Ablerex Electronics Co., Ltd.

Lightek Electronics Co., Ltd.

Chien-Ming Huang

Wen-Jung Chiang

Wen-Jie Hou

Chin-Chang Wu

Tsorng-Juu Liang

A multilevel AC/DC power converter device includes a high-frequency power converter including a first AC port and a low-frequency power converter including a second AC port and a DC port. A power converting method includes: serially connecting the first AC port of the high-frequency power converter and the second AC port of the low-frequency power converter; operating frequency of the low-frequency power converter synchronized with frequency of an AC power source and operating the high-frequency power converter with high-frequency PWM to generate a multilevel AC voltage; and controlling the multilevel AC voltage to obtain a current of an input AC port being sinusoidal and in a same phase with a voltage of the AC power source. Accordingly, the input power factor approaches unity and the low-frequency power converter supplies a DC voltage to a load via a DC output port.

Multilevel AC/DC power converting method and converter device thereof

A cascade bridge-type DC-AC power converter device includes a low-frequency bridge-type power converter including an AC terminal and a DC bus and a high-frequency bridge-type power converter including an AC terminal. A power conversion method includes: serially connecting the AC terminal of the high-frequency bridge-type power converter and the AC terminal of the low-frequency bridge-type power converter; operating frequency of the low-frequency bridge-type power converter synchronized with frequency of an AC source; and operating the high-frequency bridge-type power converter with high-frequency PWM to generate a multilevel AC voltage. A DC power source connects to the DC bus of the low-frequency bridge-type power converter. No additional power supply circuit will be required for power supply to a DC bus of the high-frequency bridge-type power converter. Accordingly, the power circuit is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Cascade bridge-type DC-AC power conversion method and converter device thereof

A power control circuit includes a power switch unit operable so as to enable and disable supply of an input voltage from an external power source to an LC circuit, a voltage detecting unit for generating a first voltage signal in accordance with an output voltage applied to a load and outputted by the LC circuit, and a current detecting unit for generating a second voltage signal in accordance with a current flowing through the power switch unit. A driver receives a pulse width modulation signal from a comparator in accordance with a comparison result between a summation of the first and second voltage signals and a reference voltage, and outputs a driving signal to a control input unit of the power switch unit so as to control a duty cycle of the power switch unit, thereby controlling rated power supplied to the load to correspond to the reference voltage.

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Chien-Ming Huang