Transport climate control system with a self-configuring matrix power converter
A transport climate control system is disclosed. The transport climate control system includes a self-configuring matrix power converter having a charging mode, an inverter circuit, a controller, a first DC energy storage and a second DC energy storage, and a compressor. The first DC energy storage and the second DC energy storage have different voltage levels. During the charging mode, the inverter circuit is configured to convert a first AC voltage from an energy source to a first DC voltage, the controller is configured to control the self-configuring matrix power converter to convert the first DC voltage to a first output DC voltage to charge the first DC energy storage, and/or to a second output DC voltage to charge the second DC energy storage.
1. A transport climate control system, comprising:
a power converter having a charging mode;
an inverter circuit;
a controller;
a first DC energy storage and a second DC energy storage; and
a compressor,
wherein the first DC energy storage and the second DC energy storage have different voltage levels;
wherein during the charging mode, the inverter circuit is configured to convert a first AC voltage from an energy source to a first DC voltage, the controller is configured to control the power converter to convert the first DC voltage to a first output DC voltage to charge the first DC energy storage and to a second output DC voltage to charge the second DC energy storage.
2. The transport climate control system according to claim 1 , wherein the power converter has an operation mode,
wherein during the operation mode, the controller is configured to control the power converter to convert a first input DC voltage from the first DC energy storage to a second DC voltage, and to convert a second input DC voltage from the second DC energy storage to the second DC voltage, the inverter circuit is configured to convert the second DC voltage to a second AC voltage to drive the compressor.
3. The transport climate control system according to claim 1 , wherein the power converter is bidirectional.
4. A transport climate control system, comprising:
a power converter having an operation mode;
an inverter circuit;
a controller;
a first DC energy storage and a second DC energy storage; and
a compressor,
wherein the first DC energy storage and the second DC energy storage have different voltage levels;
wherein during the operation mode, the controller is configured to control the power converter to convert a first input DC voltage from the first DC energy storage to a second DC voltage and to convert a second input DC voltage from the second DC energy storage to the second DC voltage, the inverter circuit is configured to convert the second DC voltage to an AC voltage to drive the compressor.
5. The transport climate control system according to claim 4 , wherein the power converter has a charging mode,
wherein during the charging mode, the inverter circuit is configured to convert a first AC voltage from an energy source to a first DC voltage, the controller is configured to control the power converter to convert the first DC voltage to a first output DC voltage to charge the first DC energy storage, and to a second output DC voltage to charge the second DC energy storage.
6. The transport climate control system according to claim 4 , wherein the power converter includes a first converter circuit, a transformer circuit connecting to the first converter circuit, a second converter circuit connecting to the transformer circuit, and at least one switch having a first state and a second state;
wherein during the operation mode, the controller is configured to control the least one switch to be in the first state to convert the first input DC voltage to the second DC voltage, and to be in the second state to convert the second input DC voltage to the second DC voltage.
7. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the power converter has a charging mode,
wherein during the charging mode, the controller is configured to control the least one switch to be in the first state to convert a first DC voltage to the first output DC voltage, and to be in the second state to convert the first DC voltage to the second output DC voltage,
wherein the first output DC voltage is different from the second output DC voltage.
8. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the first converter circuit is a half-bridge inverter.
9. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the first converter circuit is a full-bridge inverter.
10. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the first converter circuit is bidirectional.
11. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the transformer circuit has at least two windings, the at least two windings share a same core.
12. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the transformer circuit has at least two windings, each of the at least two windings has a core.
13. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the second converter circuit is a passive rectifier.
14. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the second converter circuit is an active rectifier.
15. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the second converter circuit is bidirectional.
16. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one switch is a MOSFET switch.
17. The transport climate control system according to claim 6 , wherein the power converter further includes a capacitor, wherein the capacitor is a DC blocking capacitor disposed between the first converter circuit and the transformer circuit.