IP Library Granted Patent US 11,936,235
Granted Patent B2
US 11,936,235 · App. 17/903,853 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Method and apparatus of power distribution control for power module and power module device

Inventors: Huaisen Zhang (Ningde, CN); Yuan Yao (Ningde, CN); Meng Li (Ningde, CN); Weichen He (Ningde, CN); Guiying Lin (Ningde, CN); Yu Yan (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H02J7/007194H02J7/00032H02J7/0013H02J7/00309
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Patent No.
US 11,936,235
App. No.
17/903,853
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a method and apparatus of power distribution control for power module and a power module device. The method includes: obtaining temperature data of target devices in two or more power modules; analyzing whether the power modules are operating at full power when the temperature data of the target devices meets a preset temperature fault condition; and adjusting operating parameters of the power modules based on the temperature data when the power modules are not operating at full power.

Claims (20)

1. A method of power distribution control for a power module, comprising:

obtaining temperature data of target devices in two or more power modules;

analyzing whether the power modules are operating at full power when the temperature data of the target devices meets a preset temperature fault condition; and

adjusting operating parameters of the power modules based on the temperature data when the power modules are not operating at full power.

2. The method of power distribution control for power module according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature fault condition comprises that a temperature of a target device is greater than a preset temperature threshold, or a temperature change rate of a target device is greater than a preset temperature change threshold.

3. The method of power distribution control for power module according to claim 1 , wherein the target devices comprise a semiconductor device or a magnetic device.

4. The method of power distribution control for power module according to claim 1 , wherein after analyzing whether the power modules are operating at full power when the temperature data of the target devices meets the preset temperature fault condition, the method further comprises: when the power modules are operating at full power, controlling the power modules operating at full power to operate at reduced power.

5. The method of power distribution control for power module according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the operating parameters of the power modules based on the temperature data when the power modules are not operating at full power comprises:

when the power modules are not operating at full power and each of the power modules is at over-temperature, controlling each of the power modules to operate at reduced power; and

when the power modules are not operating at full power and a portion of the power modules are at over-temperature, adjusting the operating parameters of the power modules based on a connection relationship among the power modules.

6. The method of power distribution control for power module according to claim 5 , wherein the operating parameters of the power modules comprise current and voltage; and the adjusting the operating parameters of the power modules based on the connection relationship among the power modules comprises:

when the power modules are in a series connected state, maintaining a current of the power modules unchanged, reducing voltages of power modules which are at over-temperature, and increasing voltages of power modules which are not at over-temperature, to maintain an output power of the power modules to external unchanged; and

when the power modules are in a parallel connected state, maintaining the voltage of the power modules unchanged, reducing currents of power modules which are at over-temperature, and increasing currents of power modules which are not at over-temperature, to maintain an output power of the power modules to external unchanged.

7. An apparatus of power distribution control for a power module, comprising:

a data obtaining module configured to obtain temperature data of target devices in two or more power modules;

a data analysis module configured to analyze whether the power modules are operating at full power when the temperature data of the target devices meets a preset temperature fault condition; and

a parameter adjustment module configured to adjust operating parameters of the power modules based on the temperature data when the power modules are not operating at full power.

8. A power module device comprising temperature acquisition devices, a control device, and two or more power modules, wherein the temperature acquisition devices are arranged on target devices of the power modules, and the control device is connected to the temperature acquisition devices and the power modules, wherein the temperature acquisition devices are configured to acquire temperature data of the target devices in the power modules and send the temperature data to the control device, and the control device is configured to perform a power distribution control according to the method of claim 1 .

9. The power module device according to claim 8 , wherein the temperature acquisition devices are negative temperature coefficient (NTC) resistors.

10. The power module device according to claim 8 , wherein the power modules are connected in series or in parallel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: ZHANG, HUAISEN; YAO, YUAN; LI, MENG; HE, WEICHEN; LIN, GUIYING; YAN, YU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066378/0763 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111610539.5 · Dec 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
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