Electric power conversion systems inventions 03/06

20060067091 - Switching power supply: A switching power supply unit, for switching a rectified voltage supplied to a pulse transformer to supply a specified load voltage to a load connected to the secondary winding of the pulse transformer, wherein at the time of normal operation, a rectified voltage is supplied via a first resistor to...

20060067092 - Method and apparatus to reduce common mode voltages applied to a load by a drive: The invention includes a method and apparatus for reducing common mode voltage applied to a load by a drive, the drive including a rectifier linked between three AC supply lines and positive and negative DC buses that converts AC supply voltage to DC voltage across the DC buses and an...

20060067093 - Pwm inverter control method: It is an object of the invention to provide a PWM inverter control method capable of causing a reduction in a noise and energy saving to be consistent with each other by the reduction in a noise and the limit of the number of switching operations. The invention provides a...

20060067094 - Capacitively coupled power supply: A power supply comprises a pair of first and second capacitors forming a capacitive voltage divider. A source of a periodic input supply voltage is coupled to the capacitive voltage divider for producing in the second capacitor, from a portion of the periodic input supply voltage, a second supply voltage...

20060067095 - Systems and methods for protection of electrical networks: A system and method for accomplishing power swing blocking and unstable power swing tripping schemes during disturbances of electrical networks is disclosed. The disclosed system and method eliminates the requirement of stability studies. The no-setting scheme utilizes the swing center voltage of the electrical network to carry out its functions....

20060067096 - Method and apparatus for balancing active capacitor leakage current: A circuit that provides a method and apparatus to actively balance capacitor leakage current from series stacked capacitors and disconnects itself when stacked capacitors are configured for doubler operation. In one embodiment, the active circuit includes high voltage low current transistors, such as for example a PNP bipolar transistor and...

20060056204 - Switching control circuit for primary-side controlled power converters: The present invention discloses a switching control circuit for a primary-side controlled power converter. A voltage-waveform detector produces a voltage-feedback signal and a discharge-time signal. A current-waveform detector generates a current-waveform signal by measuring a primary-side switching current. An integrator generates a current-feedback signal by integrating the current-waveform signal with...

20060056206 - Fault detection system for inverter: An inverter fault detection system of the present invention is provided with: bus voltage monitor means for monitoring the bus voltage of a three-phase inverter; output voltage monitor means for summing the phase output voltages coming from the three-phase PWM inverter, and for outputting the resulting summed output voltage through...

20060056205 - Power supply device: An object of this power supply device is to enable an overheat protection level and an overvoltage protection level to be set accurately. This power supply device includes a Schottky barrier diode (D52), which is placed as a temperature detection element at a region where a temperature is measured, to...

20060056207 - Electromagnetic interference filter for an autotransformer: A filter system for attenuating electromagnetic interference (EMI) of an autotransformer-based rectification system that utilizes the leakage inductance of the autotransformer and one or more capacitors connected on the secondary side and optionally one or more differential mode inductors and input capacitors connected on the primary side to form a...

20060056208 - Controlled active shutdown of charge pump: Circuits and methods to shut down any charge pump having any number of stages have been achieved. The invention is especially relevant to charge pumps, which have a supply that is incapable of sinking significant current, such as a supply derived from an LDO. The shutdown can be done either...

20060056209 - Converter and a method for controlling a converter: In a method for control of a converter for conversion of dc voltage into ac voltage or dc voltage and vice versa, in which an output of the converter may alternatively be connected to a positive pole, a negative pole or a center of a dc voltage side of the...

20060056210 - Switching power supply device and method for controlling switching power supply device: By an NMOS (22) being switched on or off, a direct-current voltage E0 is charged in a capacitor (24), and a DC/DC converting circuit (30) charges a direct-current output voltage V0 to be supplied to a load L in a capacitor (34). A load state detection circuit (40) determines whether...

