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618 results about "Switching cycle" patented technology

Method for actuating a buck-boost converter

A method for actuating a DC-to-DC converter, in particular a clocked buck-boost converter that includes at least two switch elements and an inductor or throttle and via which an input voltage is converted into a regulated output voltage, wherein the switch elements are actuated with a variable switch frequency using pulse- and frequency-modulated control signals, where the pulse- and frequency-modulated control signals are derived from a manipulated variable from a regulator, a voltage curve on the switch elements is continuously ascertained or monitored to determine the activation time of the switch elements and to start a new switch cycle, the switch elements are activated if a specified minimum period duration has been exceeded upon detecting a voltage minimum of the ascertained voltage curve on the switch elements.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Autonomous protection control method for abnormal feedback of LED switching power supply

The invention discloses an autonomous protection control method for abnormal feedback of an LED switching power supply, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining parameter data in a switching period based on power supply operation data in a historical database; the method comprises the following steps: constructing a prediction model of the running state of the LED switching power supply, sampling based on a real-time feature window of the LED switching power supply, outputting a state prediction vector and abnormal probability distribution of a future switching period, constructing a real-time state feature matrix, dynamically matching the real-time state of the LED switching power supply with a prediction abnormal mode, and calculating a feature similarity index. And designing a hierarchical protection mechanism, uploading complete event data to a database, updating a power supply abnormity prediction model, and dynamically adjusting a protection trigger threshold value based on a deviation degree between a prediction result and an actual state. The method has the advantages that accurate pre-judgment and grading protection of the abnormal probability are achieved, model self-optimization and threshold value self-adaptive adjustment are driven through real-time data, and the system reliability and the protection response sensitivity are remarkably improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN RONG ELECTRIC TECH CO LTD

Battery state prediction method and system, computer equipment and storage medium

The invention provides a battery state prediction method and system, computer equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: randomly selecting a preset proportion of batteries from a target batch of batteries as a test sample set; performing current switching cycle life test on each battery sample to obtain a plurality of groups of current sudden change data comprising current time sequence data, voltage time sequence data and battery health state corresponding to the preset charge state segment point sequence; obtaining a current abrupt change point battery impedance spectrum according to the current time sequence data and the voltage time sequence data in each group of current abrupt change data, and constructing a battery state prediction model according to all the current abrupt change point battery impedance spectrums and the corresponding battery health states; and obtaining a battery state prediction value according to the obtained current mutation battery impedance spectrum of the to-be-evaluated battery and the battery state prediction model. According to the invention, the high efficiency, accuracy and operation convenience of online monitoring of the health state of the battery can be effectively improved under the low-cost condition of not additionally adding measuring equipment.
Owner:国网浙江综合能源服务有限公司

Optimization control method for output waveform of inverter, inverter and storage medium

The invention relates to the technical field of micro-grids, and discloses an inverter output waveform optimization control method, an inverter and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: constructing a switching period average model and an output waveform optimization function of a single-phase off-grid inverter, and carrying out the optimization control of the output waveform of the single-phase off-grid inverter based on the output waveform optimization function and the switching period average model, determining a calculation model of a modulation wave compensation signal; acquiring an input signal for controlling the output waveform of the inverter, performing double closed-loop control on the inverter based on the input signal, and outputting an original modulated wave signal; calculating a modulation wave compensation signal based on the input signal, an inductive current reference value generated in double closed-loop control and a modulation wave compensation signal calculation model; and superposing the original modulated wave signal and the modulated wave compensation signal to obtain an optimized modulated wave signal. According to the method provided by the invention, the modulation wave signal is compensated and optimized, and the purpose of optimizing the waveform quality of the output voltage when the single-phase off-grid inverter is loaded with the nonlinear load is achieved.
Owner:SHENZHEN POWEROAK NEWENER CO LTD

Half-bridge driver circuit, related integrated circuit, half-bridge circuit and method

