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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Christophe Soudier, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Lizhi Zhu, Canton, MI (US);
Vinod Reddy, Novi, MI (US);
Venkatapathi R. Nallapa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christophe Soudier, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Lizhi Zhu, Canton, MI (US);
Vinod Reddy, Novi, MI (US);
Venkatapathi R. Nallapa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems U.S. Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A controller implements a state machine for operating the bi-directional power converter with a flexible load pattern while maintaining a thermal condition of the power converter within acceptable limits. The state machine implements a wait loop in response to selected conditions to maintain the thermal condition.