Technologies for converter topologies
Abstract
In some embodiments of the disclosed inverter topologies, an inverter may include a full bridge LLC resonant converter, a first boost converter, and a second boost converter. In such embodiments, the first and second boost converters operate in an interleaved manner. In other disclosed embodiments, the inverter may include a half-bridge inverter circuit, a resonant circuit, a capacitor divider circuit, and a transformer.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1345206
- Patent Number(s):
- 9584044
- Application Number:
- 14/214,896
- Assignee:
- SunPower Corporation
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0005341
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 15
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Zhou, Yan, and Zhang, Haiyu. Technologies for converter topologies. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web.
Zhou, Yan, & Zhang, Haiyu. Technologies for converter topologies. United States.
Zhou, Yan, and Zhang, Haiyu. Tue .
"Technologies for converter topologies". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1345206.
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abstractNote = {In some embodiments of the disclosed inverter topologies, an inverter may include a full bridge LLC resonant converter, a first boost converter, and a second boost converter. In such embodiments, the first and second boost converters operate in an interleaved manner. In other disclosed embodiments, the inverter may include a half-bridge inverter circuit, a resonant circuit, a capacitor divider circuit, and a transformer.},
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year = {Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2017},
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