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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Hitachi Energy Ltd, Zürich, CH;
HITACHI ENERGY LTD, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
A dual active bridge DC/DC converter in accordance with the invention comprises a first DC link, preferably comprising a first DC link capacitor; a converter bridge connected to the first DC link; a transformer, preferably a medium frequency transformer, having a primary side and a secondary side; the primary side of the transformer comprising a plurality of M>1 primary windings, each of the plurality of primary windings having a first and a second terminal; wherein the dual active bridge DC/DC converter further comprises a first plurality of M energy transfer inductors; and wherein for each of the M primary windings, a different one from the first plurality of energy transfer inductors is connected between said primary winding bridge and the converter bridge.