IP Library Patent Application 18467507
Patent Application
App. No. 18/467,507

POWER SUPPLY DEVICE

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18/467,507
Abstract

A power supply device is connectable to a single-phase AC power supply or a multi-phase AC power supply. The power supply device includes power conversion circuits, a relay circuit, and a processor. The relay circuit is capable of switching between a first state and a second state. In the first state, a power supply line of each phase of the multi-phase AC power supply is connected to a corresponding power conversion circuit. In the second state, a power supply line of the single-phase AC power supply is connected to two or more of the power conversion circuits. The processor controls output timing of a control signal for operating the relay circuit on the basis of a detected temperature. The output timing is controlled such that, the first state is switched to the second state at timing when an AC voltage of the single-phase AC power supply crosses zero.

Claims (22)

1 . A power supply device connectable to a single-phase AC power supply or a multi-phase AC power supply, the power supply device comprising:

power conversion circuits, each corresponding to a different one of phases of the multi-phase AC power supply;

a relay circuit capable of switching between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a power supply line of each of the phases of the multi-phase AC power supply is connected to a corresponding power conversion circuit, the second state being a state where a power supply line of the single-phase AC power supply is connected to at least two of the power conversion circuits;

noise filter circuits, each including a capacitor and being positioned closer to the power conversion circuits than the relay circuit is, each of the noise filter circuits corresponding to a different one of the power conversion circuits;

a temperature detection circuit configured to detect a temperature of the relay circuit; and

a hardware processor configured to control output timing of a control signal for operating the relay circuit on the basis of the temperature detected by the temperature detection circuit, the output timing being controlled such that the first state is switched to the second state at timing when an AC voltage of the single-phase AC power supply crosses zero.

2 . The power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store one or more pieces of temperature characteristic information, each correlating a temperature of the relay circuit with an operation time of the relay circuit corresponding to the temperature,

wherein the hardware processor is configured to determine the output timing of the control signal on the basis of an operation time of the relay circuit corresponding to the temperature detected by the temperature detection circuit in the temperature characteristic information.

3 . The power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the one or more pieces of temperature characteristic information stored in the memory are multiple pieces of temperature characteristic information, and

the hardware processor is configured to select one of the multiple pieces of temperature characteristic information.

4 . A power supply device connectable to a single-phase AC power supply or a multi-phase AC power supply, the power supply device comprising:

power conversion circuits, each corresponding to a different one of phases of the multi-phase AC power supply;

a relay circuit capable of switching between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a power supply line of each of the phases of the multi-phase AC power supply is connected to a corresponding power conversion circuit, the second state being a state where a power supply line of the single-phase AC power supply is connected to at least two of the power conversion circuits;

noise filter circuits, each including a capacitor and being positioned closer to the power conversion circuits than the relay circuit is, each of the noise filter circuits corresponding to a different one of the power conversion circuits;

a memory configured to store information representing output timing of a control signal for switching from the first state to the second state by operating the relay circuit;

a hardware processor configured to output the control signal on the basis of the information representing the output timing stored in the memory;

a voltage generation detecting circuit configured to detect generation timing of a voltage newly input to a power conversion circuit connected to the power supply line of the single-phase AC power supply, the generation timing being detected when the first state is switched to the second state; and

an update circuit configured to update the information representing the output timing stored in the memory on the basis of the generation timing of the voltage detected by the voltage generation detecting circuit.

5 . The power supply device according to claim 4 , wherein the update circuit is configured to:

calculate a time difference between timing at which the AC voltage of the single-phase AC power supply crosses zero and the timing detected by the voltage generation detecting circuit; and

corrects, by the time difference, the information representing the output timing stored in the memory.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068328/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2024
From: MATSUMOTO, HIROMU; HOSOI, HIROYUKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067028/0558 →