Granted Patent B2

US 12,401,293 · App. 18/063,332 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventors: Mark Russell Keyse (Sharpsville, IN); Jack Lavern Glenn (Union Pier, MI)

Assignee: BorgWarner US Technologies LLC

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Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A system comprising:

an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes:

a galvanic isolator separating a high voltage area from a low voltage area;

a low voltage phase controller in the low voltage area, the low voltage phase controller configured to receive a clock reference signal; and

a high voltage phase controller in the high voltage area, the high voltage phase controller configured to align a clock reference signal of the high voltage phase controller with the clock reference signal of the low voltage phase controller.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the low voltage phase controller includes a clock reference sampler configured to align the clock reference signal of the low voltage phase controller with a clock reference signal of an inverter controller.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the low voltage phase controller includes a clock reference sampler configured to align the clock reference signal of the low voltage phase controller with a clock reference signal of an inverter controller when the clock reference signal of the inverter controller is available, and with a clock reference signal of another low voltage phase controller when the clock reference signal of the inverter controller is unavailable.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inverter further includes a point-of-use phase controller in the high voltage area, the point-of-use phase controller configured to align a clock reference signal of the point-of-use phase controller with the clock reference signal of the high voltage phase controller.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the low voltage phase controller includes a clock reference sampler configured to align the clock reference signal of the low voltage phase controller with a primary clock reference signal by counting a number of system clock pulses in one or more periods of the primary clock reference signal and comparing the counted number to an expected value.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the low voltage phase controller includes a clock calibrator configured to increase or decrease a period of an internal oscillator of the low voltage phase controller to align the counted number to the expected value.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the high voltage phase controller includes a clock reference sampler configured to align the clock reference signal of the high voltage phase controller with the clock reference signal of the low voltage phase controller by counting a number of system clock pulses in one or more periods of the clock reference signal of the low voltage phase controller and comparing the counted number to an expected value.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the battery configured to supply the DC power to the inverter; and

the motor configured to receive the AC power from the inverter to drive the motor.

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