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Bidirectional DC-DC converter and control method therefor

US10396676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2018
Grant dateAug 27, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B70/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a bidirectional DC-DC converter with intermediate conversion into AC power, including: a DC-AC conversion circuit using a plurality of MOSFETs; an AC-DC conversion circuit using a plurality of power diodes; a transformer; a pair of switches, one of which being inserted in series between a DC terminal of the DC-AC conversion circuit and the AC-DC conversion circuit and the other of which being inserted in series between another DC terminal of the DC-AC conversion circuit and the AC-DC conversion circuit; and a controller being adapted for turning on the pair of switches such that the plurality of power diodes of the AC-DC conversion circuit are reverse-biased where the AC power is transferred in the forward direction and turning off the pair of switches where the AC power is transferred in the backward direction.

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