US Patent Application 18211048. METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVERTER, CONTROL UNIT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND CONVERTER simplified abstract
METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVERTER, CONTROL UNIT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND CONVERTER
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Inventor(s)
Piniwan Thiwanka Bandara Wijekoon of Nuremberg (DE)
Anatolii Tcai of Nuremberg (DE)
METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVERTER, CONTROL UNIT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND CONVERTER - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18211048 Titled 'METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVERTER, CONTROL UNIT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND CONVERTER'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for operating a converter, which is a device that converts a direct current (DC) voltage to a variable output voltage. The converter has input terminals for receiving the DC voltage, an output terminal for providing the output voltage, semiconductor switches, and capacitor units. The method involves compensating for power losses in the switches by controlling them in such a way that some of the capacitor units are charged above a certain voltage level, while others are charged below that level. This ensures that the DC voltage is not distributed equally to the switches.
Original Abstract Submitted
The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a converter. The converter comprises a first and second input terminal for receiving a DC voltage, an output terminal for providing an output voltage variable between a first voltage level and a second voltage level, a first and second series connection of two or more switches that are semiconductor switches, and one or more capacitor units. The method comprises the following operation: compensating different power losses of the switches by controlling the switches such that one or more of the one or more capacitor units are charged above a respective third voltage level, and/or that one or more of the one or more capacitor units are charged below a respective third voltage level, so that the DC voltage is not equally distributed to the switches.
