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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
John S. Hsu, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gui-Jia Su, Knoxville, TN (US);
Donald J. Adams, Knoxville, TN (US);
James M. Nagashima, Cerritos, CA (US);
Constantin Stancu, Anaheim, CA (US);
Douglas S. Carlson, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Gregory S. Smith, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for providing additional dc inputs or outputs ( ) from a dc-to-ac inverter ( ) for controlling motor loads ( ) comprises deriving zero-sequence components (V , V , and V ) from the inverter ( ) through additional circuit branches with power switching devices ( ), transforming the voltage between a high voltage and a low voltage using a transformer or motor ( ), converting the low voltage between ac and dc using a rectifier ( ) or an H-bridge ( ), and providing at least one low voltage dc input or output ( ). The transformation of the ac voltage may be either single phase or three phase. Where less than a 100% duty cycle is acceptable, a two-phase modulation of the switching signals controlling the inverter ( ) reduces switching losses in the inverter ( ). A plurality of circuits for carrying out the invention are also disclosed.