Power module
US9748829B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/38
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power module including: a power conversion unit including N switching-element pairs; and a control circuit. The control circuit receives N command signals, which correspond respectively to the N switching-element pairs, and a shared enable signal. The control circuit is configured to, when the enable signal is negated, execute all-off control of turning off all of the switching elements constituting the power conversion unit, and when the enable signal is asserted, execute normal control, dead-time addition control, and dead-time compensation control for each of the switching-element pairs per period of a corresponding command signal.
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