Electronic circuit breaker with self-triggering protection for a vehicle, and a method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US12128776B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17638963

    申请日:2020-09-03

    申请人: Scania CV AB

    CPC分类号: B60L50/64 B60L3/04 H02H3/087

    摘要: An electronic circuit breaker comprising: an input connected to an electric DC power supply; an output connected to a load; the input connected to the output via a switch, said switch is controlled via a switch control line between an “ON”-state and an “OFF”-state; a switch driver connected to the switch control line, said switch driver configured to control the switch; and a switch protection, a voltage detection branch configured to output a first electric potential indicative of the electrical potential difference between the input and the output; a comparator circuit configured to compare the first electrical potential with a first threshold voltage, said first threshold voltage is indicative of an over-current level flowing through the switch; and a gate controller connected to the switch disable line and configured to disable the switch by connecting the switch control line to a potential which causes the switch to enter the “OFF”-state.

    DC SOLID-STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH A SOLID-STATE AIDED AIRGAP THAT PROVIDES A FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20240305086A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18179548

    申请日:2023-03-07

    发明人: Guang Yang

    IPC分类号: H02H3/087 H02H9/04 H03K17/16

    摘要: A DC solid-state circuit breaker is provided with a solid-state aided airgap to ensure successful interruption of current at DC conditions for providing an acceptable fail-safe mechanism in case of main power electronics failure. The DC solid-state circuit breaker comprises a sensing and control circuit configured to realize designed functions. The DC solid-state circuit breaker further comprises a power electronics section that includes a first solid-state switching component for normal operations. The DC solid-state circuit breaker further comprises an air gap section disposed in series with the power electronics section and is configured to perform fail-safe interruption and to provide isolation. The air gap section includes an isolation switch which is connected in series to a fail-safe interruption combination of a current commutation switch and a second solid-state switching component, which are connected in parallel.

    DC voltage switch
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12051894B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17440847

    申请日:2020-03-11

    摘要: A DC voltage switch includes a semiconductor-based electronically controllable switching device, a sensor provided upstream of the switching device for determining the DC voltage bus-side voltage level, a sensor provided downstream of the switching device for determining the DC voltage branch-side voltage level, a current sensor for determining current level and direction, a control device designed such that the direction and level of the current are determined, the flow of current is interrupted by the switching device when a first threshold value of the current level is exceeded, and when the first threshold value of the current level is exceeded in the reverse direction: the DC voltage bus-side voltage level is compared with the DC voltage branch-side voltage level, and the switching device is switched on upon a voltage difference being less than a voltage difference value.

    CUTOFF DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND CUTOFF METHOD
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240246420A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-25

    申请号:US18562349

    申请日:2022-04-14

    IPC分类号: B60L3/04 B60L50/60 H02H3/087

    CPC分类号: B60L3/04 B60L50/60 H02H3/087

    摘要: An in-vehicle cutoff device includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, a first conductor wire, a second input terminal, a second output terminal, a second conductor wire, a first current detector capable of detecting a current flowing through the first conductor wire or the second conductor wire, a second current detector capable of detecting a current flowing through the first conductor wire or the second conductor wire, a pyrotechnic circuit breaker capable of irreversibly disconnecting the first conductor wire, and controller capable of controlling a cutoff operation of the pyrotechnic circuit breaker in response to the detected currents. The controller causes the cutoff operation of the pyrotechnic circuit breaker to perform the cutoff operation when both of a first current value generated based on a first detection signal and a second current value generated based on the second detection signal exceed an overcurrent threshold.

    VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEM
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240243568A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18404051

    申请日:2024-01-04

    发明人: Pi-Kung KU

    摘要: A voltage control system includes a load device and a power supply device. The load device is configured to generate a current signal according to a voltage signal. The power supply device is configured to provide the voltage signal to the load device. The power supply device is further configured to adjust the voltage signal in response to an inrush current of the current signal, and stop adjusting the voltage signal in response to a pulse current of the current signal. The inrush current and the pulse current are arranged in order.

    OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE AND CHARGING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240204505A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18522413

    申请日:2023-11-29

    IPC分类号: H02H3/087 H02H1/00 H02J7/00

    摘要: An overcurrent protection device includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a breaker, a current sensor, and a comparator. A positive terminal and a negative terminal of a power source are connected to the first input terminal and the second input terminal. The second output terminal is connected to the second input terminal. The breaker includes a switch connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal and opening upon reception of an interrupt command signal. The current sensor measures a difference between a current flowing between the first input terminal and the first output terminal, and a current flowing between the second input terminal and the second output terminal. The comparator sends the interrupt command signal to the breaker when a measurement value of the current sensor exceeds a first current threshold value.

    Electronic device with overcurrent protection and method for overcurrent protection

    公开(公告)号:US11909195B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17046133

    申请日:2020-09-01

    发明人: Jehwan Lee

    摘要: An electronic device having an overcurrent protection function is provided. The electronic device includes at least one power converter, the at least one power converter including a power conversion unit to convert input voltage or input current to supply output current, a control unit to adjust the output current, and an overcurrent protection unit to detect the output current and transmit a detection result to the control unit, and wherein the overcurrent protection unit includes an overcurrent extraction module to output a difference between the output current exceeding designated first reference current and the first reference current; a calculation module to calculate an accumulative value obtained by integrating the difference with respect to time, and a first comparison module to compare the accumulative value with a designated critical value and to transmit a first detection result in which the accumulative value exceeds the critical value to the control unit.