IP Library Granted Patent US 9,343,987
Granted Patent B2
US 9,343,987 · App. 14/556,582 · Granted May 17, 2016

Method and device for frequency generation for a resonance converter

Inventor: Stephan Rupf (Claussnitz, DE)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
H02M3/3376B60L11/1816B60L11/1824H02J7/025B60L2210/10B60L2240/527B60L2240/529
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Patent No.
US 9,343,987
App. No.
14/556,582
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an activation circuit for frequency generation for a resonance converter that is driven by a half bridge or a full bridge. An activation circuit with a controller excites a resonance circuit belonging to the resonance converter. The power, current or voltage of the resonance converter is controlled via the frequency. The controller activates a programmable variable clock generator via a first interface. The frequency dividers able to be programmed via a second interface create the operating frequency of the half bridge or full bridge by dividing the frequency of a clock generator into different duty cycles. The frequency of the clock generator amounts to a multiple of the bridge frequency, and the second clock generator and thereby the H-bridge frequency of the resonance converter is independent of the first clock generator which supplies the controller.

Claims (14)

1. A method for frequency generation for a resonance converter driven by a half bridge or a full bridge, the method comprising:

providing an activation circuit with a controller and exciting a resonance circuit with the activation circuit, wherein a power, a current or a voltage of the resonance converter is controlled via the frequency;

operating the controller via a first clock generator and, via a first interface, controlling with the controller a frequency of a second clock generator that is operated independently of or asynchronously of the first clock generator;

generating with two frequency dividers a working frequency of the half bridge or full bridge by dividing a frequency of the second clock generator; and

via a second interface, controlling with the controller a divider ratio of the frequency dividers with which a dead time is generated;

wherein a frequency of the second clock generator amounts to a multiple of the bridge frequency.

2. The method according to claim 1 , which comprises checking the frequency generated by the second clock generator via a feedback to the controller.

3. The method according to claim 1 , which comprises feeding the frequency of the second clock generator back to the controller for checking.

4. An activation circuit with a controller for exciting a resonance circuit of a resonance converter driven by a half bridge or a full bridge, the activation circuit comprising:

a) a first clock generator for supplying a clock signal to the controller;

b) a second clock generator configured to be programmed via a first interface, a frequency of said second clock generator amounting to a multiple of a bridge frequency;

c) two frequency dividers for generating an operating frequency of the half bridge or full bridge by dividing the frequency of said second clock generator and for dead time generation;

d) wherein a divider ratio is controlled by said controller via a second interface.

5. The activation circuit according to claim 4 , wherein said first interface is a parallel interface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 060132/0110 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2014
From: RUPF, STEPHAN
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 034597/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 224 586 · Nov 29, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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