A half-bridge driver circuit periodically repeats switching cycles by closing a first FET via a first drive signal, detecting an instant when a current flowing through the first FET reaches a threshold and then opening the first FET and closing a second FET via a second drive signal. An error amplifier generates a control voltage by comparing a feedback signal with a reference signal, and a variable current generator generates a first current as a function of the control voltage. The error amplifier includes a proportional-integral controller, and a slope compensation circuit that generates a second current as a ramp signal. The threshold is generated by subtracting the second current from the first current. In response to detecting the instant, the second current is sampled and a signal indicative of the threshold is generated by subtracting the sampled second current from the first current.
Owner:STMICROELECTRONICS SRL

General transient DC bias suppression method for dual-active bridge converter under bidirectional power flow

The invention discloses a general transient DC bias suppression method for a dual-active-bridge converter under bidirectional power flow. The method comprises the following steps: when the dual-active-bridge DC converter operates stably, asynchronous carriers are generated; a certain modulation and control strategy is adopted, closed-loop operation is carried out in each switching period, and a primary side inner shift phase ratio D1, a secondary side inner shift phase ratio D2 and an outer shift phase ratio Df are generated; different working modes are selected according to the positive and negative relation of the external shift comparison between the current switching period and the previous switching period, and an asynchronously updated modulation wave is generated; and according to the selected working mode, determining a lead and lag relationship of the modulation wave, comparing the modulation wave with the carrier wave, and generating a driving signal of a power switch of the dual-active bridge converter. According to the method, the problem that an existing transient direct current bias suppression method is only suitable for a specific power flow direction or a specific modulation strategy can be solved, transient direct current bias suppression under power bidirectional flow is achieved, and safe operation of the dual active bridge converter is guaranteed.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIV

Electromagnetic interference suppression method and device based on high-frequency GaN switching characteristics

The invention relates to an electromagnetic interference suppression method and device based on high-frequency GaN switching characteristics. The method comprises: in a power conversion circuit constructed based on a GaN switching device, edge analysis processing is performed on a driving signal of the GaN switching device to obtain edge feature data, and the edge feature data comprises a rising edge change rate and a falling edge change rate in a plurality of continuous switching periods; determining an equivalent network model constructed based on parasitic parameters in the power conversion circuit, and performing frequency domain response calculation on the equivalent network model according to the edge feature data, interference frequency band distribution information caused by the edge change is obtained, analysis processing based on spectrum energy adjustment is carried out on a driving signal of the GaN switching device according to the interference frequency band distribution information, and an adjustment control instruction used for restraining key frequency band interference is obtained. By adopting the method, an effective suppression strategy oriented to a specific interference frequency band can be realized.
Owner:SHENZHEN LII SEMICONDUCTOR CO LTD

Control unit and method for operating a power converter in a buck-boost mode

A control unit for operating a power converter in a buck-boost mode is provided. The control unit is configured to, within a switching cycle, operate the power converter in an IN state starting from the beginning of the switching cycle until a timer signal of a timer occurs. The control unit is further configured to subsequently operate the power converter in a THROUGH state stating from the timer signal until a peak current event occurs. The control unit is further configured to subsequently operate the power converter in an OUT state starting from the peak current event until a clock signal occurs, which indicates an end of the switching cycle.
Owner:RENESAS DESIGN (UK) LTD

Switching converter and zero-crossing detection circuit thereof

Disclosed in the present invention are a switching converter and a zero-crossing detection circuit thereof. The zero-crossing detection circuit comprises: a low-side transistor control circuit used for generating a low-side transistor control signal on the basis of a high-side transistor control signal; a switching node voltage detection circuit used for generating a first pulse signal having a first pulse width when a synchronous power transistor is turned off in each switching cycle, and generating a second pulse signal having a second pulse width on the basis of a comparison result between a turn-off moment of the synchronous power transistor and an inductor current zero-crossing moment; and a phase-locked loop circuit used for providing a delayed current signal to the low-side transistor control circuit on the basis of the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal, so that the low-side transistor control circuit controls an effective level time of the low-side transistor control signal in a next switching cycle on the basis of the delayed current signal. Therefore, the inductor current can fluctuate within a tiny interval near 0 A, improving the accuracy of zero-crossing detection, reducing the circuit loss of the switching converter, and improving the efficiency of the switching converter.
Owner:SG MICRO CORP

