Isolated boost converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11081968-B2
Application number	US-201916698764-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2019
Priority date	Jun 12, 2019
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

An isolated boost converter includes a transformer, a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and a boost circuit. The transformer includes a secondary side having a secondary side first contact and a secondary side second contact. The boost circuit includes two diodes—anodes of the two diodes are mutually coupled to a first contact and cathodes of the two diodes are coupled to a first bridge arm upper contact and a second bridge arm upper contact, two diodes—cathodes of the two diodes are mutually coupled to a second contact and anodes of the two diodes are coupled to a first bridge arm lower contact and a second bridge arm lower contact, the second contact is coupled to the first contact, and at least two capacitors are coupled to the secondary side first contact and the secondary side second contact.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An isolated boost converter, comprising:
a transformer comprising a secondary side having a secondary side first contact and a secondary side second contact,
a first bridge arm having a first diode and a second diode; a cathode of the first diode coupled to a DC positive output contact, an anode of the first diode coupled to a first bridge arm upper contact, an anode of the second diode coupled to a DC negative output contact, and a cathode of the second diode coupled to a first bridge arm lower contact,
a second bridge arm having a third diode and a fourth diode; a cathode of the third diode coupled to the DC positive output contact, an anode of the third diode coupled to a second bridge arm upper contact, an anode of the fourth diode coupled to the DC negative output contact, and a cathode of the fourth diode coupled to a second bridge arm lower contact, and
a boost circuit, comprising:
a fifth diode and a sixth diode, anodes of the fifth diode and the sixth diode mutually coupled to a first contact and cathodes of the fifth diode and the sixth diode coupled to the first bridge arm upper contact and the second bridge arm upper contact, respectively,
a seventh diode and an eighth diode, cathodes of the seventh diode and the eighth diode mutually coupled to a second contact and anodes of the seventh diode and the eighth diode coupled to the first bridge arm lower contact and the second bridge arm lower contact, respectively, and the second contact directly connected to the first contact, and
at least two capacitors, coupled to the secondary side first contact and the secondary side second contact;

wherein the number of the at least two capacitors is four, including a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, and a fourth capacitor,
wherein two ends of the first capacitor are coupled to the secondary side first contact and the first bridge arm upper contact, two ends of the second capacitor are coupled to the secondary side second contact and the second bridge arm upper contact, two ends of the third capacitor are coupled to the secondary side first contact and the first bridge arm lower contact, and two ends of the fourth capacitor are coupled to the secondary side second contact and the second bridge arm lower contact.

2. The isolated boost converter in claim 1 , wherein when the isolated boost converter operates in a first quadrant,
a main current flows through the secondary side, the first capacitor, the first diode, the DC positive output contact, the DC negative output contact, the fourth diode, the fourth capacitor, and the secondary side,
a pre-charge current flows through the secondary side, the third capacitor, the seventh diode, the sixth diode, the second capacitor, and the secondary side.

3. The isolated boost converter in claim 1 , wherein when the isolated boost converter operates in a third quadrant,
a main current flows through the secondary side, the second capacitor, the third diode, the DC positive output contact, the DC negative output contact, the second diode, the third capacitor, and the secondary side,
a pre-charge current flows through the secondary side, the fourth capacitor, the eighth diode, the fifth diode, the first capacitor, and the secondary side.

4. The isolated boost converter in claim 1 , wherein the secondary side of the transformer further comprises a center-tapped contact,
the second contact directly connected to the center-tapped contact.

5. The isolated boost converter in claim 4 , wherein when the isolated boost converter operates in a first quadrant,
a main current flows through the secondary side, the first capacitor, the first diode, the DC positive output contact, the DC negative output contact, the fourth diode, the fourth capacitor, and the secondary side,
a pre-charge current flows through the secondary side, the third capacitor, the seventh diode, the sixth diode, the second capacitor, and the secondary side.

