Power conversion apparatus and air conditioner including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9941807-B2
Application number	US-201615249594-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2016
Priority date	Aug 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

A power conversion apparatus includes a rectifier to rectify a voltage of an input alternating current (AC) power source and a voltage drop device to output a dropped voltage using the voltage from the rectifier, and the voltage drop device includes a transformer and a communication voltage output device provided at a secondary side of the transformer to output a first direct current (DC) voltage for operation of a communication device. The communication voltage output device includes a first resistor provided at the secondary side of the transformer to reduce an output change rate of the first DC voltage and first and second zener diodes connected between the first resistor and ground to limit an upper limit of the first DC voltage. Accordingly, it is possible to stably supply a voltage to a communication unit while reducing standby power.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power conversion apparatus comprising:
a rectifier to rectify a voltage of an input alternating current (AC) power source; and
a voltage drop module to output a dropped voltage using the voltage from the rectifier, wherein the voltage drop module includes:
a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side; and
a communication voltage output module provided at the secondary side of the transformer to output a first direct current (DC) voltage to operate a communication module, wherein the communication voltage output module includes:
a first resistor provided at the secondary side of the transformer to reduce an output change rate of the first DC voltage;
first and second zener diodes connected between the first resistor and the ground to limit an upper limit of the first DC voltage; and
second and third resistors provided between the first resistor and the first and second zener diodes and connected in parallel.

2. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication voltage output module further includes first and second capacitors connected to the first and second zener diodes in parallel.

3. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further including:
a power disconnection module to perform a power disconnection operation between the input AC power source and the readier; and
a capacitor provided between the rectifier and the voltage drop module.

4. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage drop module includes a flyback converter including the transformer and switching element connected to the primary side of the transformer.

5. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further including:
a capacitor provided between the rectifier and the voltage drop module.

6. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 5 , further including:
a dc link voltage detector to detect a voltage across the capacitor;
an output current detector to detect output current flowing between the motor and the inverter; and
an inverter controller to control the inverter based on the output current.

7. An air conditioner comprising:
a compressor;
a compressor driver to drive the compressor;
a communication module to exchange data with an indoor device;
a rectifier to rectify a voltage of an input alternating current (AC) power source; and
a voltage drop module to output a dropped voltage using the voltage from the rectifier, wherein the voltage drop module includes:
a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side; and
a communication voltage output module provided at the secondary side of the transformer to output a first direct current (DC) voltage to operate the communication module, and wherein the communication voltage output module includes:
a first resistor provided at the secondary side, of the transformer to reduce an output change rate of the first DC voltage; and
first and second zener diodes connected between the first resistor and the ground to limit an upper limit of the first DC voltage; and
second and third resistors provided between the first resistor and the first and second zener diodes and connected in parallel.

8. The air conditioner according to claim 7 , wherein the communication voltage output module further, includes first and second capacitors connected to the first and second zener diodes in parallel.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 7 , further including:
a power disconnection module unit to perform a power disconnection operation between the input AC power source and the rectifier; and
a capacitor provided between the rectifier and the voltage drop module.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 7 , wherein the voltage drop module includes a flyback converter including the transformer and a switching element connected to the primary side of the transformer.

11. The air conditioner according to claim 7 , further including:
a capacitor provided between the rectifier and the voltage drop module; and
an inverter connected across the capacitor and connected to the voltage drop module in parallel to drive a motor.

12. The air conditioner according to claim 11 , further including:
a dc link voltage detector to detect a voltage across the capacitor;
an output current detector to detect output current flowing between the motor and the inverter; and
an inverter controller to control the inverter based on the output current.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jongwan
• Kim Eungho
• Park Gwigeun

Classifications

• H02M3/33561

  having more than one ouput with independent control · CPC title

• H02M3/335 Primary

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• F24F2011/0068

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F25B13/00

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) · CPC title

• H02M5/458 Primary

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title