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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10243444 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019

Filed:

May. 18, 2017

Power converter system having active standby mode and method of controlling the same

Applicant:

Dynapower Company Llc, South Burlington, VT (US);

Inventors:

Apurva Somani, South Burlington, VT (US);

John C. Palombini, South Burlington, VT (US);

Assignee:

DYNAPOWER COMPANY LLC, South Burlington, VT (US);

Attorney:

Ladas & Parry LLP

Primary Examiner:

Daniel Kessie

Assistant Examiner:

David A Shiao

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/088 (2006.01); H02M 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/32 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/40 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01); H02M 7/539 (2006.01); H02M 1/36 (2007.01); H02M 5/458 (2006.01); H02M 7/797 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/088 (2013.01); H02J 3/08 (2013.01); H02J 3/32 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/40 (2013.01); H02J 9/005 (2013.01); H02M 1/36 (2013.01); H02M 3/00 (2013.01); H02M 5/4585 (2013.01); H02M 7/00 (2013.01); H02M 7/539 (2013.01); H02M 7/797 (2013.01); H02J 2003/388 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0032 (2013.01); Y02B 70/145 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1441 (2013.01); Y02B 70/16 (2013.01); Y02P 80/14 (2015.11);
Abstract

A power system for power conversion between at least one power source and a grid is disclosed. The power system includes a power converter having a plurality of semiconductor switches, configured to adapt a power supply to a desired output; and a controller for controlling the power converter in an active mode and an active standby mode, the controller configured to: determine to enter into the active mode or the active standby mode; based on the active mode or the active standby mode is determined, control the power converter to be in a gating state with the grid or to be in a non-gating state with the grid.

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