Invention Grant
- Patent Title: DC capacitor balancing
- Patent Title (中): 直流电容平衡
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Application No.: US12725053Application Date: 2010-03-16
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Publication No.: US08294306B2Publication Date: 2012-10-23
- Inventor: Mahesh Kumar , Srikanthan Sridharan , Jaganath Krishnan
- Applicant: Mahesh Kumar , Srikanthan Sridharan , Jaganath Krishnan
- Applicant Address: IN Tamilnadu
- Assignee: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Current Assignee: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Current Assignee Address: IN Tamilnadu
- Agency: Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
- Agent Steven S. Rubin, Esq.
- Main IPC: H01H9/54
- IPC: H01H9/54

Abstract:
Methods and devices for balancing voltages of capacitors in an electronic circuit are provided. The device includes a chopper circuit having a chopper inductor. Further, the chopper circuit may detect voltages across capacitors as well as an output current of the electronic circuit. In addition, the device may include a chopper control unit receiving the output current then generating a signal representing charging of the chopper inductor based on the output current. Also, the chopper control unit may receive the voltages across the capacitors and detect an imbalance between the voltages based on a polarity of the output current. Additionally, the chopper control unit may transfer of charge between the two capacitors, using the chopper inductor. Further, the chopper inductor is substantially discharged, during the transfer of charge between the capacitors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110227422A1 DC Capacitor Balancing Public/Granted day:2011-09-22
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