POWER FACTOR CORRECTION DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING A THREE-PHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT INTO A DIRECT CURRENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240120832A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18263844

    申请日:2022-01-31

    摘要: A power factor correction device includes a power supply side which can be connected to an alternating current source, an output side which can be connected to a direct current load, at least a first power inductor electrically connected in series to a first terminal of the power supply side, and a rectifier operatively interposed between the power supply side and the output side. The rectifier includes a diode bridge configured to convert the alternating current from the source into a direct current towards the load, and one or more switches which can be selectively switched between an open configuration and a closed configuration in order to switch the rectifier between a first configuration, in which it interrupts the current flow towards the output side and charges the first inductor, and a second configuration, in which it allows the transfer of current to the load and discharges the first inductor. A second power inductor is electrically connected in series to a second terminal of the power supply side.

    METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR PROTECTING AN ON-BOARD CHARGING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240042884A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18258593

    申请日:2021-12-16

    摘要: A method for protecting an on-board charging device includes the steps of detecting the phase and neutral voltages coming from the grid, detecting a current signal representing a compensation current generated by a compensation circuit, combining the phase voltages together so as to obtain a homopolar voltage signal, squaring the current signal and the homopolar voltage signal so as to obtain a first square current wave and a second square voltage wave, combining the first and second square waves together so as to generate an output signal having a first logic level when the first and second square waves are in phase and a second logic level when the first and second square waves are out of phase, generating a voltage increasing in proportion to the duration of each section of the output signal having the first value, comparing the voltage value with a limit value and generating an alarm signal when the voltage level exceeds the limit value.

    HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC POWER DEVICES FOR DRIVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220082591A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17415610

    申请日:2019-12-18

    IPC分类号: G01R15/20 H05K7/14

    摘要: It is disclosed a housing for electronic power devices for driving an electric motor of an electric or hybrid vehicle. The housing comprises a perimeter element adapted to house a support for electronic power devices. The perimeter element comprises an electrical connector adapted to receive a direct voltage generated by a battery pack, comprises a metal conductor adapted to carry an alternating voltage for driving the electric motor, comprises a magnetic flux concentrator adapted to generate a magnetic field at least partially crossing the metal conductor. The concentrator surrounds the metal conductor and comprises an air opening adapted to house a Hall sensor to measure the current flowing across the metal conductor.

    A BIDIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAID BIDIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20240291391A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18294460

    申请日:2022-07-29

    IPC分类号: H02M3/335 H02M3/00

    摘要: A bidirectional DC-to-DC converter includes first terminals connected to a direct current source, second terminals connected to a load that can be supplied with direct current, a transformer stage including a primary and a secondary circuit that can be magnetically coupled to each other, a switching stage operatively interposed between the two first terminals and the primary circuit and a rectifier stage operatively interposed between the two second terminals and the secondary circuit. A control unit is configured to drive the switching stage and the rectifier stage. The control unit is configured to switch a first switch of the primary circuit and a second switch of the secondary circuit between an open and a closed condition as a function of the level of power transferred by the transformer stage and/or the direction of the energy flow, to change the topology of the primary circuit and/or the secondary circuit.