Power supply unit for supplying power to an on-board electrical network of a vehicle
US9896048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/1586
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a power supply unit (3) for supplying power to an on-board electrical network of a vehicle, including: at least two DC-to-DC converters (9A, 9B) which are interleaved and reversible between an opera-ting mode for lowering voltage and an operating mode for raising voltage, the converters (9A, 9B) being intended for being connected to a power storage device (ST2) and being capable of supplying current to the on-board network; and a switch (K) enabling a power source (STI) to supply power to the on-board network when the switch (K) is in a first state, and enabling the power storage device (ST2) to supply power to the on-board network when the switch (K) is in a second state. The unit is characterized in that the converters (9A, 9B) are variable-frequency converters, and in that the power supply unit (3) also includes a synchronization unit (200) configured such as to synchronize the operation of the converters (9A, 9B) operating at variable frequencies and the current generation of the converters.
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