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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Ameer Janabi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Rohit Baranwal, Oak Park, MI (US);
Zhe Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Devendra Ramesh Patil, Oak Park, MI (US);
Guangqi Zhu, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Salwan S. Sabry, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Matthew Jones, Waterford, MI (US);
Lewei Qian, Novi, MI (US);
Saeed J. Siavoshani, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daniel Robert Ouwenga, Portage, MI (US);
Brian Mckay, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A switchable bidirectional power converter can comprise an interleaved bridge configuration. A multi-phase grid connection to a half-bridge multi-phase switching bank can comprise a first switching half-bridge leg. A single-phase grid connection to a full-bridge single-phase switching bank can comprise the half-bridge multi-phase switching bank interleaved with the full-bridge single-phase switching bank. The full-bridge single-phase switching bank can comprise the first switching half-bridge leg and a second switching half-bridge leg. A capacitor switch can be configured to switch at least two power factor correction capacitors between a parallel connection and a serial connection. The serial connection also includes a center tapping connection to the second switching half-bridge leg. Such a power converter can be used in a bidirectional on-board charger. Ultra-wide range voltages can be handled bidirectionally.