Method and apparatus for energy conversion utilizing circuit phase and time variables
US6324080A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conversion apparatus having transistors, comprising means for inverting a DC voltage in order to obtain an AC voltage, means for filtering the AC voltage, including at least one parallel inductor L.sub.p, the device being capable of operating above a resonant frequency F.sub.p. The conversion apparatus comprises means for predicting a zero crossing of the instantaneous current I.sub.1p in the parallel inductor L.sub.p, and means for causing a transistor of the device to switch if a zero crossing of the current I.sub.1p is predicted.
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