Conveter for converting code-modulated power with conversion code, power transmission system, and controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10122289-B2
Application number	US-201615366119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Priority date	Feb 9, 2016
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

A converter includes: a terminal that receives code-modulated power into which first alternating-current power has been code-modulated with a modulation code; and a circuit that converts the code-modulated power with a conversion code to generate second alternating-current power. The conversion code is based on the modulation code. A frequency of the second alternating-current power is higher than a frequency of the first alternating-current power.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A converter comprising:
a terminal that receives code-modulated power into which first alternating-current power has been code-modulated with a modulation code, the first alternating-current power having a first frequency; and
a circuit that converts the code-modulated power with a conversion code to generate second alternating-current power, the conversion code being based on the modulation code, the second alternating-current power having a second frequency higher than the first frequency,
wherein a code sequence of the conversion code includes
a plurality of first partial sequences in each of which bit values of the conversion code take values that are the same as corresponding bit values of the modulation code, and
a plurality of second partial sequences in each of which bit values of the conversion code take values obtained by inverting corresponding bit values of the modulation code.

2. The converter according to claim 1 ,
wherein each cycle of the first partial sequences and the second partial sequences is half or less of a cycle of the second alternating-current power.

3. The converter according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first partial sequences and the second partial sequences is an orthogonal code sequence.

4. The converter according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuit comprises a plurality of switches.

5. The converter according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a control circuit that generates control signals for turning on and off the switches,
wherein the circuit converts the code-modulated power in accordance with the control signals.

6. The converter according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a communication circuit that receives, from a controller, an instruction signal that includes timing information indicating a timing at which the code-modulated power is to be converted and code information regarding the conversion code, and
the control circuit generates the control signals in accordance with the instruction signal.

7. The converter according to claim 1 ,
wherein the circuit comprises an H-bridge circuit in which four bidirectional switch circuits are connected in a full-bridge configuration.

8. A converter comprising:
a terminal that receives code-modulated power into which first alternating-current, power has been code-modulated with a modulation code, the first alternating-current power having a first frequency; and
a circuit that converts the code-modulated power with a conversion code to generate second alternating-current power, the conversion code being based on the modulation code, the second alternating-current power having a second frequency higher than the first frequency,
wherein the second frequency of the second alternating-current power is N times of the first frequency of the first alternating-current power, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

9. A system comprising:
the converter according to claim 8 ; and
a code modulator that code-modulates the first alternating-current power with the modulation code to generate the code-modulated power.

10. The converter according to claim 8 ,
wherein the circuit comprises a plurality of switches.

11. The converter according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a control circuit that generates control signals for turning on and off the switches,
wherein the circuit converts the code-modulated power in accordance with the control signals.

12. The converter according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a communication circuit that receives, from a controller, an instruction signal that includes timing information indicating a timing at which the code-modulated power is to be converted and code information regarding the conversion code, and
the control circuit generates the control signals in accordance with the instruction signal.

13. The converter according to claim 8 ,
wherein the circuit comprises an H-bridge circuit in which four bidirectional switch circuits are connected in a full-bridge configuration.

14. A controller comprising:
a processor; and
a communication circuit,
wherein the processor:
generates a first instruction signal for code-modulating first alternating-current power with a modulation code to generate code-modulated power, the first alternating-current power having a first frequency;
transmits the first instruction signal to a code modulator via the communication circuit;
generates a second instruction signal for converting the code-modulated power with a conversion code to generate second alternating-current power, the conversion code being based on the modulation code, the second alternating-current power having a second frequency higher than the first frequency; and
transmits the second instruction signal to a converter via the communication circuit, and

the code modulator and the converter are connected to each other through a transmission path.

15. The controller according to claim 14 ,
wherein a code sequence of the conversion code includes
a plurality of first partial sequences in each of which bit values of the conversion code take values that are the same as corresponding bit values of the modulation code, and
a plurality of second partial sequences in each of which bit values of the conversion code take values obtained by inverting corresponding bit values of the modulation code.

16. The controller according to claim 15 ,
wherein each cycle of the first partial sequences and the second partial sequences is half or less of a cycle of the second alternating-current power.

17. The controller according to claim 15 ,
wherein each of the first partial sequences and the second partial sequences is an orthogonal code sequence.

18. The controller according to claim 14 ,
wherein the second frequency of the second alternating-current power is N times of the first frequency of the first alternating-current power, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

19. The controller according to claim 14 ,
wherein the first instruction signal includes first timing information indicating a timing at which the code modulator is to code-modulate the first alternating-current power and first code information regarding the modulation code; and
the second instruction signal includes second timing information indicating a timing at which the converter is to convert the code-modulated power and second code information regarding the conversion code.

20. The controller according to claim 14 ,
wherein the processor further
obtains, via the communication circuit, information about an amount and the first frequency of the first alternating-current power input to the code modulator and information about an amount and the second frequency of the second alternating-current power to be output by the converter, and
generates the first instruction signal and the second instruction signal in accordance with the obtained information.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yamaoka Masahiro
• Kanou Junichi
• Minegishi Akira
• Yamamoto Atsushi
• Masuda Kohei

Classifications

• H02M7/00

  Conversion of AC power input into DC power output; Conversion of DC power input into AC power output · CPC title

• H02M5/00 Primary

  Conversion of AC power input into AC power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases · CPC title

• H02M3/00

  Conversion of DC power input into DC power output · CPC title

• H02J13/00

  Circuit arrangements for providing remote monitoring or remote control of equipment in a power distribution network · CPC title

• H02J3/00

  Circuit arrangements for AC mains or AC distribution networks · CPC title