Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scalable universal power supply and power converter
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Application No.: US14500281Application Date: 2014-09-29
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Publication No.: US09728965B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Bruce R. Geil
- Applicant: U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Eric Brett Compton
- Main IPC: H02J1/10
- IPC: H02J1/10 ; H02J3/14 ; H02M7/48 ; H02M1/00 ; H01R29/00

Abstract:
A scalable universal power supply and/or power converter provides independent voltage, frequency, phase, and current control through a common power bus connected to a plurality of electrical conversion modules which can provide voltage, frequency, phase, and current control. According to one embodiment, a power supply and/or power converter includes a power bus; a plurality of terminals for input and/or output of electricity; a plurality of electrical conversion modules connected in parallel to the bus for transferring or converting electricity; a switch matrix, formed of a plurality of switches arranged in an array, connecting to the plurality of electrical conversion modules and the plurality of terminals; and a controller configured to select and operate one or more electrical conversion modules and one or more switches of the switch matrix to selectively provide and/or receive electricity to the one or more terminals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160094152A1 SCALABLE UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY AND POWER CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2016-03-31
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