CONVERTER APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH AUXILIARY TRANSISTOR FOR PROTECTING COMPONENTS AT STARTUP

    公开(公告)号:US20180316258A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US15498163

    申请日:2017-04-26

    CPC classification number: H02M1/36 H02M3/158

    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method are provided involving a converter circuit. The converter circuit comprises an inductor including a first terminal configured to be coupled to a power source, and a second terminal. Also included is a pair of serially-coupled transistors coupled to the second terminal of the inductor. The pair of serially-coupled transistors have a transistor intermediate node therebetween. Further included is a pair of serially-coupled diodes coupled to the second terminal of the inductor. The pair of serially-coupled diodes have a diode intermediate node therebetween. A first capacitator is coupled in parallel with the serially-coupled transistors and the serially-coupled diodes. Further, the converter circuit includes a sub-circuit having a second capacitor serially-coupled with an auxiliary transistor. The sub-circuit is coupled between the transistor intermediate node and the diode intermediate node.

    Method and Apparatus for Controlling Solar Power Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20180309300A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15493796

    申请日:2017-04-21

    Abstract: A method comprises operating a plurality of power optimizers connected in series between two input terminals of an inverter, wherein the plurality of power optimizers are connected to a plurality of solar panels to form a plurality of power modules connected in series, measuring operation parameters of the plurality of the solar panels, calculating a maximum power flow of each solar panel based upon the measuring, determining a mode transition range based upon the maximum power flows of the plurality of solar panels and configuring a first power optimizer to operate in a pass-through mode if a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) current of a first solar panel connected to the first power optimizer is within the mode transition range.

    Multilevel inverter device and method

    公开(公告)号:US09806529B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-31

    申请号:US15222170

    申请日:2016-07-28

    Inventor: Dianbo Fu Bo He Quan Li

    Abstract: An inverter comprises a first boost apparatus having an input coupled to a positive dc bus, a second boost apparatus having an input coupled to a negative dc bus, a first switch coupled to an input of an L-C filter and the first boost apparatus, a second switch coupled to the input of the L-C filter and the second boost apparatus, a third switch coupled between the positive dc bus and the first switch, wherein a common node of the first switch and the third switch is directly connected to an output of the first boost apparatus, a fourth switch coupled between the negative dc bus and the second switch, wherein a common node of the fourth switch and the second switch is directly connected to an output of the second boost apparatus and an isolation switch coupled between the input of the L-C filter and ground.

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