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of power electronics, the high-power inverter comprises a sensing enhanced magnetic assembly, the sensing enhanced magnetic assembly comprises a high-thermal-conductivity metal shell, a magnetic core arranged in the high-thermal-conductivity metal shell, a main power coil, a high-precision sensing coil and an integrated thermal probe; wherein the high-precision sensing coil is wound by clinging to a central column of the magnetic core, the main power coil is coaxially wound on the outer side of the high-precision sensing coil, and the magnetic core, the main power coil and the high-precision sensing coil jointly form an inductor core body. According to the invention, the controller can monitor the working point of the magnetic core on the magnetization curve in real time, so that the margin of the magnetic core away from the magnetic saturation state is directly judged.
Owner:XIAMEN YIKE ELECTRONICS

Protecting a power inverter by sensing a phase node voltage

A half-bridge gate driver includes a phase node terminal configured to be coupled to a phase node to which a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor of a half-bridge are coupled; a diode comprising an anode and a cathode, wherein the cathode is coupled to the phase node terminal; and a comparator comprising a first input terminal coupled to the anode of the diode for receiving a measurement value indicative of a phase voltage at the phase node terminal, a second input terminal coupled to a threshold source for receiving a threshold, and an output terminal configured to output a comparison result indicating whether the measurement value satisfies the threshold. The phase node terminal is configured to be connected to a high-side supply potential by the high-side transistor, and is configured to be connected to a low-side supply potential by the low-side transistor.
Owner:INFINEON TECH AUSTRIA AG

Axial flux motor assemblies with integrated power electronics and double-sided cooling

An axial flux motor assembly is disclosed and includes: an axial flux motor comprising a rotor, and a first stator; and a power inverter assembly. The power module assembly includes: a printed circuit board; a control module mounted on the printed circuit board; power module assemblies connected to the printed circuit board and controlled by the control module; and a cold plate. The cold plate is disposed between the first stator and the power module assemblies and includes a first side and a second side, which is opposite the first side. The cold plate cools the power module assemblies via the first side and the first stator via the second side.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Hybrid excited rotary machine

A vehicle's electrified powertrain includes a battery pack linked to a traction power inverter module (TPIM) converting DC voltage from the battery pack into AC voltage. A rotary electric machine includes a stator energized by the TPIM's AC voltage, enclosing a rotor core capable of rotation. The rotor core contains slots holding conductive bars and permanent magnets, with conductive bars positioned closer to the rotor core's center. The conductive bars and permanent magnets are separated by gaps within each slot. An annular end ring assembly is present at one end of the rotor core, featuring terminal conductors connected to subsets of conductive bars and a secondary coil of a rotary transformer. When the stator is energized, the rotor shaft, connected to the rotor, rotates. The electric machine powers a transmission, which is coupled to the rotor shaft.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

System for mutual inductance cancellation for T-type multilevel converters

A multi-phase power inverter for an electric propulsion system includes a plurality of T-type multilevel power converters arranged between a high-voltage direct current (DC) power supply and an electric machine. Each of the plurality of T-type multilevel power converters is a solid-state integrated circuit that includes a positive DC power bus, a negative DC power bus, a neutral bus, and a plurality of semiconductor switches disposed in a stacked arrangement. The plurality of semiconductor switches is interconnected via the positive DC power bus, the negative DC power bus, and the neutral bus.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Mobile CNC system

A mobile computer numerical control (CNC) system may include a motor vehicle that includes a first container defining an enclosed compartment; a CNC machine mounted on the motor vehicle and positioned inside the enclosed compartment; a battery that is constructed and arranged to provide power to at least the CNC machine; and a power inverter that is in electrical communication with the battery and the CNC machine, wherein the power inverter is constructed and arranged to convert a direct current (DC) from the battery to an alternating current (AC), and wherein the power inverter is further constructed and arranged to provide at least the CNC machine with the AC current.
Owner:MARTINO FAMILY HOLDINGS