Control method and system for resonant converter

A control method and system for a resonant converter. The control method for a resonant converter comprises: in each switching cycle, determining a target power value on the basis of an input power control amount and a compensation amount corresponding to a bridge leg (S101); on the basis of the target power value, an input voltage, circuit parameters of the resonant converter, and the current operating mode of a full-bridge inverter module, determining a target slope control amount corresponding to a counter which corresponds to a switching transistor (S102); determining a comparison threshold on the basis of the target slope control amount, the current count value of the counter which corresponds to the switching transistor, and a DC bias voltage of a resonant capacitor corresponding to the current operating mode, wherein the counter starts counting using the DC bias voltage as an initial value in each switching cycle until the actual voltage of the resonant capacitor is equal to the comparison threshold (S103); and determining a control signal on the basis of the actual voltage of the resonant capacitor and the comparison threshold, and controlling the switching transistor on the basis of the control signal (S104).
Owner:SHANGHAI CHINT POWER SYST CO LTD

Tumor electric field treatment system and method for reducing electrical stimulation during application of alternating electric signal

The invention provides a tumor treatment electric field system which comprises an electric field therapeutic instrument and at least two pairs of insulated electrodes electrically connected with the electric field therapeutic instrument. An alternating electric signal direction switching period, an AC voltage amplitude peak value of the alternating electric signal, working periods of the alternating electric signal, a continuous conduction time period t1 of the alternating electric signal in each working period and a preset specific voltage V are stored in the electric field therapeutic apparatus. The continuous conduction time period t1 comprises a switching-on time period t3, a switching-off time period t4 and conduction time periods located between the switching-on time period t3 and the switching-off time period t4, and the preset specific voltage V is an AC voltage amplitude value of the alternating electric signal in each conduction time period and is not greater than an AC voltage amplitude peak value; the AC voltage amplitude of an alternating electric signal applied by the electric field therapeutic apparatus is increased from 0 to the preset specific voltage V in a gradually increasing mode within a switching-on time period t3, and the gradually increasing mode at least comprises 20 first steps, so that electrical stimulation generated when the alternating electric signal is alternately applied between different pairs of insulated electrodes is reduced.
Owner:JIANGSU HEALTHY LIFE INNOVATION MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Systems and methods for controlling synchronous rectifiers in power converters with zero voltage switching

System and method for controlling synchronous rectification. For example, a system for controlling synchronous rectification includes: a first control-signal generator configured to generate a first control signal; a second control-signal generator configured to receive the first control signal for a first switching cycle and generate a second control signal for a second switching cycle based at least in part on the first control signal for the first switching cycle, the first switching cycle preceding the second switching cycle; and a driver configured to receive the first control signal and generate a drive voltage based at least in part on the first control signal; wherein the second control-signal generator is further configured to: process information associated with the first control signal; determine a first time duration when the first control signal remains at a first logic level during the first switching cycle.
Owner:ON BRIGHT INTEGRATIONS CO INC

Improved performance of a flyback converter

A flyback converter comprising: a transformer having a primary side winding and a secondary side winding; a primary side switch located at the primary side of the transformer; two secondary side switches located at the secondary side of the transformer; in which the two secondary side switches are connected in parallel and have different characteristics; and a control unit configured to generate a rectification signal and a Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) pulse and to drive the two secondary side switches; in which a secondary side switch is driven by the rectification signal and the other secondary side switch is driven by the ZVS pulse. At the end of a switching cycle, before turning on the primary side switch: the control unit is configured to generate the ZVS pulse in the secondary side winding such that the parasitic capacitor of the primary side switch is discharged, and to consequently turn on the primary side switch in ZVS conditions or near ZVS conditions.
Owner:EGGTRONIC ENG SPA

Driver circuit comprising a power stage, related half-bridge driver circuit, control circuit for an electronic converter, integrated circuit and method

