IP Library Granted Patent US 11,616,452
Granted Patent B2
US 11,616,452 · App. 17/192,641 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Switching device, switching power supply apparatus, and vehicle

Inventor: Shoichi Hara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H02M7/062H02M1/10H02M1/32H02M7/1557B60L53/22H02M1/126H02M1/44H02M7/537
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Patent No.
US 11,616,452
App. No.
17/192,641
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switching device is provided. The apparatus includes a switching circuit and a noise filter. The switching circuit is capable of switching a connection destination of a first power conversion circuit other than a second power conversion circuit among the plurality of power conversion circuits between a phase corresponding to the first power conversion circuit and a certain phase of the external power supply. The second power conversion circuit corresponds to the certain phase of the external power supply. In the noise filter, a capacitor is provided on a side of the multiple-phase AC supply of the switching circuit.

Claims (27)

1. A switching device configured to be connected to an external power supply, and provided with a plurality of power conversion circuits, the switching device comprising:

a switching circuit configured to switch a connection of a first power conversion circuit of the plurality of power conversion circuits,

the external power supply being a power supply selected from a multiple-phase power supply and a single-phase power supply,

the plurality of power conversion circuits respectively corresponds to phases of the multiple-phase power supply,

in a case where the external power supply is the multiple-phase power supply, the switching circuit connects the first power conversion circuit to a first phase of the external power supply corresponding to the first power conversion circuit,

in a case where the external power supply is the single-phase power supply, the switching circuit connects the first power conversion circuit to a second phase of the external power supply corresponding to a second power conversion circuit of the plurality of power conversion circuits; and

a noise filter that includes a capacitor and a coil configured to remove noise, the switching circuit being connected between the capacitor and the coil.

2. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitor is provided on a side of the external power supply of the switching circuit, and the coil is provided on a side of the plurality of power conversion circuits of the switching circuit.

3. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein

the noise filter includes a plurality of the capacitors and a plurality of the coils, and

at least one of the plurality of capacitors is provided on a side of the multiple-phase power supply of the switching circuit.

4. The switching device according to claim 3 , wherein all of the plurality of coils are provided on a side of the plurality of power conversion circuits of the switching circuit.

5. The switching device according to claim 3 , wherein all of the plurality of capacitors are provided on the side of the multiple-phase power supply of the switching circuit.

6. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the coil is a common mode choke coil or a normal mode choke coil.

7. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitor is an across-the-line capacitor or a line bypass capacitor.

8. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of power conversion circuits includes a converter configured to convert an alternating current (AC) voltage supplied from the external power supply into a direct current (DC) voltage.

9. The switching device according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of power conversion circuits includes a converter configured to convert the DC voltage into a voltage of a predetermined value.

10. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the switching circuit is a solenoid switching circuit.

11. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the switching circuit is a semiconductor switching element.

12. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the singe-phase power supply is a single-phase alternating current (AC) power supply.

13. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple-phase power supply is a two-phase alternating current (AC) power supply.

14. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple-phase power supply is a three-phase alternating current (AC) power supply.

15. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the external power supply is a power supply mounted on quick charging equipment.

16. A switching power supply apparatus, comprising:

the switching device according to claim 1 ; and

the plurality of power conversion circuits.

17. A vehicle, comprising the switching power supply apparatus according to claim 16 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0245 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: HARA, SHOICHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057648/0296 →