20060056212 - Drive controller for a self-commutated converter: A drive controller for a self-commutated converter providing a “safe stop” is described. The converter has two half-bridges, and the drive controller includes two control circuits having outputs operatively connected to respective converter valves of the half-bridges. Pulse inhibiting controllers are associated with the control circuits in one-to-one correspondence. The...

20060056211 - Pwm inverter control apparatus and control method: In the invention, if a current value I which is measured is set to have a level which is equal to or higher than the level of a first reference value I1 and is lower than the level of a second reference value I2, a zero vector to be started...

20060056213 - Power module package having excellent heat sink emission capability and method for manufacturing the same: A power module package includes a power circuit element, a control circuit element, a lead frame, an aluminum oxide substrate having a heat sink and an insulation layer, and a sealing resin. The control circuit element is electrically connected with the power circuit element to control chips within the power...

20060050536 - High-frequency pulse oscillator: The present invention generally relates to a high-frequency pulse oscillator, and more particularly to a high-frequency pulse oscillator adapted to provide pulse currents having a high frequency and large amplitude so as to transition metallic materials into a plastic state for ease of processing or for closing microcracks formed in...

20060050537 - Input stage circuit of three-level dc/dc converter: An input stage circuit of a three-level DC/DC converter is provided. The input stage circuit uses metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) to discharge a flying capacitor to maintain the voltage across the flying capacitor at a half of the input voltage. Not only can the input stage circuit solve the...

20060050538 - Digital state controller for a high-voltage generator using the mixed-mode modulation method: A description is given of a power supply unit, an X-ray device having a power supply unit, and a method of controlling a power supply unit. In order also to control non-linear control paths, such as of a power supply unit operated with mixed-mode modulation, it is proposed that the...

20060050539 - Switching control circuit with variable switching frequency for primary-side-controlled power converters: The invention presents a switching control circuit for a primary-side-controlled power converter. A pattern generator produces a digital pattern to control a programmable capacitor that is connected to an oscillator, which produces frequency hopping to reduce the EMI. A voltage-waveform detector produces a voltage-feedback signal and a discharge-time signal by...

20060050540 - Capacitive drop power supply with low power consumption: An improved capacitive drop power supply is provided for use in home appliances. The power supply circuit includes: a rectifier for converting an AC power source to a DC voltage; a current limiting capacitance interposed between the AC power source and the rectifier; a low voltage output stage and a...

20060050541 - Controlled inrush current limiter: An improved inrush current limiting circuit provides continuous control of current delivered to a filter capacitor based on the charge state of the filter capacitor....

20060050542 - Circuit making use of push/pull-type control chip to drive half bridge-type inverter circuit: A circuit making use of a push/pull-type control chip to drive a half bridge-type inverter circuit connects a drive circuit to a conventional half bridge-type inverter circuit, and has a push/pull-type control chip having two output terminals, a drive circuit having two input terminals and two output terminals, and a...

20060050543 - Full bridge inverter with push/pull control chip: A full bridge inverter with a push/pull control chip uses two similar drivers to connect to the prior art full bridge switch assembly, and controls the prior art full bridge switch assembly with the push/pull control chip. The full bridge inverter comprises a push/pull control chip with two output terminals....

20060044843 - Method and apparatus for performing lossless sensing of positive and negative peak inductor currents in a high side switch: A current sensing circuit for use in a switching regulator having a high-side switch. The current sensing circuit includes a first sensing circuit coupled to the high-side switch for measuring current flowing in a positive direction through the high-side switch. The first sensing circuit includes a first replica device for...

20060044844 - Dc power source apparatus: A DC power source apparatus has a DC power source for supplying a DC voltage, a transformer, and a switching element connected to a primary winding of the transformer. The switching element carries out ON/OFF operations to convert the DC voltage from the DC power source into high-frequency power, which...

20060044845 - Switching mode power supplies: In a switching mode power supply, an input received from the secondary side of the transformer 7 and indicative of the power being drawn by the loads is used to control the timing of bursts. The input is compared with two threshold different threshold values V2, V3, and switching is...

