IP Library Granted Patent US 12665498
Granted Patent B2
US 12665498 · App. 18/219,123 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Power conversion device

Inventor: Kazuaki Mino (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H02M1/4225B60L53/16B60L53/18B60L53/22H02J7/06B60L2210/14B60L2210/30H02J2207/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12665498
App. No.
18/219,123
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

When a secondary battery is charged, a switch is closed, and a first boost chopper circuit, a second boost chopper circuit, and a totem-pole bridgeless power factor correction circuit, which are coupled in parallel to each other, are driven to operate in an interleaving manner, and in this state, an alternating-current voltage inputted from an AC input terminal is converted into a direct current, and the direct current is outputted from a direct current output terminal. When alternating current is outputted using an AC output terminal, the switch is closed, and the totem-pole bridgeless PFC circuit is used, and in this state, a DC voltage from the secondary battery is converted into an alternating current, and the alternating current is outputted from the AC output terminal.

Claims (43)

1 . A power conversion device comprising:

a converter including:

an alternating-current (AC) voltage input terminal;

a first power factor correction (PFC) converter and a second PFC converter that are coupled to the AC voltage input terminal, the first PFC converter and the second PFC converter being coupled in parallel to each other; and

a direct-current (DC) voltage output terminal to supply a combined output obtained by combining an output from the first PFC converter and an output from the second PFC converter;

the first PFC converter includes a PFC converter with a diode rectifier;

the second PFC converter includes a totem-pole bridgeless PFC converter;

the power conversion device further comprises:

a switch coupled to a second PFC-side connection line connecting the AC voltage input terminal and the second PFC converter; and

an AC voltage output terminal coupled to the second PFC-side connection line; and

the converter is operable to, based on an operating control of the first PFC converter and the second PFC converter and an on-off control of the switch, selectively operate in any one state including:

a first state in which an AC voltage from the AC voltage input terminal is converted into a DC voltage, and the DC voltage is outputted from the DC voltage output terminal;

a second state in which a DC voltage from the DC voltage output terminal is converted into an AC voltage, and the AC voltage is outputted from the AC voltage output terminal; and

a direct coupling output state in which an AC voltage from the AC voltage input terminal is outputted from the AC voltage output terminal;

in a combined state of the first state and the second state; or

in a combined state of the first state and the direct coupling output state.

2 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is coupled between the second PFC-side connection line and the AC voltage output terminal.

3 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is coupled between the AC voltage input terminal and a node of the second PFC converter and the AC voltage output terminal in the second PFC-side connection line.

4 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the first PFC converter and the second PFC converter are operable in an interleaving manner.

5 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein a switch including a gallium nitride semiconductor is included in the second PFC converter.

6 . The power conversion device according to claim 5 , wherein a switching frequency of the switch including the gallium nitride semiconductor in the second state is higher than in the first state.

7 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein, when a DC load coupled to the DC voltage output terminal is in light load condition:

the first PFC converter is driven to operate in boundary conduction mode or discontinuous conduction mode; and

the second PFC converter is driven to operate in continuous conduction mode.

8 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein, when a DC load coupled to the DC voltage output terminal is in light load condition:

the first PFC converter is stopped, and the second PFC converter is driven; and

a switching frequency of a switch of the second PFC converter is increased.

9 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the power conversion device is a bidirectional power factor correction circuit.

10 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising a diode bridge, a plurality of inductors, a plurality of switches, a plurality of diodes, a capacitor, and a control integrated circuit.

11 . The power conversion device according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of switches are MOSFETs or GaN-FETS.

12 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the first PFC converter includes a first boost chopper circuit and a second boost chopper circuit.

13 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the second PFC converter includes a totem-bridgeless PFC circuit.

14 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a diode bridge; wherein

the first PFC converter includes a first boost chopper circuit and a second boost chopper circuit;

the second PFC converter includes a totem-bridgeless PFC circuit;

the diode bridge and the first and second boost chopper circuits implement two phases, and the totem-pole bridgeless PFC circuit implements one phase.

15 . A vehicle comprising the power conversion device according to claim 1 .

16 . The vehicle according to claim 15 , further comprising a direct current to direct current converter, a secondary battery, an alternating-current charging socket, and an AC outlet.

17 . The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the alternating-current charging socket is coupled to the power conversion device.

18 . The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein an external charging cable is plugged into the alternating-current charging socket to charge the secondary battery.

19 . The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the power conversion device is operable to convert an AC voltage from the alternating-current charging socket into a DC voltage and output the DC voltage to the direct current to direct current converter.

20 . The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the vehicle is an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle.