Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power cycle modulation control for power converters
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Application No.: US17276664Application Date: 2019-09-17
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Publication No.: US11611228B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Yan-Fei Liu , Yang Chen , Wenbo Liu
- Applicant: Queen's University at Kingston
- Applicant Address: CA Kingston
- Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
- Current Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
- Current Assignee Address: CA Kingston
- Agent Stephen J. Scribner
- International Application: PCT/CA2019/051317 WO 20190917
- International Announcement: WO2020/056503 WO 20200326
- Main IPC: H02M3/00
- IPC: H02M3/00 ; H02J7/00 ; H02M1/00 ; H02M1/10 ; H02M3/335

Abstract:
Controllers and methods for controlling a resonant power converter output voltage include operating the power converter according to a control period comprising an on cycle operation mode for a duration T_on that produces a first voltage Vo1 and an off cycle operation mode for a duration T_off that produces a second voltage Vo2. Vo1 is produced using a first switching frequency for a first selected number of switching cycles corresponding to the on time T_on. The converter output voltage or the converter input and output voltages may be sensed and used to determine the switching frequency during the on cycle operation mode and the duration of the off cycle operation mode. The final output voltage of the power converter is regulated to a selected value based on a ration of (T_on):(T_on+T_off). The controllers and methods may be used with power converters in power delivery devices to accept wide input voltage ranges compatible with devices such as cell phones, tablet computers, and notebook computers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220038015A1 Power Cycle Modulation Control for Power Converters Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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