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Power module

US9748829B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2014
Grant dateAug 29, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 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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