Abstract: In some examples, a circuit includes a first power converter cell and a second power converter cell. The first power converter cell has a first bidirectional interface. The first power converter cell is configured to switch power from the first bidirectional interface to a second bidirectional interface in a first operation mode. The second power converter cell has a third bidirectional interface. The second power converter cell is configured to switch power from the third bidirectional interface to the second bidirectional interface in the first operation mode in parallel with the first power converter cell.

Abstract: A controller controls a balancer circuit, and is configured to: determine a difference value between a first DC link voltage value across a first DC link of a power converter and a second DC link voltage value across a second DC link of the power converter; determine a phase-angle and a magnitude of the difference value for an integer harmonic of a predetermined grid frequency; and provide a switching signal for switching between the first DC link and the second DC link based on the phase-angle and the magnitude. The controller is also configured to control a mid-point current at a mid-point terminal of the power converter in terms of magnitude and direction based on the switching signal.

Abstract: A primary-controller with voltage compensation function applied to a primary side of a power converter includes a gate control signal generation circuit, and the gate control signal generation circuit includes a clamping unit and a driving unit. The gate control signal generation circuit is coupled to a power switch installed in the primary side of the power converter, and is used for enabling a gate control signal, wherein the gate control signal is used for making the power switch turned on. The clamping unit generates a compensation voltage according to a clamping voltage. The driving unit is coupled between the clamping unit and a gate of the power switch, and used for generating the gate control signal according to the compensation voltage. The clamping voltage is changed with a detection voltage of a detection resistor coupled to the power switch accordingly.

Abstract: An example electronic device includes a power management circuit (PMIC), a plurality of voltage devices, and a time division sensing circuit. The PMIC includes a plurality of direct current (DC)-DC converters that generate a plurality of power supply voltages, respectively, based on a battery voltage. The voltage devices are distributed in the PMIC, and generate a plurality of temperature voltages that are inversely proportional to an ambient temperature. The time division sensing circuit converts the temperature voltages to sensed voltages, generates a decision signal indicating that at least one of the plurality of sensed voltages is equal to or smaller than a reference voltage based on a result of comparing each of the sensed voltages with the reference voltage by a time division scheme during a sensing period, and provides the decision signal to the PMIC. The PMIC performs a thermal shutdown on at least one of the DC-DC converters.

Abstract: A micro inverter, a photovoltaic system and a method for controlling a micro inverter are provided. The micro inverter includes a controller, a primary H-bridge, a transformer, a bi-directional switch arm and a capacitor arm. The controller is configured to: determine a reactive current based on a grid voltage, an equivalent capacitance of an output terminal of the inverter and a grid angle; add the reactive current to a given current to generate an internal phase-shift angle and an external phase-shift angle from a new given current obtained through the addition, where the internal phase-shift angle refers to a phase-shift angle between two arms of the primary H-bridge and the external phase-shift angle refers to a phase-shift angle between the primary H-bridge and the bi-directional switch arm.

Abstract: The present application discloses a DC converter and a control method of a PWM controller, including a PWM controller. The PWM controller alternately outputs two state signals, a first state signal is configured to control a first switch SW1 and a second switch SW2 to turn on; a second state signal is configured to control a third switch SW3 and a fourth switch SW4 to turn on. The PWM controller is configured to output a fourth state signal for controlling the first switch SW1 and the third switch SW3 to turn off when it is determined that the first terminal voltage VOP of the positive voltage output capacitor COP is greater than the first target voltage VM1, the PWM controller.

Abstract: Control circuits for reducing electromagnetic radiation and control methods thereof, and isolated power supply systems are disclosed. The control circuit includes: an inverter circuit, a first adaptive control circuit, a first oscillation circuit and a first driving circuit, the inverter circuit outputs a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal; the first oscillation circuit generates and outputs a first oscillation signal, a first sampling end of the first adaptive control circuit couples to the first voltage signal, a second sampling end of the first adaptive control circuit couples to the second voltage signal, an input end of the first adaptive control circuit connects with an output end of the first oscillation circuit, an output end of the first adaptive control circuit connects with an input end of the first driving circuit, and an output end of the first driving circuit connects with a control end of the inverter circuit.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for efficient operation of a switch arrangement are described. Selectively operating one of a plurality of parallel-connected switches at different times along a period of a periodic waveform may allow for improved efficiency, uniform loss-spreading, and enhanced thermal design of an electronic circuit including use of power switches.

Abstract: An power system for an electric motor vehicle includes a power electronics unit connected to battery-side terminals, motor-side terminals and power source-side terminals. The power electronics unit including a plurality of half-bridges, each of the half-bridges including a pair of switches, each of the half-bridges connecting to a respective one of the motor-side terminals, the power electronics unit being operable to direct current from a power source through an electric motor to a battery to charge the battery by repeatedly operating the electric motor in an inductor field building phase, and then an inductor field collapse phase. The power electronics unit is operable to supply current from the power source to electric motor to establish inductor fields in the electric motor in the inductor field building phase.

Abstract: A power supply having ORing MOSFETs mounts a voltage regulating unit between a main power module and an auxiliary power module of a secondary side of the power supply. The voltage regulating unit regulates a control voltage received by a driving unit, such that a voltage difference between a gate voltage and a source voltage of one of the ORing MOSFETs can be less than a rated voltage threshold for avoiding damaging the one ORing MOSFET.