A power stage includes parallel FETs including a reference FET. An input PWM signal has a switching period. A current sensor senses current flowing through the power stage during switch-on period. A first circuit generates a first PWM signal having a duty-cycle indicative of reference FET driving losses for a reference current. A second circuit generates a second PWM signal having a duty-cycle indicative of reference FET conduction losses for that reference current. The duty cycles of the first and second PWM signals are compared to generate a comparison signal. The reference current is changed until a logic state of the comparison signal changes. A respective enable signal for each FET is generated by comparing the reference current to the sensed current flowing through the power stage. A FET driver circuit generates a respective drive signal for each FET by combining the respective enable signal with the input PWM signal.
Owner:STMICROELECTRONICS SRL +1

Series type hybrid circuit breaker with non-resonant current zero-crossing generation

A series-type hybrid circuit breaker to provide protection against short circuit faults in DC or AC power circuits. A series-type hybrid circuit breaker (SHCB) forces a fault current into a high-frequency AC current with zero crossings and allows a mechanical circuit breaker to disconnect the faulty branch. The SHCB injects a transient counter voltage pulse via a pulse transformer into the main power loop upon detection of an overcurrent condition and forces the fault current to change its original direction and cross zero to a negative peak value. A generation power electronic circuit on the primary side of the transformer controls the discharge of a capacitor to generate the counter voltage pulse during the first phase of each switching cycle of the fault interruption process. The power electronic circuit then changes the polarity of the injected secondary voltage and forces the fault current to change direction and cross zero again.
Owner:SYNQUE CONSULTING INC

Transient frequency conversion control method of converter and electronic device

The application provides a transient frequency conversion control method of a converter and an electronic device. The method comprises the following steps: determining the working state of the converter, wherein the working state comprises a light load working state and a heavy load working state; if it is determined that the working state switches between the light load working state and the heavy load working state, starting a transient frequency conversion control strategy to adjust the switching frequency of the converter, wherein the transient frequency conversion control strategy is used to adjust the duration of the freewheeling stage in the switching cycle of the converter; after the working state of the converter switches, and the clamping capacitor voltage sampling value of the converter v c satisfies a preset condition, exiting the transient frequency conversion control strategy to restore the switching frequency of the converter to normal. The dynamic response speed of the converter is effectively improved, and the overshoot and drop of the output voltage when the converter is subjected to a step load are reduced.
Owner:SHANGHAI JARI INFORAMTION SCI & TECH

Power switching circuit and control method thereof

A power switching circuit includes a driving signal part, a first switch element, a second switch element, a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first resistor and a first connection branch, which are connected between a positive driving signal terminal of the driving signal part and a first driving terminal of the first switch element, respectively. The second driving circuit includes a third resistor and a second connection branch, which are connected between the positive driving signal terminal and the second driving terminal of the second switch element, respectively. In a same switching cycle, the turn-on time of the first switch element is earlier than the turn-on time of the second switch element and the turn-off time of the first switch element is earlier than the turn-off time of the second switch element.
Owner:DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Power converter and power supply system

The present application provides a power converter, comprising: a power conversion circuit and a control circuit. The power conversion circuit comprises an inverter circuit, a DC bus capacitor and a detection circuit, and the DC bus capacitor is connected in parallel with the inverter circuit. The DC bus capacitor comprises a positive bus capacitor and a negative bus capacitor connected in series. The inverter circuit comprises a bridge arm. The detection circuit is used to detect the voltage on both sides of the positive bus capacitor, the voltage on both sides of the negative bus capacitor and the output current of the bridge arm. The control circuit is used to control the bridge arm to switch from outputting two levels to outputting three levels within one switching cycle in response to preset conditions. The preset conditions are conditions based on the voltage of the positive bus capacitor, the voltage of the negative bus capacitor and the output current of the bridge arm. The present application uses a hybrid modulation of three levels and two levels, so that the power converter can achieve a balance between the quality of power output and power consumption, thereby improving the performance of the power converter.
Owner:HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECH CO LTD

Systems and methods for controlling gate voltage increase on primary side to reduce voltage spike on secondary side of switching power supplies

Controller and method for a switching power supply. For example, a controller for a switching power supply includes: a first terminal configured to receive a feedback voltage representing an output voltage associated with a secondary winding of the switching power supply; a second terminal configured to output a drive voltage to a first transistor associated with a primary winding coupled to the secondary winding of the switching power supply; a comparator configured to receive the feedback voltage and a predetermined feedback threshold and generate a comparison signal based at least in part on the feedback voltage and the predetermined feedback threshold; a pulse-width detector configured to detect a pulse width of the drive voltage during a first switching cycle, compare the detected pulse width with a predetermined time threshold, and generate a detection signal based at least in part on the detected pulse width and the predetermined time threshold.
Owner:ON BRIGHT INTEGRATIONS CO INC

Constant ripple algorithm in DCM for buck converter

A ripple voltage detector circuit comprises a pulse generator, a direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter coupled to the pulse generator, and a first control loop coupled to the pulse generator and the DC-DC converter. The first control loop is configured to measure an output voltage of the DC-DC converter, determine an output ripple voltage of the output voltage, determine a ripple coefficient based on the output ripple voltage, determine a reference peak inductor current based on the ripple coefficient, and determine a peak value of an inductor current during a switching cycle, and transition a switching state of the DC-DC converter based on the reference peak inductor current and the peak value of the inductor current.
Owner:TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC

Control circuit and method of three-phase single-stage AC / DC converter

The invention discloses a control circuit and method for a three-phase single-stage AC / DC converter, and belongs to the technical field of electric energy conversion, and the method comprises the steps: collecting the resonance current in a DC / DC resonance circuit, calculating the integral value of the resonance current, outputting a signal after modulation, and determining the drive logic of a switch in the DC / DC resonance circuit. According to the control circuit and method of the three-phase single-stage AC / DC converter, energy transmitted by the resonant cavity can be directly controlled, the resonance condition of each switching period element does not need to be considered, parameter design is simple, the dynamic performance of a system can be improved, and the control speed of three-phase current can be increased.
Owner:NANJING BOLLAND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD +1

Optimal switching time sequence design and modulation method for single-phase circulating current suppression of two parallel converters

The invention discloses an optimal switch time sequence design and modulation method for single-phase circulating current suppression of two parallel converters. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, screening 32 switch combinations which only introduces a certain phase of single-phase circulating current or does not introduce any single-phase circulating current from all 64 switch state combinations; secondly, designing a switching time sequence corresponding to the whole vector plane by using 32 switch combinations and considering the balance and switching times of single-phase circulating current in a switching period; in view of mutual overlapping of the time sequence modulation areas, single-phase circulation peak values of the time sequences are further compared to determine the optimal modulation areas, and then in view of redundancy of the time sequences in the optimal modulation areas, single-phase circulation effective values of redundant time sequences are further compared, and final sector division is determined according to the minimum effective values. And finally, designing action rules of modulation waves and carrier waves corresponding to each time sequence. The method solves the problem that an existing modulation method does not suppress the high-frequency single-phase circulating current of the two parallel converters.
Owner:NANJING UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Method for improving Buck light load efficiency

The invention discloses a method for improving Buck light load efficiency, which can prevent pseudo CCM operation and can keep high light load efficiency even under a large duty ratio, and comprises the following steps: after soft start of a Buck converter is completed, an enable signal at the end of soft start sets an RS trigger U3 to be in an active state, and if an inductive current zero-cross detection trigger signal rises, the RS trigger U3 is in a non-active state, the RS trigger U3 is in a non-active state, and if the inductive current zero-cross detection trigger signal is in a non-active state, the RS trigger U3 is in a non-active state. When the high-end switch and the synchronous low-end switch are switched on, the setting end input of the RS trigger U3 is triggered, a switch starting signal output by the RS trigger U3 is set at the beginning of each switching period, the switch starting signal controls the constant on-time generator to modulate the charging current or capacitance so as to prolong the time of simultaneously switching off the high-end switch and the synchronous low-end switch, and when the synchronous low-end switch is switched on, the synchronous low-end switch is switched off. And the reset end of the RS trigger U3 inputs an output signal of the constant on-time generator to trigger the RS trigger U3 to reset.
Owner:SHAANXI REACTOR MICROELECTRONICS

