IP Library Granted Patent US 12,583,329
Granted Patent B2
US 12,583,329 · App. 18/965,283 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Power conversion device

Inventors: Kenichi Nagayoshi (Kariya, JP); Takehiko Sumida (Kariya, JP); Junichi Itoh (Nagaoka, JP); Hiroki Watanabe (Nagaoka, JP)
Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
B60L15/007H02M1/0095H02M3/33573B60L2210/10B60L2210/30
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Patent No.
US 12,583,329
App. No.
18/965,283
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power conversion device includes a primary-side circuit, a first connection line and a second connection line, a first capacitor provided on the first connection line, a second capacitor provided on the second connection line, a secondary-side circuit. The secondary-side circuit includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg includes a first coil and a first diode, which are connected in series to each other. The second leg includes a second coil and a second diode, which are connected in series to each other. An anode terminal of the first diode and an anode terminal of the second diode are electrically connected to a negative one of the two output ends. A cathode terminal of the first diode is electrically connected to the first coil. A cathode terminal of the second diode is electrically connected to the second coil.

Claims (48)

1 . A power conversion device, comprising:

a primary-side circuit that includes a switching element and is configured to convert power received by a switching operation of the switching element into AC power before outputting the AC power;

a first connection line and a second connection line;

a first capacitor provided on the first connection line;

a second capacitor provided on the second connection line; and

a secondary-side circuit configured to convert AC power received from the primary-side circuit into DC power and output the DC power to two output ends, wherein

the first connection line and the second connection line each include:

a first end electrically connected to the primary-side circuit; and

a second end electrically connected to the secondary-side circuit, the secondary-side circuit includes:

a first leg including a first coil and a first diode, the second end of the first connection line being connected to a first connection point between the first coil and the first diode, the first connection point directly connecting the first coil and the first diode;

a second leg including a second coil and a second diode, the second end of the second connection line being connected to a second connection point between the second coil and the second diode, the second connection point directly connecting the second coil and the second diode;

a first wire that connects the first coil and the second coil to one of the two output ends; and

a second wire that connects the first diode and the second diode to the other one of the two output ends,

an anode terminal of the first diode and an anode terminal of the second diode are electrically connected to a negative one of the two output ends,

a cathode terminal of the first diode is electrically connected to the first coil, and

a cathode terminal of the second diode is electrically connected to the second coil.

2 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a flying capacitor; and

a step-down circuit that includes a conversion switching element and is configured to control a voltage across the flying capacitor by decreasing a voltage of input power before outputting the input power,

wherein the primary-side circuit receives the voltage across the flying capacitor.

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

the power conversion device is mounted on a vehicle,

the step-down circuit receives a voltage from a high-voltage battery, and

the secondary-side circuit is configured to output a voltage to a low-voltage battery.

4 . A power conversion device, comprising:

a primary-side circuit that includes a switching element and is configured to convert power received by a switching operation of the switching element into AC power before outputting the AC power;

a first connection line and a second connection line;

a first capacitor provided on the first connection line;

a second capacitor provided on the second connection line; and

a secondary-side circuit configured to convert AC power received from the primary-side circuit into DC power and output the DC power to two output ends, wherein

the first connection line and the second connection line each include:

a first end electrically connected to the primary-side circuit; and

a second end electrically connected to the secondary-side circuit, the secondary-side circuit includes:

a first leg including a first coil and a first diode, the second end of the first connection line being connected to a first connection point between the first coil and the first diode, the first connection point directly connecting the first coil and the first diode;

a second leg including a second coil and a second diode, the second end of the second connection line being connected to a second connection point between the second coil and the second diode, the second connection point directly connecting the second coil and the second diode;

a first wire that connects the first coil and the second coil to one of the two output ends; and

a second wire that connects the first diode and the second diode to the other one of the two output ends,

a cathode terminal of the first diode and a cathode terminal of the second diode are electrically connected to a positive one of the two output ends,

an anode terminal of the first diode is electrically connected to the first coil, and

an anode terminal of the second diode is electrically connected to the second coil.

5 . The power conversion device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a flying capacitor; and

a step-down circuit that includes a conversion switching element and is configured to control a voltage across the flying capacitor by decreasing a voltage of input power before outputting the input power,

wherein the primary-side circuit receives the voltage across the flying capacitor.

6 . The power conversion device according to claim 5 , wherein

the power conversion device is mounted on a vehicle,

the step-down circuit receives a voltage from a high-voltage battery, and

the secondary-side circuit is configured to output a voltage to a low-voltage battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2024
From: NAGAYOSHI, KENICHI; SUMIDA, TAKEHIKO; ITOH, JUNICHI; WATANABE, HIROKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 069454/0078 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-207070 · Dec 7, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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