Potential Converter Device With Threshold-Controlled Energy Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional potential converter devices consume a significant portion of the energy they are supposed to convert, especially in applications with low power output sources, leading to insufficient energy availability for actual consumers.
Innovation Solution
A potential converter device with a first and second storage capacitor and a converter device that transfers energy from the first to the second capacitor when the first potential threshold is reached, but stops when the second threshold is reached, allowing the energy source to recharge the first capacitor, thereby reducing overall energy consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous energy transfer from energy source to consumer is implemented using conventional switching regulators, then the consumer receives continuous power supply, but the energy consumption of the regulator becomes comparable to the energy source output, leaving insufficient energy for the actual load
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by charging the first storage capacitor continuously from the energy source and then transferring its accumulated energy to the second storage capacitor in periodic intervals. This allows the converter to operate intermittently rather than continuously, reducing its energy consumption while maintaining continuous power supply to the consumer through the always-charged second capacitor
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-charging the first storage capacitor from the energy source before transferring its energy to the second storage capacitor. This accumulation phase allows the converter to process larger energy quantities in shorter time periods, improving efficiency and reducing the converter's operational energy consumption
2Reliability
If the converter operates continuously to maintain power supply, then the consumer receives stable power, but the converter consumes excessive energy reducing overall system efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The converter operates periodically by transferring energy from the first to the second storage capacitor in discrete cycles rather than continuously. The first capacitor is continuously charged from the source, and when full, triggers a transfer cycle to the second capacitor, which then supplies the consumer. This periodic operation significantly reduces converter energy losses while maintaining stable consumer power supply
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces two storage capacitors as intermediaries between the energy source and the consumer. The first capacitor accumulates energy from the source, and the second capacitor supplies energy to the consumer, with the converter only actively transferring energy between them periodically. This intermediary approach decouples the source and consumer, allowing the converter to operate less frequently and reduce energy losses
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach maintains unchanged power consumption while significantly reducing energy consumption by only actively transferring energy for a shorter period, achieving higher efficiency during energy transfer compared to continuous methods.
Implementation Method 1
a first storage capacitor S1, which is configured to be supplied with energy from an energy source in order to obtain a first potential profile at the first storage capacitor S1
Implementation Method 2
a second storage capacitor S2, which is configured to be supplied with energy from the first storage capacitor S1 in order to obtain a second potential profile at the second storage capacitor S2
Implementation Method 3
a converter unit which is electrically connected between the first and second storage capacitors and which is configured to transfer energy from the first storage capacitor S1 to the second storage capacitor S2
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AI summary
The invention relates to a potential converter device (100) having a first storage capacitor (S1), which is implemented in order to be supplied with power from a first power source (5), in order to obtain a first potential curve at the first storage capacitor (S1), and a second storage capacitor (S2), which is implemented to be supplied with power from the first storage capacitor (S1), in order to obtain a second potential curve at the second storage capacitor (S2). The potential converter device also has a converter unit (10), which is electrically connected between the first and the second storage capacitors and which is implemented in order to perform a power transmission from the first storage capacitor (S1) to the second storage capacitor (S2), if the first potential curve reaches a first potential threshold value (P1) and until the first potential curve reaches a second potential threshold value (P2), and wherein said first potential threshold value (P1) has a greater absolute value than said second potential threshold value (P2).