IP Library Granted Patent US 12683595
Granted Patent B2
US 12683595 · App. 18/466,414 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Inverter control method, apparatus and device

Inventors: Huawei Hu (Shenzhen, CN); Peng Chen (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: VERTIV CORPORATION
H03K17/08H02M7/537
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Patent No.
US 12683595
App. No.
18/466,414
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inverter control method, apparatus and device are provided, so as to solve the problem of risk of damage to switching devices in an inverter due to delays. The method includes: in a first switching period, determining a current change duration based on a time instant at which an inductor current in an inverter is equal to a first current threshold and a time instant at which the inductor current is equal to a second current threshold; determining a current change rate based on the current change duration, the first current threshold, and the second current threshold; reducing the first current threshold and the second current threshold if the current change rate is greater than a preset threshold; and controlling a switch by using the reduced current thresholds in a second switching period.

Claims (50)

1 . An inverter control method, characterized in comprising:

in a first switching period, determining a current change duration based on a time instant at which an inductor current in an inverter is equal to a first current threshold and a time instant at which the inductor current is equal to a second current threshold;

determining a current change rate based on the current change duration, the first current threshold, and the second current threshold;

reducing the first current threshold to obtain a third current threshold, and reducing the second current threshold to obtain a fourth current threshold, if the current change rate is greater than a preset threshold; and

in a second switching period, controlling a switch in the inverter by using the third current threshold and the fourth current threshold,

wherein the first current threshold is less than the second current threshold, and the first switching period is earlier than the second switching period.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the method further comprises, in the first switching period:

controlling a first switch corresponding to the first current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the first current threshold; and

controlling a second switch corresponding to the second current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the second current threshold.

3 . An inverter control device, characterized in comprising a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements steps of the inverter control method according to claim 2 when executing the computer program.

4 . A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer instructions, characterized in that the computer instructions, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute steps of the inverter control method according to claim 2 .

5 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that in the second switching period, the controlling of the switch in the inverter by using the third current threshold and the fourth current threshold comprises:

controlling a first switch corresponding to the first current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the third current threshold; and

controlling a second switch corresponding to the second current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the fourth current threshold.

6 . An inverter control device, characterized in comprising a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements steps of the inverter control method according to claim 5 when executing the computer program.

7 . A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer instructions, characterized in that the computer instructions, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute steps of the inverter control method according to claim 5 .

8 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the method further comprises, after the controlling of the switch in the inverter by using the third current threshold and the fourth current threshold in the second switching period:

in a third switching period, increasing the third current threshold to obtain a fifth current threshold, and increasing the fourth current threshold to obtain a sixth current threshold, if the current change rate is less than or equal to the preset threshold; and

in a fourth switching period, the controlling of the switch in the inverter by using the fifth current threshold and the sixth current threshold,

wherein the second switching period is earlier than the third switching period, the third switching period is earlier than the fourth switching period, and the fifth current threshold is less than the sixth current threshold.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , characterized in that the increasing of the third current threshold to obtain the fifth current threshold and the increasing of the fourth current threshold to obtain the sixth current threshold in the third switching period if the current change rate is less than or equal to the preset threshold comprises:

in the third switching period, the increasing of the third current threshold after a preset time period to obtain the fifth current threshold, and the increasing of the fourth current threshold after the preset time period to obtain the sixth current threshold, if the current change rate is less than or equal to the preset threshold.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , characterized in that the method further comprises, in the third switching period:

controlling a first switch corresponding to the first current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the third current threshold; and

controlling a second switch corresponding to the second current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the fourth current threshold.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the second current threshold is less than the inductor current of the inverter when the inverter is short-circuited.

12 . An inverter control device, characterized in comprising a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements steps of the inverter control method according to claim 1 when executing the computer program.

13 . A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer instructions, characterized in that the computer instructions, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute steps of the inverter control method according to claim 1 .

14 . An inverter control apparatus, characterized in comprising:

a first determination module configured to, in a first switching period, determine a current change duration based on a time instant at which an inductor current in an inverter is equal to a first current threshold and a time instant at which the inductor current is equal to a second current threshold;

a second determination module configured to determine a current change rate based on the current change duration, the first current threshold, and the second current threshold;

an adjustment module configured to reduce the first current threshold to obtain a third current threshold, and reduce the second current threshold to obtain a fourth current threshold, if the current change rate is greater than a preset threshold;

a control module configured to, in a second switching period, control a switch in the inverter by using the third current threshold and the fourth current threshold,

wherein the first current threshold is less than the second current threshold, and the first switching period is earlier than the second switching period.

15 . The inverter control apparatus according to claim 14 , characterized in that the control module is further configured to, in the first switching period:

control a first switch corresponding to the first current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the first current threshold; and

control a second switch corresponding to the second current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the second current threshold.

16 . The inverter control apparatus according to claim 14 , characterized in that the control module is configured to, in the second switching period:

control a first switch corresponding to the first current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the third current threshold; and

control a second switch corresponding to the second current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the fourth current threshold.

17 . The inverter control apparatus according to claim 14 , characterized in that the adjustment module is further configured to, after the controlling of the switch in the inverter by using the third current threshold and the fourth current threshold in the second switching period:

in a third switching period, increase the third current threshold to obtain a fifth current threshold, and increase the fourth current threshold to obtain a sixth current threshold, if the current change rate is less than or equal to the preset threshold; and

in a fourth switching period, the controlling of the switch in the inverter using the fifth current threshold and the sixth current threshold,

wherein the second switching period is earlier than the third switching period, the third switching period is earlier than the fourth switching period, and the fifth current threshold is less than the sixth current threshold.

18 . The inverter control apparatus according to claim 17 , characterized in that the adjustment module is configured to:

in the third switching period, the increasing of the third current threshold after a preset time period to obtain the fifth current threshold, and the increasing of the fourth current threshold after the preset time period to obtain the sixth current threshold, if the current change rate is less than or equal to the preset threshold.

19 . The inverter control apparatus according to claim 17 , characterized in that the control module is further configured to, in the third switching period:

control a first switch corresponding to the first current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the third current threshold; and

control a second switch corresponding to the second current threshold to be turned off when the inductor current is equal to the fourth current threshold.

20 . The inverter control apparatus according to claim 14 , characterized in that the second current threshold is less than the inductor current of the inverter when the inverter is short-circuited.