公开(公告)号：US20230299660A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18322177

申请日：2023-05-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jie Lu ,  Brandon Pierquet ,  Ashish Sahoo

IPC: H02M1/15 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H02M7/53

CPC classification number: H02M1/15 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H02M7/53 ,  H02M1/0054

Abstract: A stacked half bridge converter may be configured to provide an AC output voltage from either a DC or an AC input voltage. The switching devices of the converter may be operated according to a plurality of switching sequences, each switching sequence including one or more switching patterns, each switching pattern including one or more switching states of the switching devices. The switching sequences, patterns, and states may be selected to improve operation of the converter, by regulating the voltage at a neutral point of the converter to reduce ripple, increase switching efficiency, protect the switching devices from overvoltages, and the like.