Protecting a power inverter by sensing a phase node voltage

A monolithic half-bridge gate driver includes a phase node terminal configured to be coupled to a phase node to which a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor of a half-bridge are coupled; a diode comprising an anode and a cathode, wherein the cathode is coupled to the phase node terminal; and a comparator comprising a first input terminal coupled to the anode of the diode for receiving a measurement value indicative of a phase voltage at the phase node terminal, a second input terminal coupled to a threshold source for receiving a threshold, and an output terminal configured to output a comparison result indicating whether the measurement value satisfies the threshold. The phase node terminal is configured to be connected to a high-side supply potential by the high-side transistor, and is configured to be connected to a low-side supply potential by the low-side transistor.
Owner:INFINEON TECH AUSTRIA AG

Seven-level inverter topology and control method thereof

The invention discloses a seven-level inverter topology and a control method thereof, and relates to the technical field of multi-level structures, the topology comprises an upper bridge arm and a lower bridge arm which are mutually symmetrical except the diode direction, and a plurality of switch tubes, a direct current bus capacitor and a flying capacitor of the topology are connected according to a specific rule. Working modes with seven different output voltages are realized by controlling the conduction state of the switch tube; the topology realizes voltage division through the DC bus capacitor, realizes intermediate level transition through the flying capacitor, combines an optimized circuit structure and a control strategy, has the advantages of simple circuit design, high efficiency, stable output voltage and the like, and is widely applicable to high-voltage and high-power inverter systems.
Owner:CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 719

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OIL MAINTENANCE IN GEARBOXES FOR eVTOL AIRCRAFT

A motor assembly for a propulsion system, the motor assembly including a motor housing; a rotor; a power inverter; a main shaft; wherein the main shaft extends through the rotor; and a fluid distribution system including a fluid reservoir; a pump configured to distribute a fluid to a component of the motor assembly; and a filter having a circumferential side, wherein the filter is configured to filter the fluid through the circumferential side, wherein the filter is located adjacent to the main shaft.
Owner:ARCHER AVIATION INC

Integrated common mode choke and current sensing

An alternating current (AC) motor system includes an AC motor with a rotor and a stator with multi-phase AC stator windings. The system also includes a power inverter that generates a multi-phase AC voltage, an AC bus that connects the power inverter to the stator windings, an AC choke that surrounds the AC bus, and a current sensor with a coil wound on or surrounded by the AC choke. The current sensor measures common mode current in the AC bus, and is used in pulse width modulation or slew rate control of the power inverter, ensuring smooth operation and reducing the risk of damage due to common mode current.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Fault property identification method using active injection signal of distributed photovoltaic power inverter

The invention discloses a fault property identification method utilizing active injection signals of a distributed photovoltaic power inverter, which belongs to the field of distributed photovoltaic, and comprises the following steps: when a power distribution line has a fault, a line protection device completes fault removal and fault phase selection; the line protection device sends the protection action information and the phase selection signal to the distributed photovoltaic power supply through a 5G network; after the distributed photovoltaic power supply receives the protection action information and the phase selection signal, the working mode of the inverter is changed, the pilot frequency signal is injected, the impedance identification calculation of the distribution line is carried out, and the effective discrimination of the fault property is realized, so that an additional device is not needed, and the fault identification reliability, stability and rapidity of the distributed photovoltaic power supply inverter are improved.
Owner:STATE GRID NINGXIA ELECTRIC POWER CO +1

Capacitor module with flexible contacts

Certain embodiments provide a capacitor module with flexible busbar contacts for a traction inverter system of an electric vehicle. The capacitor module may include a housing, capacitors, and capacitor busbar contacts coupled to the capacitors. Each capacitor busbar contact may include a flexible portion and a contact portion configured to be attached to a respective power inverter module busbar contact. The flexible portion and the contact portion are disposed outside the housing. The flexible portion is configured to bend to reduce or close an air gap between the contact portion and a respective power inverter module busbar contact when a force is applied to the contact portion prior to attachment. In some embodiments, the contact portion is laser welded to the respective power inverter module busbar contact, and a clamp applies the force to the contact portion prior to laser welding.
Owner:RIVIAN HOLDINGS LLC

Selective source degeneration as a control technique for power electronic switches