6. The isolated boost converter in claim 4 , wherein when the isolated boost converter operates in a third quadrant,
a main current flows through the secondary side, the second capacitor, the third diode, the DC positive output contact, the DC negative output contact, the second diode, the third capacitor, and the secondary side,
a pre-charge current flows through the secondary side, the fourth capacitor, the eighth diode, the fifth diode, the first capacitor, and the secondary side.

7. An isolated boost converter, comprising:
a transformer comprising a secondary side having a secondary side first contact and a secondary side second contact,
a first bridge arm having a first diode and a second diode; a cathode of the first diode coupled to a DC positive output contact, an anode of the first diode coupled to a first bridge arm upper contact, an anode of the second diode coupled to a DC negative output contact, and a cathode of the second diode coupled to a first bridge arm lower contact,
a second bridge arm having a third diode and a fourth diode; a cathode of the third diode coupled to the DC positive output contact, an anode of the third diode coupled to a second bridge arm upper contact, an anode of the fourth diode coupled to the DC negative output contact, and a cathode of the fourth diode coupled to a second bridge arm lower contact, and
a boost circuit, comprising:
a fifth diode and a sixth diode, anodes of the fifth diode and the sixth diode mutually coupled to a first contact and cathodes of the fifth diode and the sixth diode coupled to the first bridge arm upper contact and the second bridge arm upper contact, respectively,
a seventh diode and an eighth diode, cathodes of the seventh diode and the eighth diode mutually coupled to a second contact and anodes of the seventh diode and the eighth diode coupled to the first bridge arm lower contact and the second bridge arm lower contact, respectively, and the second contact directly connected to the first contact, and
at least two capacitors, coupled to the secondary side first contact and the secondary side second contact;
wherein the number of the at least two capacitors is two, including a first capacitor and a second capacitor,

wherein two ends of the first capacitor are coupled to the secondary side first contact and the first bridge arm upper contact, two ends of the second capacitor are coupled to the secondary side second contact and the second bridge arm upper contact; the secondary side first contact is coupled to the first bridge arm lower contact, the secondary side second contact is coupled to the second bridge arm lower contact;
wherein when the isolated boost converter operates in a first quadrant,
a main current flows through the secondary side, the first capacitor, the first diode, the DC positive output contact, the DC negative output contact, the fourth diode, and the secondary side,
a pre-charge current flows through the secondary side, the seventh diode, the sixth diode, the second capacitor, and the secondary side.

8. The isolated boost converter in claim 7 , wherein when the isolated boost converter operates in a third quadrant,
a main current flows through the secondary side, the second capacitor, the third diode, the DC positive output contact, the DC negative output contact, the second diode, and the secondary side,
a pre-charge current flows through the secondary side, the eighth diode, the fifth diode, the first capacitor, and the secondary side.

9. An isolated boost converter, comprising:
a transformer comprising a secondary side having a secondary side first contact and a secondary side second contact,
a first bridge arm having a first diode and a second diode; a cathode of the first diode coupled to a DC positive output

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lin Hung-Chieh
• Kao Chao-Li
• Hsieh Yi-Ping
• Huang jin-zhong
• Kuo Chao-Lung
• Huang Hung-Yu
• Li Chih-Hsien

Classifications

• H02M1/0058

  by employing soft switching techniques, i.e. commutation of transistors when applied voltage is zero or when current flow is zero (using an auxiliary actively switched resonant commutation circuit connected to an intermediate DC voltage or between two push-pull branches of an inverter bridge H02M7/4811; in resonant inverters H02M7/4815; in inverters operating from a resonant DC source H02M7/4826) · CPC title

• H02M3/33553

  with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop · CPC title

• Y02B70/10

  Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes · CPC title

• H02M3/33584

  Bidirectional converters · CPC title

• H02M3/33592 Primary

  having a synchronous rectifier circuit or a synchronous freewheeling circuit at the secondary side of an isolation transformer · CPC title