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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Shuhui LI, Northport, IL (US);
Tim A. Haskew, Northport, AL (US);
Inventors:
Shuhui Li, Northport, IL (US);
Tim A. Haskew, Northport, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01); H02P 101/15 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/386 (2013.01); H02P 9/105 (2013.01); H02P 2101/15 (2015.01); Y02E 10/763 (2013.01); Y10T 307/707 (2015.04);
Abstract
Embodiments according to the present invention provide methods and a system for a control approach that effectively maintains the DC link voltage at a constant set value under variable system conditions and keeps the converter operating with an optimal power factor range while limiting power quality effects and phase balance.