Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid charger and inverter system
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Application No.: US17457376Application Date: 2021-12-02
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Publication No.: US12047010B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Ashish K. Sahoo , Jie Lu , Brandon Pierquet , Anish Prasai
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: FLETCHER YODER PC
- Main IPC: H02J3/32
- IPC: H02J3/32 ; H02J7/02 ; H02J9/06 ; H02M1/08 ; H02M3/335 ; H02M5/293 ; H02M7/797

Abstract:
An electrical system can include a first bidirectional AC-DC converter having an input couplable to a grid connection and an output couplable to a battery and a second bidirectional AC-DC converter having an input couplable to the grid connection or a convenience outlet and an output couplable to the battery. The electrical system can further include a controller that controls the first and second converters to operate in a plurality of modes including a two-stage charging mode in which the first and second converters operate in a forward direction to charge the battery, a single-stage charging mode in which the first converter operates in a forward direction to charge the battery and the second converter operates in a reverse direction to power the convenience outlet, and a non-charging mode in which the first converter is idle and the second converter operates in a reverse direction to power the convenience outlet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230096722A1 HYBRID CHARGER AND INVERTER SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-03-30
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