DC pre-charge circuit
US9042146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M7/48
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for pre-charging the DC bus on a motor drive. Pre-charging techniques involve pre-charge circuitry including a manual switch, an automatic switch, and pre-charge control circuitry to switch the automatic switch between pre-charge and pre-charge bypass modes in response to an initialized pre-charge operation, input voltage sags, and so forth. In some embodiments, the pre-charge operation may be initialized by switching the manual switch closed. In some embodiments, the pre-charge operation may also be initialized by a detected voltage sag on the DC bus. The pre-charge circuitry may also be configured to disconnect to isolate a motor drive from the common DC bus under certain fault conditions.
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