Abstract: A DC/DC-Converter, including a transformer that includes a primary side which includes n primary coils and a secondary side which includes n secondary coils, wherein the primary side is terminated by n primary capacitors, which are connected in a first polygon arrangement, each primary capacitor connecting two of the primary coils. The first converter circuit is connected in between primary side of the transformer and two primary side contacts, and includes a first multilevel converter configured to work as a inverter when the DC/DC-converter is used in a forward mode, a second converter circuit connected in between the secondary side of the transformer and two secondary side contacts and is configured to work as a rectifier when the DC/DC-converter is used in a forward mode; and a control circuit configured to control the first multilevel converter of the first converter circuit to work as the inverter in the forward mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided in which a level shifter of a digital control circuit for a switchable voltage supply circuit shifts a domain level of a first input. A first inverter of the digital control circuit inverts output of the first level shifter to output a first gain voltage to turn on a first switch of the switchable voltage supply circuit or output a second gain voltage to turn off the first switch. A second inverter of the digital control circuit inverts a second input to output a third gain voltage to turn on a second switch of the switchable voltage supply circuit or output a fourth gain voltage to turn off the second switch. The first gain voltage is greater than the third gain voltage.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a first power terminal; a first arm including a first switching device between a first coupling terminal and a first node, a second switching device between the first node and a second node, and a third switching device between the second node and a second coupling terminal; a second arm including a fourth switching device between the first coupling terminal and a third node, a fifth switching device between the third node and a fourth node, and a sixth switching device between the fourth node and the second coupling terminal; a first inductor between the second node and a fifth node; a second inductor between the fourth and fifth nodes: a first capacitor between the fifth node and the second coupling terminal; a first transformer including a first winding and a second winding; a rectifying circuit; a second power terminal; and a control circuit.

Abstract: A power inverter is described that includes an input for connection to a DC voltage, a first switch, a second switch, and a controller for controlling the switches. Each of the switches is connected between the input and ground. The power inverter further includes a first network and a second network. The first network is connected at one end to the first switch and at another end to the second switch. The first network includes a capacitor, an inductor and a capacitor connected in series. The second network is connected at one end to an end of the first network and at another end to the other end of the first network. The second network includes a first sub-network, an output capacitor, and a second sub-network connected in series, where each of the sub-networks includes a capacitor and an inductor connected in series. A pair of outputs are then connected across the output capacitor.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing electrical power to a load includes a voltage source, a check valve that is oriented to prevent current from flowing towards the load, a vacuum diode that includes a cathode and an anode separated by a gap, and a magnet. The cathode and the anode are coated with a corresponding ceramic that includes a titanate group bonded to one of strontium and nickel. The magnet is oriented to cause magnetic field lines that are parallel to a cathode ray that forms across the gap during operation of the vacuum diode. The load is connected between the voltage source and the check valve and the vacuum diode is connected between the check valve and the load such that electric current into the load includes a contribution from the cathode ray in the vacuum diode.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) control device for a multi-phase switching converter having a master phase and at least one slave phase, has a first ON-time control circuit to provide a first ON-time control signal and at least one slave ON-time control circuit. Each slave ON-time control circuit has a closed-loop gainer to provide a gain by executing proportional integral to a difference between a master phase temperature and a slave phase temperature, a multiplier to provide a current feedback signal by multiplying a slave current signal with the gain, a bias circuit to provide a bias by executing proportional integral to a difference between a master phase current and the current feedback signal, and an adder to provide a corresponding slave ON-time control signal by adding the first ON-time control signal to a bias ON-time control signal provided by a bias ON-time generator based the bias.

Abstract: Capacitor voltage balancing techniques are described for a 3-level 3-level dual-active-bridge converter that controls the duration of a zero voltage state of the low voltage (LV) and medium (MV) side transformer voltages based on a voltage difference between the upper and lower capacitors of both the LV and MV sides independently, the power delivered (P), and the LV and MV DC voltages. This control varies the angle to maintain the power requirement, which induces the additional voltage drop across the transformer inductance to produce the required current to flow through the capacitors and balance the capacitor voltages.

Abstract: A flyback converter to receive an input voltage and provide an output voltage is provided, and may include a transformer having a primary winding and secondary winding, a primary switch coupled to the primary winding, a synchronous rectifier device coupled to the secondary winding, and a secondary side control circuit to turn on the synchronous rectifier device by outputting a control signal at a first amplitude, subsequently modify the control signal to maintain a voltage across the synchronous rectifier device substantially constant until a predicted time that precedes a current in the synchronous rectifier device reaching substantially zero, subsequently turn off the synchronous rectifier device based on the voltage across the synchronous rectifier device reaching substantially zero, and subsequently turn on the synchronous rectifier device by outputting the control signal at a second amplitude, before the primary switch is turned on. The second amplitude is less than the first amplitude.

Abstract: A flyback power converter includes a power transformer, a first lossless voltage conversion circuit, a first low-dropout linear regulator and a secondary side power supply circuit. The first low-dropout linear regulator (LDO) generates a first operation voltage as power supply for being supplied to a sub-operation circuit. The secondary side power supply circuit includes a second lossless voltage conversion circuit and a second LDO. The second LDO generates a second operation voltage. The first operation voltage and the second operation voltage are shunted to a common node. When a first lossless conversion voltage is greater than a first threshold voltage, the second LDO is enabled to generate the second operation voltage to replace the first operation voltage as power supply supplied to the sub-operation circuit; wherein the second lossless conversion voltage is lower than the first lossless switching voltage.

Abstract: A power conditioner with neutral line offset current compensation function, includes a power converter, a measurement unit, a control module, and two coupling capacitors connected through the neutral line to a three-phase AC grid. The power conditioner eliminates the offset current on the neutral line by compensating the inaccuracies in the measurement unit with the control module, thus minimizing the voltage deviation of the coupling capacitors. Compared to traditional control circuits, a feedback path is added to achieve the elimination of the neutral line offset current, suppressing unstable and unpredictable voltage fluctuations on the coupling capacitors without affecting the rated power transmission of the power converter, thus extending the lifespan of the coupling capacitors and enabling the power conditioner to operate more stably.