Control of power converters having integrated capacitor blocked transistor cells
Abstract
Various examples of power converters including Integrated Capacitor Blocked Transistor (ICBT) cells and methods of control of power converters having ICBT cells are described. In one example, a power converter includes an upper arm including a plurality of upper ICBT cells connected in series to form a series connection path and a lower arm including a plurality of lower ICBT cells connected in series in the series connection path. A controller can be configured to provide a control signal pair to each of the upper ICBT cells and a complementary control signal pair to each of the lower ICBT cells to control the converter output. A capacitor voltage controller can be configured to balance a voltage potential among ICBT capacitors in at least one of the upper arm and the lower arm.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1998518
- Patent Number(s):
- 11682968
- Application Number:
- 16/844,514
- Assignee:
- Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000892
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/09/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Yu, Jianghui, and Burgos, Rolando. Control of power converters having integrated capacitor blocked transistor cells. United States: N. p., 2023.
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title = {Control of power converters having integrated capacitor blocked transistor cells},
author = {Yu, Jianghui and Burgos, Rolando},
abstractNote = {Various examples of power converters including Integrated Capacitor Blocked Transistor (ICBT) cells and methods of control of power converters having ICBT cells are described. In one example, a power converter includes an upper arm including a plurality of upper ICBT cells connected in series to form a series connection path and a lower arm including a plurality of lower ICBT cells connected in series in the series connection path. A controller can be configured to provide a control signal pair to each of the upper ICBT cells and a complementary control signal pair to each of the lower ICBT cells to control the converter output. A capacitor voltage controller can be configured to balance a voltage potential among ICBT capacitors in at least one of the upper arm and the lower arm.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2023},
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