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US Patent 7339287
Issued Date
March 4, 2008
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A power converter for converting energy from a green power unit as e.g. a solar cell into energy fed into the commercial grid is described. The object is to provide a versatile modularized power converter with eased access to control of the power switches. Another object is to improve the electrical efficiency. This is achieved by using an independent controller on a DC/DC module and an independent controller on a DC/AC module, whereby the two independent controllers communicate with each other and the outside world by means of a communication bus. Further, the DC/DC module of the power converter comprises a transformer which transfers energy from the DC/DC module to the DC/AC module. This design enables independent control of the modules and eases controllability of the power switches in order to suppress retroaction from pulsations generated on the mains when supplying energy to a single phase grid. Hereby the electrical efficiency of the power converter is increased. Also, an active snubber circuit is described which further increase the efficiency.
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PowerLynx A/S (Soenderborg,DK)
Published
March 4, 2008
Application Number
10/518,603
Filed
June 20, 2003
US Classification
307/82  
Int'l Classification
H02J   1/00   (20060101)  
Priority Data
Jun 23, 2002 [DK] 2002 00966
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307/82   363/16   363/17  
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