Granted Patent B2

US 7,129,677 · App. 10/801,788 · Granted Oct 31, 2006

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A vector controller for a polyphase synchronous rectifier, comprising:

an input line voltage detector configured to detect voltages on at least two rectifier input lines and produce therefrom a neutral excursion vector;

an input line current detector configured to detect currents on at least two of said rectifier input lines and produce therefrom an uncompensated drive vector; and

a neutral excursion compensator, coupled to said input line voltage detector and said input line current detector, that applies said neutral excursion vector to a partially compensated drive vector to yield an excursion-compensated drive vector suitable for generation of excursion-compensated pulse-width modulated drive signals for said synchronous rectifier.

2. The controller as recited in claim 1 further comprising a pulse-width modulated drive signal generator configured to generate said excursion-compensated pulse-width modulated drive signals for said synchronous rectifier.

3. The controller as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

an output voltage detector configured to detect a bus voltage of said synchronous rectifier and produce therefrom a DC bus voltage; and

a current control block, coupled to said output voltage detector, that applies a reference current vector based on said DC bus voltage to said uncompensated drive vector to yield said partially compensated drive vector.

4. The controller as recited in claim 1 further comprising a zero-crossing detector configured to detect a phase on one of said at least two rectifier input lines and produce therefrom a zero-crossing signal for said input line voltage detector.

5. The controller as recited in claim 4 wherein said zero-crossing detector further provides said zero-crossing signal for an input line current detector.

6. The controller as recited in claim 1 further comprising a 2–3 transform that transforms said excursion-compensated drive vector into signals suitable for a pulse-width modulated drive signal generator.

7. A method of vector-controlling a polyphase synchronous rectifier, comprising:

detecting voltages on at least two rectifier input lines;

producing therefrom a neutral excursion vector;

detecting currents on at least two of said rectifier input lines;

producing therefrom an uncompensated drive vector; and

applying said neutral excursion vector to a partially compensated drive vector to yield an excursion-compensated drive vector suitable for generation of excursion-compensated pulse-width modulated drive signals for said synchronous rectifier.

8. The method as recited in claim 7 further comprising generating said excursion-compensated pulse-width modulated drive signals for said synchronous rectifier.

9. The method as recited in claim 7 further comprising transforming said excursion-compensated drive vector into signals suitable for a pulse-width modulated drive signal generator.

10. The method as recited in claim 7 further comprising:

detecting a bus voltage of said synchronous rectifier;

producing therefrom a DC bus voltage vector; and

applying a reference current vector based on said DC bus voltage to said uncompensated drive vector to yield said partially compensated drive vector.

11. The method as recited in claim 7 further comprising:

detecting a phase on one of said at least two rectifier input lines; and

producing therefrom a zero-crossing signal for said input line voltage detector.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising further providing said zero-crossing signal for an input line current detector.

13. A three-phase synchronous rectifier, comprising:

a plurality of power switches interposing three rectifier input lines and two rectifier output lines; and

a vector controller, including:

an input line voltage detector configured to detect voltages on at least two of said rectifier input lines and produce therefrom a neutral excursion vector,

an input line current detector configured to detect currents on at least two of said rectifier input lines and produce therefrom an uncompensated drive vector,

a neutral excursion compensator, coupled to said input line voltage detector and said input line current detector, that applies said neutral excursion vector to a partially compensated drive vector to yield an excursion-compensated drive vector, and

a pulse-width modulated drive signal generator configured to produce excursion-compensated pulse-width modulated drive signals from said excursion-compensated drive vector and drive said plurality of drive switches based thereon.

14. The synchronous rectifier as recited in claim 13 further comprising a 2-3 transform that transforms said excursion-compensated drive vector into signals suitable for said pulse-width modulated drive signal generator.

15. The synchronous rectifier as recited in claim 13 further comprising a zero-crossing detector configured to detect a phase on one of said three rectifier input lines and produce therefrom a zero-crossing signal for said input line voltage detector.

16. The synchronous rectifier as recited in claim 15 wherein said zero-crossing detector further provides said zero-crossing signal for an input line current detector.

17. The synchronous rectifier as recited in claim 13 further comprising:

an output voltage detector configured to detect a bus voltage across said two rectifier output lines and produce therefrom a DC bus voltage; and

a current control block, coupled to said output voltage detector, that applies a reference current vector based on said DC bus voltage to said uncompensated drive vector to yield said partially compensated drive vector.

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