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7593245 Method and apparatus to limit maximum switch current in a switching power supply  
Techniques are disclosed to limit the current in a switch of a switching power supply. An example switching regulator circuit includes a power switch to be coupled to an energy transfer element of...
7583522 Low audible noise power supply method and controller therefor  
A power controller forms drive pulses that reduces audible noise under light load conditions.
7577006 Non-linear droop control system and method for isochronous frequency operation  
Non-linear frequency droop control for isochronous frequency operation of parallel inverters includes generating a droop constant corresponding to the power level of the given inverter for...
7567444 Multi-output DC-DC converter with improved cross-regulation performance  
A multi-output DC-DC converter that can optimize its cross-regulation performance is proposed, in which a nonlinear inductive element functioning as a leakage inductance of an output coupled...
7548438 System and method for input current shaping in a power converter  
A power converter delivers electrical power from an electrical power source to a load according to a plurality of operation modes, where at least one of the operation modes is a peak current...
7545659 Method and apparatus for cycle error correction for a power converter device, such as an electronic power inverter  
Cycle error correction is performed in an electronic power system to compensate for a difference between an AC grid side frequency and an AC load side frequency. The electronic power system can...
7539028 Method and apparatus for fault detection in a switching power supply  
Techniques are disclosed to detect a fault in the feedback circuit of a switching power supply while the power supply operates in a mode where the output is below its regulated value. The power...
7528588 Method and circuit for limiting output voltage in a switched-mode power supply and a switched-mode power supply  
A switched-mode power supply ( 200, 300, 400 ) comprises a primary side, a secondary side and a transformer ( 103, 303, 403 ) therebetween. An output on the secondary side delivers an output...
7515443 Inverter circuit  
An inverter circuit is configured with a reduced number of components for driving a plurality of discharge tubes. Primary coils of a plurality of drive transformers are respectively connected in...
7511978 System and method for providing switching to power regulators  
System and method for providing switching to power regulators. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides system for providing switching. The system includes a first voltage supply...
7511971 Constant voltage circuit for power adapter  
Disclosed herein is a constant voltage circuit for a power adapter which is capable of varying an output voltage with loads so as to reduce the charging time of a system battery. The constant...
7508688 Method and arrangement for measuring output phase currents of a voltage source inverter under a load  
A method and arrangement for measuring output phase currents of a voltage source inverter when the inverter is connected to a load, the method comprising, during commissioning of a drive, the steps...
7502242 Bidirectional insulated DC/AC inverter  
A plug and an outlet are electrically and directly connected, and when a control circuit determines that AC power is input from a power source to a bidirectional insulated DC/AC inverter by voltage...
7486082 Anomaly detection in inverter system  
An inverter system which converts DC input into AC output and supplies the AC output to a load such as an FL tube detects change in a circuit current due to anomaly such as discharge without...
7471530 Method and apparatus to reduce audio frequencies in a switching power supply  
An apparatus and method of switching a switch of a power supply are disclosed. According to aspects of the present invention, a method includes controlling a switch of a switching power supply to...
7465872 Photovoltaic power converter system with a controller configured to actively compensate load harmonics  
Photovoltaic power converter system including a controller configured to reduce load harmonics is provided. The system comprises a photovoltaic array and an inverter electrically coupled to the...
7446512 Resonant switching power supply device  
For the purpose of providing a resonant switching power supply device having a wide output voltage variable range by changing its switching frequency, the resonance circuit thereof comprises a...
7436686 Reconfigurable voltage inverter with tolerance to failures  
Voltage inverter provided with four switching cells (Q 1 to Q 4 ) to be connected to the terminals of a DC voltage source (Vdc), each comprising two semiconductor switches (I 11 , I 12 , I 21 , I...
7433215 Inverter startup algorithm  
A method for the startup of a solar power three-phase inverter in which a waiting period is increased between successive attempts to start the inverter. This method allows the inverter to start up...
7428159 Digital PWM controller  
A digital controller for controlling the operation of a DC-DC switching converter is disclosed. A digital feedback control system is provided for receiving an analog input voltage representing the...
7426121 Output voltage detection circuit, isolated switching power supply, and semiconductor device  
An output voltage detection circuit is provided for accurately detecting a secondary side output voltage based on a voltage induced to an auxiliary winding in an isolated switching power supply...
7417877 Digital power supply with programmable soft start  
A system for controlling a soft start for a switching power converter includes a digital controller that enables the programming of a plurality of input voltage profiles during a soft start...
7417394 Arrangement for testing a power output stage  
The invention concerns a device for controlling a final power-output stage, the latter comprising three half-bridges consisting respectively of a series circuit including an upper semiconductor...
7417336 Combination current hysteresis and voltage hysteresis control for a power converter  
Consistent with an aspect of the present disclosure, a method is provided for controlling an AC signal, which is supplied to a load and selectively supplied to a utility grid. In response to a...
7371963 Photovoltaic power generation system  
An object of the present invention is to provide a photovoltaic power generation system which is capable of achieving system linkage of a plurality of solar cell strings having different output...
7368902 Impedance calibration for source series terminated serial link transmitter  
Substantially-accurate calibration of output impedance of a device-under-test (DUT) to within a predetermined range of allowable impedance. The DUT is part of a source series terminated (SST)...
