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公开(公告)号：US20220103062A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-31
申请号：US17548754
申请日：2021-12-13
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS , STMicroelectronics LTD
Inventor： Ghafour BENABDELAZIZ , Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: An AC capacitor is coupled to a totem-pole type PFC circuit. In response to detection of a power input disconnection, the PFC circuit is controlled to discharge the AC capacitor. The PFC circuit includes a resistor and a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET coupled in series between DC output nodes with a common node coupled to the AC capacitor. When the disconnection event is detected, one of the first and second MOSFETs is turned on to discharge the AC capacitor with a current flowing through the resistor and the turned on MOSFET. Furthermore, a thyristor may be simultaneously turned on, with the discharge current flowing through a series coupling of the MOSFET, resistor and thyristor. Disconnection is detected by detecting a zero-crossing failure of an AC power input voltage or lack of input voltage decrease or input current increase in response to MOSFET turn on for a DC input.
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公开(公告)号：US20210336533A1
公开(公告)日：2021-10-28
申请号：US16858907
申请日：2020-04-27
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS , STMicroelectronics LTD
Inventor： Ghafour BENABDELAZIZ , Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: An AC capacitor is coupled to a totem-pole type PFC circuit. In response to detection of a power input disconnection, the PFC circuit is controlled to discharge the AC capacitor. The PFC circuit includes a resistor and a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET coupled in series between DC output nodes with a common node coupled to the AC capacitor. When the disconnection event is detected, one of the first and second MOSFETs is turned on to discharge the AC capacitor with a current flowing through the resistor and the turned on MOSFET. Furthermore, a thyristor may be simultaneously turned on, with the discharge current flowing through a series coupling of the MOSFET, resistor and thyristor. Disconnection is detected by detecting a zero-crossing failure of an AC power input voltage or lack of input voltage decrease or input current increase in response to MOSFET turn on for a DC input.
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公开(公告)号：US20190222136A1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-18
申请号：US16362939
申请日：2019-03-25
Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS , STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER , Roberto LAROSA , Giulio ZOPPI
Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes a first terminal and a second terminal to receive an AC voltage and a third terminal and a fourth terminal to deliver a DC voltage. A rectifying bridge is provided in the converter. A controllable switching or rectifying element has a control terminal configured to receive a control current. A first switch is coupled between a supply voltage and the control terminal to inject the control current. A second switch is coupled between the control terminal and a reference voltage to extract the control current. The first and second switches are selectively actuated by a control circuit.
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公开(公告)号：US20180152116A1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-31
申请号：US15877854
申请日：2018-01-23
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS
Inventor： Ghafour BENABDELAZIZ , Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: A rectifying circuit including: between a first terminal of application of an AC voltage and a first rectified voltage delivery terminal, at least one first diode; and between a second terminal of application of the AC voltage and a second rectified voltage delivery terminal, at least one first anode-gate thyristor, the anode of the first thyristor being connected to the second rectified voltage delivery terminal; and at least one first stage for controlling the first thyristor, including: a first transistor coupling the thyristor gate to a terminal of delivery of a potential which is negative with respect to the potential of the second rectified voltage delivery terminal; and a second transistor connecting a control terminal of the first transistor to a terminal for delivering a potential which is positive with respect to the potential of the second rectified voltage delivery terminal, the anode of the first thyristor being connected to the common potential of voltages defined by said positive and negative potentials.
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公开(公告)号：US20200381992A1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-03
申请号：US16885781
申请日：2020-05-28
Applicant: STMicroelectronics LTD
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: A circuit includes two thyristors coupled in anti-series. An AC capacitor has first and second electrodes respectively coupled to two different electrodes of the two thyristors. The first and second electrodes are coupled to receive an AC voltage. A control circuit detects discontinuance of application of the AC voltage to the AC capacitor and in response thereto simultaneously applies same gate currents to the two thyristors. A current path through the two thyristors (one passing current in forward mode and the other in reverse mode) discharges a residual voltage stored on the AC capacitor.
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公开(公告)号：US20250132690A1
公开(公告)日：2025-04-24
申请号：US18962653
申请日：2024-11-27
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS LTD
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: The present description concerns a converter comprising an AC-DC conversion stage comprising a first thyristor, a first power supply circuit delivering a first reference voltage between a first node and a second node, and a second power supply circuit delivering a second reference voltage between third and fourth nodes, the cathode of the first thyristor being coupled to the first node of the first power supply circuit by a first switch and being connected to the fourth node, the second power supply circuit comprising a first rectifying element coupled to the second node of the first power supply circuit and coupled to the third node.
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公开(公告)号：US20230412084A1
公开(公告)日：2023-12-21
申请号：US18209744
申请日：2023-06-14
Applicant: STMicroelectronics LTD
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER
CPC classification number: H02M3/33571 , H02M3/315
Abstract: The present description concerns a circuit for converting from a first alternating voltage to a second voltage. The circuit includes: a first thyristor; a first control circuit of the first thyristor; a power factor correction circuit comprising a coil; and a first circuit configured to convert a third voltage into a fourth DC voltage. The third voltage corresponds to a difference between a potential at a first node connected to an output node of the coil and a reference potential. The fourth DC voltage is configured to supply the first control circuit of the first thyristor, and is referenced with respect to the same reference potential as the third voltage.
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公开(公告)号：US20220360190A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-10
申请号：US17736668
申请日：2022-05-04
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS LTD
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: The present description concerns a converter comprising an AC-DC conversion stage comprising a first thyristor, a first power supply circuit delivering a first reference voltage between a first node and a second node, and a second power supply circuit delivering a second reference voltage between third and fourth nodes, the cathode of the first thyristor being coupled to the first node of the first power supply circuit by a first switch and being connected to the fourth node, the second power supply circuit comprising a first rectifying element coupled to the second node of the first power supply circuit and coupled to the third node.
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公开(公告)号：US20220123650A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-21
申请号：US17568247
申请日：2022-01-04
Applicant: STMicroelectronics LTD
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER
IPC: H02M1/32
Abstract: A circuit includes two thyristors coupled in anti-series. An AC capacitor has first and second electrodes respectively coupled to two different electrodes of the two thyristors. The first and second electrodes are coupled to receive an AC voltage. A control circuit detects discontinuance of application of the AC voltage to the AC capacitor and in response thereto simultaneously applies same gate currents to the two thyristors. A current path through the two thyristors (one passing current in forward mode and the other in reverse mode) discharges a residual voltage stored on the AC capacitor.
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公开(公告)号：US20210226553A1
公开(公告)日：2021-07-22
申请号：US17148246
申请日：2021-01-13
Applicant: STMicroelectronics LTD
Inventor： Laurent GONTHIER
Abstract: A capacitive element has its terminals coupled together by two thyristors electrically in antiparallel. The discharge of the capacitive element is controlled by the application of a gate current to one thyristor of the two thyristors which is in a reverse-biased state in response to a voltage stored across the terminals of the capacitive element. The reverse-biased thyristor responds to the applied gate current by passing a leakage current to discharge the stored voltage.
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