IP Library Granted Patent US 9,537,423
Granted Patent B2
US 9,537,423 · App. 14/031,778 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Power conversion system

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Patent No.
US 9,537,423
App. No.
14/031,778
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power conversion system includes a filter unit, a DC/DC converter, a DC link, an inverter, a control unit, and a traction motor. The DC/DC converter is used for boosting DC voltage of a DC source and electrically coupled to the DC source through the filter unit. The DC/DC converter includes multiple SiC MOSFETs configured in a synchronous rectification mode by channel reverse conduction control. The inverter is used for converting the boosted DC voltage from the converter to multi-phase AC voltage through the DC link. The control unit is used for providing PWM commands to the converter and the inverter, to convert the DC voltage to AC voltage configured to drive an AC driven device.

Claims (20)

1. A power conversion system comprising:

a filter unit;

a multi-phase DC/DC converter for boosting DC voltage of a DC source and electrically coupled to the DC source through the filter unit, the DC/DC converter comprising a plurality of silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) configured in a synchronous rectification mode by channel reverse conduction control, wherein a positive gate drive signal applied to a gate terminal of the plurality of SiC MOSFETs that are reverse channel conducted from a source terminal to a drain terminal enables current to pass through a less-loss channel of the plurality of SiC MOSFETs;

a DC link;

an inverter for converting the boosted DC voltage from the DC/DC converter to multi-phase AC voltage through the DC link to drive an AC driven device; and

a control unit for providing pulse-width modulation (PWM) commands to the DC/DC converter and the inverter, wherein the commands for the DC/DC converter and inverter have the same frequency.

2. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein the inverter comprises a plurality of SiC MOSFETs configured in a synchronous rectification mode by channel reverse conduction control.

3. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein the inverter is a multi-phase inverter.

4. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein the filter unit comprises a plurality of magnetically coupled inductors.

5. The power conversion system of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of magnetically coupled inductors comprises a shared magnetic core and a plurality of coils wound on the shared magnetic core.

6. The power conversion system of claim 5 , wherein the shared magnetic core comprises a plurality of parallel magnetic columns electrically coupled together, the plurality of coils are respectively wound on the plurality of parallel magnetic columns.

7. The power conversion system of claim 5 , wherein the shared magnetic core is ring-shaped and the plurality of coils are respectively wound evenly on three different parts of the ring-shaped magnetic core.

8. The power conversion system of claim 7 , wherein the turn ratio of the plurality of coils is 1.

9. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit comprises:

a difference element for obtaining a DC voltage error signal calculated from a difference between a feedback DC voltage signal on the DC link and a predetermined DC voltage command signal; wherein the predetermined DC voltage command signal comprises an active pulsation DC voltage signal, and the frequency of the pulsation DC voltage signal matches with the frequency of the AC voltage signal to be converted by the inverter; and

a PWM command generation block for generating PWM commands according to the DC voltage error signal.

10. The power conversion system of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined DC voltage command signal comprises a sinusoidal wave signal.

11. The power conversion system of claim 9 , wherein the DC link comprises a capacitor.

12. The power conversion system of claim 9 , wherein the filter unit comprises a plurality of magnetically coupled inductors.

13. The power conversion system of claim 1 , wherein the DC source comprises a battery and the AC driven device comprises a traction motor applied in an electric vehicle.

Assignments (5)
QUITCLAIM ASSIGNMENT Recorded Apr 9, 2026
From: EDISON INNOVATIONS LLC
To: BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 074326/0549 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2025
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: GE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 070636/0815 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 26, 2025
From: GE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING, LLC
To: DOLBY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 070643/0907 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: DOLBY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING, LLC
To: EDISON INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070293/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2013
From: MAO, SAIJUN
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 031243/0235 →