7339808 Method and apparatus for DC to AC power generator  
The dc to ac power generator has a DC power source which is connected at one pole to the primary of a conventional voltage transformer, and at its other pole to a relay controlled switching system....
7339806 Adjustment device for adjusting wave shape of output of a DC-AC inverter  
A DC-AC inverter has an adjustment device for adjusting wave shape of output thereof includes a feedback circuit, and a zero-crossing detector; the feedback circuit will detect and measure output...
7324361 Solar array inverter with maximum power tracking  
An inverter for use in connecting a DC power source to the utility grid includes a single DC-AC conversion stage, maximum (source) power tracking, and current control based on feed-forward...
7315150 Method of power conversion and apparatus which achieves high power factor correction using ripple current mode control  
A ripple current mode power converter comprised of a magnetic energy storage element, and a method of determining magnetic storage element charge duration based on periodic magnetic storage element...
7298631 Switching power source apparatus  
A switching power source apparatus can reduce the size of a transformer and realize the zero-voltage switching of a switch. The apparatus is compact, highly efficient, and low in noise. The...
7245512 PID based controller for DC—DC converter with post-processing filters  
A digital PID controller for controlling the operation of a switching power converter is disclosed. A data converter is provided for converting the analog sense voltage to a digital sense voltage....
7236381 Current balancing circuit  
There is disclosed a current balancing circuit for use in a switching power supply unit that operates in parallel with one or more other switching power supply units with current balancing...
7224592 Multi-period cycle-alternative switching mode power supply control device and its control method  
The present invention relates to a multi-period cycle-alternative switching mode power supply control device and its control method, and the device comprises: a power transfer control unit, a...
7200016 Video cassette recorder and RCC type switching power supply  
An error detection circuit includes: a Zener diode having a cathode connected through a resistor to a second DC output with a higher voltage than that of a first DC output; a voltage divider...
7187144 Power converter and vehicle equipped with power converter  
A power source supplies an input voltage. A voltage conversion circuit converts the input voltage from the power source into an operating voltage to be used to drive an electric load. A detection...
7183753 Power factor correction circuit  
A power factor correction circuit includes; a series circuit connected to a positive-electrode output terminal P 1 and negative-electrode output terminal P 2 of a full-wave rectifying circuit B 1...
7173404 Auto-switching converter with PWM and PFM selection  
An auto-switching converter with PWM and PFM selection supplies a boosted DC power to a load through a power switch unit. A starter outputs a starting-enabling signal. An auto PWM/PFM controller is...
7164590 Power transfer system with reduced component ratings  
A power inverter control adjusts input power to track with output power to reduce energy handling requirements for an inverter DC bus. Input power to the power inverter circuit is measured and...
7164241 Method and apparatus for driving a gas discharge lamp  
A method for driving a gas discharge lamp ( 1 ) is described, wherein electric first DC power is provided at a relatively high voltage and a relatively low current. Said first power is converted...
7161816 System and method for input current shaping in a power converter  
A power converter delivers electrical power from an electrical power source to a load according to a plurality of operation modes corresponding to different levels of input voltage or output...
7158395 Method and apparatus for tracking maximum power point for inverters, for example, in photovoltaic applications  
A power system employs an outer voltage feedback loop and an inner current feedback loop to control a power converter, such as a DC to AC inverter for transferring electrical power between a power...
7154277 Method and apparatus for detecting faults in AC to AC, or DC to AC power conversion equipments when the equipment is in a high impedance mode  
A system for use in ac to ac or dc to ac power conversion equipment to detect faults in an inverter when the inverter is in a high impedance mode. The system detects ground faults or cross wiring...
7148650 Maximum power point motor control  
A method and apparatus are implemented in software to control motor speed as a function of available power in a DC source-inverter-AC motor system, i.e. to perform maximum power tracking of motor...
7126294 Method and device for controlling photovoltaic inverter, and feed water device  
A photovoltaic inverter control method includes steps of monitoring a variation in output voltage of a solar battery by a power and voltage monitoring circuit ( 51 ) and, when the variation occurs,...
7126053 Power generation system and power generation apparatus  
In a power generation system of this invention, the outputs from power generation layers electrically connected in series are input to corresponding power conversion devices, and boosted outputs...
7102321 Control method for peak power delivery with limited DC-bus voltage  
A method for driving a neutral point-clamped multi-level voltage source inverter supplying a synchronous motor is provided. A DC current is received at a neutral point-clamped multi-level voltage...
7076206 System for wireless transmission of electrical power, a garment, a system of garments and method for the transmission of signals and/or electrical energy  
The invention describes a system for electrical transmission in the field of garments and a corresponding transmitter for this. Electrical circuits in garments are coupled, preferably inductively...
7072195 Modular AC voltage supply and algorithm for controlling the same  
An AC power supply ( 10 ) can be connected in parallel with similar supplies to drive loads ( 16 ). Each of the AC power supplies ( 10 ) incorporates a discrete controller functioning based on...
7045980 Power converter and vehicle equipped with power converter  
A power source ( 120 ) supplies an input voltage (V 1 ). A voltage conversion circuit ( 130 ) converts the input voltage (V 1 ) from the power source ( 120 ) into an operating voltage (V 2 ) to be...
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