20060044846 - Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power: Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power are provided by aspects of the invention. One aspect is more particularly directed to an uninterruptible power supply for providing power to a load. The uninterruptible power supply includes an input to receive input power, an output to provide output power, an input...

20060044848 - Converter and power converter that becomes it with the converter: A converter includes a converter circuit 1 having a plurality of bridge-connected semiconductor switching devices for converting AC power into DC power, a smoothing condenser connected in parallel to the DC side of the converter circuit and a current detector provided in a condenser circuit to control a condenser current...

20060044847 - Harmonic control and regulation system for harmonic neutralized frequency changer: A control and regulation system for use with a harmonic neutralization frequency changer system. In the generalized frequency changer system, a direct converter frequency changer is used to convert bulk power, but unwanted harmonics are introduced. Input and output power distortion is monitored by a control system, and groups of...

20060044850 - Active type harmonic suppression apparatus: An active type harmonic suppression apparatus, connected in parallel to a power feeder, supplies a compensation current for injecting into the power feeder such that a utility current of a power source is approached to a sinusoidal wave. The control circuit retrieves a load current, a utility current, an output...

20060044849 - Voltage source converter: An apparatus for controlling a voltage source converter with at least two bridges (V1, V2) of semiconducting self commutating elements (11) connected in anti-parallel with a diode (12), comprising means (OPWM) for producing a switching control pulse train (19) to form a fundamental frequency (18), means (C) for effecting a...

20060044851 - Resistor dropper power supply with surge protection: A power supply system and corresponding methodology is provided for providing a self-protected power supply for use with electronic electricity meters. The self-protecting features are provided, in part, through the use of surface mounted resistive components corresponding to a resistor dropper portion of the power supply. The use of surface...

20060044852 - Booster: A booster includes a booster circuit and a microcomputer. The booster circuit outputs an output voltage. The output voltage is obtained by boosting a power supply voltage. The microcomputer controls the output voltage through a feedback control based on the deviation of the output voltage from a target voltage. The...

20060044853 - Performance controller for a step down current mode switching regulator: A method of regulating an output voltage by utilizing a switching regulator, where the switching regulator includes a high side switch, a low side switch having an active diode, a controller coupled to the high side switch and the low side switch, and a current measuring circuit coupled to the...

20060044854 - Low switching frequency power factor correction circuit: A power factor correction circuit for driving a switch of a boost type converter circuit having an AC line frequency input, comprising a sense circuit for sensing and comparing the output voltage of the boost type converter circuit to a reference voltage, a circuit responsive to the output of the...

20060044855 - Power factor correction device for switching power supllies: A power factor correction device for switching power supplies is described, which comprises a converter (20) and a control device (100; 200; 300) coupled with said converter (20) in such a way as to obtain from a input network alternated voltage (Vin) a direct regulated voltage (Vout) at the output...

20060044856 - High frequency switch circuit: A high-frequency switch circuit is presented. The invention includes a pair of switches, a pair of inductors, and a pair of diodes. Inductors are electrically connected in series between the switches which are thereafter electrically coupled to a power source. Switches are electrically connected to gate drivers so as to...

20060044857 - Transformerless multi-level power converter: The cascaded, multi-level inverter can be found in a variety of applications and in a variety of industries. The inverter is typically used as a motor drive to provide variable voltage and variable frequency to a propulsion motor or other loads requiring variable frequency and voltage. In the present invention,...

20060044858 - Power supply unit: A plug device with a built-in power supply of switch mode power supply type is disclosed. The plug device comprises a printed circuit board upon which a high-frequency transformer, a low-voltage capacitor and other components which make up a switch mode power supply are arranged. A first isolating barrier extends...

20060044859 - Power converter having temperature compensated output power: A power converter reducing a maximum available output power during extreme operating temperature conditions. The output power is adapted to be reduced during higher operating temperatures to maintain the power converter housing within acceptable operating temperatures. The power converter may then increase the available operating power as the converter housing...