IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0407305
(2012-02-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8461813
(2013-06-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- SolarBridge Technologies Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
100 |
초록
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An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit
An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.
대표청구항
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1. A method for controlling a configurable power supply having an input to receive a direct current (DC) power input, the method comprising: determining whether (i) a DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to a DC output of the configurable power supply and (ii) whether an alternating
1. A method for controlling a configurable power supply having an input to receive a direct current (DC) power input, the method comprising: determining whether (i) a DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to a DC output of the configurable power supply and (ii) whether an alternating current (AC) electric accessory has been inductively coupled to an AC output the configurable power supply different from the DC output and the input;in response to determining that the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the configurable power supply, modifying a circuit topology of the configurable power supply to a first circuit topology to generate a DC power output at the DC output to supply DC power to the DC electric accessory, andin response to determining that the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the configurable power supply, modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to a second circuit topology to generate an AC power output at the AC output to supply AC power to the AC electric accessory. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the configurable power supply comprises sensing a DC output current at a DC output of the configurable power supply. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the configurable power supply comprises receiving a control signal indicating that the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the configurable power supply. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the configurable power supply comprises determining a state of a physical switch. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the configurable power supply comprises sensing an AC output current at an AC output of the configurable power supply. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the configurable power supply comprises determining whether a primary coil of the configurable power supply is inductively coupled to a secondary coil of an internal electronic circuit of the AC electric accessory. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply comprises controlling a state of an electronic switch of the configurable power supply. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply comprises controlling a state of a plurality of electronic switches of an H-bridge of the configurable power supply. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein: modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to the first circuit topology comprises modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to form a buck-boost converter, andmodifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to the second circuit topology comprises modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to form a DC-AC inverter circuit. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising modifying the circuit topology to a third circuit topology to form a pass-through circuit to pass a DC power input received by the configurable power supply to a DC output of the configurable power supply with substantially no processing. 11. A configurable power supply comprising: an input converter having an input to receive a direct current (DC) power input, a DC output, and an alternating current (AC) output different from the DC output and the input, the input converter being selectively configurable between a first circuit topology to generate a DC power output at the DC output and a second circuit topology to generate an AC power output at the AC output based on a control signal; andan input controller electrically connected to the input converter, the input controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the input controller to:determine (i) whether a direct current (DC) electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the input converter and (ii) whether an AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the input converter,in response to determining that the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the input converter, modify the circuit topology of the input converter to the first circuit topology, andin response to determining that the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the input converter, modify the circuit topology of the input converter to the second circuit topology. 12. The configurable power supply of claim 11, wherein to determine whether the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the input converter comprises to determine whether a sensed DC output current of the input converter is above a predetermined threshold value. 13. The configurable power supply of claim 11, wherein to determine whether the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to the DC output of the input converter comprises to determine a state of a physical switch. 14. The configurable power supply of claim 11, wherein to determine whether the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the input converter comprises to determine whether a sensed AC output current of the input converter is above a predetermined threshold value. 15. The configurable power supply of claim 11, wherein to determine whether the AC electric accessory has been inductively coupled to the AC output of the input converter comprises to determine whether a primary coil of the input converter is inductively coupled to a secondary coil of an internal electronic circuit of the AC electric accessory. 16. The configurable power supply of claim 11, wherein to modify the circuit topology of the input converter comprises to control a state of an electronic switch of the input converter. 17. The configurable power supply of claim 11, wherein: to modify the circuit topology of the input converter to the first circuit topology comprises to modify the circuit topology of the input converter to form a buck-boost converter, andto modify the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to the second circuit topology comprises to modify the circuit topology of the input converter to form a DC-AC inverter circuit. 18. The configurable power supply of claim 17, wherein the plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, further cause the input controller to modify the circuit topology of the input converter to a third circuit topology to form a pass-through circuit to pass the DC power input to a DC output of the configurable power supply with substantially no processing. 19. A method for controlling a configurable power supply having an input to receive a direct current (DC) power input, the method comprising: modifying, in response to determining that a DC electric accessory has been electrically connected to a DC output of the configurable power supply, a circuit topology of the configurable power supply to form a buck-boost DC converter to deliver an amount of DC power to the DC electric accessory, andmodifying, in response to determining that an alternating current (AC) electric accessory has been inductively coupled to an AC output of the configurable power supply different from the DC output and the input, the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to form a DC-AC inverter circuit to deliver an amount of AC power to the AC electric accessory. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: in response to determining that the DC electric accessory has been electrically connected, modifying the circuit topology of the configurable power supply to form a DC pass-through circuit based on a state of an electronic switch.
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