IP Library Granted Patent US 7,791,904
Granted Patent B2
US 7,791,904 · App. 11/794,848 · Granted Sep 7, 2010

Inductance-voltage clamping full-bridge soft-switch circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,791,904
App. No.
11/794,848
Granted
Sep 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved inductance-voltage clamping full-bridge soft-switch circuit including a full-bridge converter, a transformer, an output rectifying unit, an inductor, a clamping resistor, a capacitor, a first clamping diode, and a second clamping diode. The inductor includes a first winding used as an auxiliary inductor and a second winding used for clamping. A capacitor is connected in parallel with the clamping resistor connected in series.

Claims (10)

1. An inductance-voltage clamping full-bridge soft-switch circuit, comprising:

a full-bridge converter;

a transformer;

output rectifying units;

an inductor;

a resistor;

a first clamping diode and a second clamping diode,

wherein leading bridge arms and lagging bridge arms of said full-bridge converter are connected to positive and negative input buses, respectively, said inductor including a first auxiliary inductor winding and a clamping second winding, a primary side of said transformer connected to the first winding in series, and then to a middle point of the leading bridge arms and lagging bridge arms of the full-bridge converter, two ends of a secondary side of the transformer being connected to the output rectifying units, respectively, a first end of the second winding connecting to the first winding at a side close to the middle point of the leading bridge arms of the full-bridge converter, and a second end of the second winding connecting to the resistor in series, and the clamping diodes on the positive and negative input buses via the first clamping diode and the second clamping diode, respectively, and

a capacitor connected to the two ends of the resistor in parallel, wherein the capacitor and resistor are selected in accordance with the period of the circuit and as a product of the value of each.

2. The inductance-voltage clamping full-bridge soft-switch circuit as defined in claim 1 , wherein the capacitor and resistor are defined by a formula: (resistor value multiplied by the capacitor value)<T/6, wherein T is a switch cycle of the circuit.

Assignments (11)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: VERTIV CORPORATION; VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.; ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY SERVICES, INC.; ENERGY LABS, INC.
To: UMB BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057923/0782 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY SERVICES, INC.; ENERGY LABS, INC.; VERTIV CORPORATION; VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 052076/0874 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2020
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC. (F/K/A AVOCENT CORPORATION); VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC. (F/K/A AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC); VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC. (F/K/A AVOCENT REDMOND CORP.); VERTIV CORPORATION (F/K/A EMERSON NETWORK POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, NORTH AMERICA, INC.); VERTIV CORPORATION (F/K/A LIEBERT CORPORATION); VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC. (F/K/A AVOCENT FREMONT, LLC)
Reel/Frame 052065/0757 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2020
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY N.A.
To: VERTIV CORPORATION; VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.; ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 052071/0913 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: VERTIV CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051830/0692 →
SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 10, 2019
From: VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.; VERTIV CORPORATION; VERTIV NORTH AMERICA, INC.; ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY SERVICES, INC.; VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049415/0262 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 19, 2018
From: EMERSON NETWORK POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: VERTIV ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045982/0602 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: ASCO POWER TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.; AVOCENT CORPORATION; AVOCENT FREMONT, LLC; AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC; AVOCENT REDMOND CORP.; EMERSON NETWORK POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, NORTH AMERICA, INC.; LIEBERT CORPORATION; LIEBERT NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 041941/0363 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 2, 2017
From: ASCO POWER TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.; AVOCENT CORPORATION; AVOCENT FREMONT, LLC; AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC; AVOCENT REDMOND CORP.; EMERSON NETWORK POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, NORTH AMERICA, INC.; LIEBERT CORPORATION; LIEBERT NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 041944/0892 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: EMERSON NETWORK POWER AB
To: EMERSON NETWORK POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 040586/0598 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: EMERSON NETWORK POWER ENERGY SYSTEMS AB
To: EMERSON NETWORK POWER AB
Reel/Frame 040837/0094 →