System and method for zero voltage switching in a power converter

Disclosed is a system for zero voltage switching in a power converter with a first half-bridge and a second half-bridge. The first half-bridge has a first set of transistors and output inductor. The second half-bridge has a second set of transistors and auxiliary inductor. A current sensing means measures, at switching cycle scale, average and maximum current values of output inductor and average, minimum and maximum current values of auxiliary inductor. A voltage sensing means measures input and output voltages of first and second half-bridge. A controller is configured to compute dead times of pulse width modulation control signal of second half-bridge, generate pulse width modulation control signal of second half-bridge and to adapt dead times of first half-bridge.
Owner:VENSUM POWER OY

Mixing system for room heating and / or domestic water production and related management method

The object of the invention is a mixing system (1) comprising at least a boiler (2) and a heat pump (3) through which technical fluids for room heating and / or for domestic water production circulate, and an associated method for managing and controlling the switching cycle (ON / OFF) of said heat pump (3) during domestic hot water (DHW) intake. The method comprises at least the following steps: during said domestic hot water (DHW) water intake, ensuring flow to the heat pump (3) at a flow rate mchHP at least adapted to avoid closing thereof, and ensuring a complete achievement of this DHW water intake.
Owner:ARISTON SPA

Power converter and slope signal generator and slope signal generation method thereof

This disclosure relates to a power converter, a slope signal generator and a slope signal generation method thereof. The power converter comprises an inductor and a switch transistor coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The slope signal generator comprises: a proportion transformation circuit, for performing proportion transformation on the current sense signal of the inductor to obtain a replicated signal; and an offset compensation circuit, for performing offset compensation on the replicated signal to obtain a slope signal, wherein the slope change of the slope signal characterizes the inductance value change of the inductor. The slope signal generator of the power converter can adaptively adjust the slope of the slope signal during the switching cycle, dynamically compensate for the fluctuation of the inductance value, improve the effect of suppressing subharmonic oscillation, thus enhancing the input and output voltage range and stability of the power converter.
Owner:JOULWATT TECH INC LTD

Controllers and methods for controlling transistors based at least in part on modes of operation related to power converters

Controller and method for a power converter. For example, a controller for a power converter includes: a mode detector configured to determine a mode of operation for the power converter; a first gate driver configured to output a first drive voltage to a first transistor related to a first auxiliary winding coupled to a primary winding, a secondary winding, and a second auxiliary winding; a second gate driver configured to output a second drive voltage to a second transistor related to the primary winding; wherein the first gate driver is further configured to, if the mode of operation satisfies one or more first predetermined conditions, generate the first drive voltage so that the first transistor remains turned off during a switching cycle of the power converter.
Owner:ON BRIGHT INTEGRATIONS CO INC

Multilevel inverter current sensing

A conversion system includes a conversion device including a multilevel inverter configured to generate two alternating current (AC) output currents, a current sensor configured to sample a current through the multilevel inverter, or from the multilevel inverter, during a switching cycle, and a processor configure to estimate both of the two AC output currents based on the sampled current from the current sensor.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inductor current reconstruction circuit, power converter and inductor current reconstruction method thereof

An inductor current reconstruction circuit of a power converter can include: a switching current sampling circuit configured to acquire at least one of a current flowing through a main power transistor and a current flowing through a rectifier transistor to generate a switching current sampling signal; an inductor current generating circuit configured to generate a reconstruction signal representing an inductor current in one complete switching cycle; and where the reconstruction signal comprises the switching current sampling signal and a current analog signal generated according to the switching current sampling signal and an inductor voltage signal representing a voltage across an inductor in the power converter.
Owner:SILERGY SEMICON TECH (HANGZHOU) CO LTD