Power switching device and method to operate said power switching device

    公开(公告)号:US10784851B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US16493388

    申请日:2018-03-09

    摘要: A power switching device includes a buffer circuit, a filter circuit, a transformer, a restoration circuit, a conditioning circuit and a power switch. The buffer circuit provides a unipolar buffer output voltage dependent on an input voltage and a control voltage. The filter circuit blocks a direct component of the buffer output voltage which is added on the secondary side of the transformer by the restoration circuit. The power switch is controlled by a unipolar conditioning voltage provided by the restoration circuit to the conditioning circuit. The power switching device acts as a plug and play module and can be used and operated in a flexible and easy manner.

    Device for obtaining electric energy and energy generator comprising such a device

    公开(公告)号:US11146105B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16964016

    申请日:2019-01-09

    摘要: A device for harvesting electrical energy includes a rectifier and a control device. The rectifier includes a first charging circuit for harvesting energy from a positive voltage of an energy harvester, and a second charging circuit for harvesting energy from a negative voltage of the energy harvester. The charging circuits include a common coil and a common electronic switch. Furthermore, each of the charging circuits includes a capacitor and a blocking element. Because the charging circuits use the coil jointly, the device is designed in a simple and compact manner. In addition, the energy harvesting is efficient, due to the one-stage AC-DC conversion and due to a maximum power point tracking function of the control device.