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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2011
Leonardo-augusto Serpa, Zürich, CH;
Francisco Canales, Baden-Dättwill, CH;
Ngai-man Ho, Fislisbach, CH;
Antonio Coccia, Baden, CH;
Leonardo-Augusto Serpa, Zürich, CH;
Francisco Canales, Baden-Dättwill, CH;
Ngai-Man Ho, Fislisbach, CH;
Antonio Coccia, Baden, CH;
ABB Research Ltd., Zürich, CH;
Abstract
An exemplary non-isolated DC-DC converter for a solar power plant, can be adapted to connect to a full-bridge inverter. The converter includes positive and negative input terminals, and positive and negative output terminals. A plurality of switches, diodes, inductors and capacitors are connected in a circuit configuration to the input and output terminals. A control means is connected to the circuit for controlling the switching of a first, second, and third switch between an open and closed state.