Various techniques are described to control the rate of change of current (di / dt) and the rate of change of voltage (dV / dt) for power electronic switches with conventional gate drivers and a few additional components. By implementing these techniques, designers may achieve better control over the switching behavior, reduce losses, and improve the overall reliability and efficiency of their circuits. This is particularly important in applications such as power inverters, where high performance and reliability are important.
Owner:ANALOG DEVICES INC

Direct current (DC) bus control system and method for photovoltaics

Solar power generation system and method for DC power transmission and centralized power inversion. The solar power generation system includes a photovoltaic (PV) bus system and a fixed bus system. The PV system utilizes a control mode switching control method, which includes determining to enable local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control; in response to determining that the local MPPT control is enabled, starting an MPPT mode timer; performing local MPPT; determining whether the MPPT mode timer is greater than a predetermined period; and, in response to determining that the MPPT mode timer is greater than a predetermined period, switching the MPPT control to the next MPPT controller. Distributed MPPT control methods include sequential MPPT control, adaptive ΔV MPPT control and / or power limit control. The fixed bus system includes a PV string MPPT controller and a fixed DC input central inverter or multiple fixed DC modular inverters.
Owner:NEXTRACKER LLC

Amplitude shift keying phase demodulation method and device

The invention provides an amplitude shift keying phase demodulation device, which comprises a zero-crossing comparator used for extracting a zero-crossing point position of a voltage difference between two ends of an output capacitor of a power transmission circuit; the pulse construction circuit is used for constructing a zero crossing point pulse signal by taking the zero crossing point position as a starting point; the phase signal construction circuit is used for generating an original phase signal according to the zero crossing point pulse signal and a square wave sequence output by a power inverter of the power transmitting circuit; and the bit data extraction circuit extracts the pulse width of the original phase signal by using a pulse counter to obtain multi-bit phase information, and obtains a single-bit ASK signal according to a comparison result of the multi-bit phase information. According to the device disclosed by the invention, a digital-to-analog converter commonly used in phase demodulation is directly canceled, the design cost and the production cost are reduced, and meanwhile, the communication quality problem of a large number of communication requirements in a wireless charging process is solved.
Owner:SHANGHAI ORIENT CHIP TECH CO LTD

Electric power inverter power supply

The utility model provides an electric power inverter power supply, a bunching mechanism comprises a storage basket, a wrapping post, a limiting frame, a limiting block, a spring, a stop block and a shifting piece, and the storage basket is arranged on the side wall of a machine body; the wrapping post is arranged on the inner bottom wall of the storage basket; the limiting frame is arranged on the outer wall of the wrapping post; the limiting block is arranged on the outer wall of the wrapping post; the spring is installed in the limiting block, and the check block is connected with the other end of the spring. The shifting piece is arranged on the side wall of the stop block; a sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the shifting piece. The upper wall and the lower wall of the storage basket are respectively provided with a wire outlet groove. According to the electric power inverter power supply provided by the embodiment of the utility model, in the process of converting electric power through the electric power inverter power supply, and in the process of connecting the electric power inverter power supply with other devices, the redundant part of the connecting wire can be separated and bunched, so that the electric power inverter power supply can be quickly positioned while being stored.
Owner:SHANGHAI XISHUN ELECTRIC CO LTD

Metal-coated polymer encapsulated electronic module and method of manufacturing the same

Metal-coated polymer-encapsulated power semiconductor modules, methods of making / using such power modules, and vehicles having traction power inverters containing such power modules are provided. A power electronics assembly includes one or more power semiconductor modules enclosed within an assembly housing. Each power module includes a substrate, a semiconductor device mounted on the substrate, a polymer encapsulant in which the substrate and semiconductor device are encapsulated, and electrical leads connected to the semiconductor device and protruding from the polymer encapsulant. A metal or ceramic coating is applied to selected portions of the exposed outer surface of the polymer encapsulant. The metal / ceramic coating can be a single metal layer covering substantially all of the exposed surface area of the outer surface of the polymer encapsulant. An optional hydrophobic polymer layer, a passivation layer, and / or an oxide layer can cover the outer surface of the metal layer. Alternatively, another metal layer or an embedded layered microstructure can cover the metal layer.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC