An electrical power supply system is provided. The system has: a DC distribution bus (10); a rechargeable battery module (24) which delivers DC power to the DC distribution bus (10) in a discharge mode of operation, and absorbs DC power from the DC distribution bus in a recharge mode of operation; a DC/DC converter (26) comprising an inductor (L) and plural switches, the DC/DC converter being operatively connected between the DC distribution bus (10) and the rechargeable battery module (24); and heat transfer means configured to transfer heat between the DC/DC converter (26) and the rechargeable battery module (24). The rechargeable battery module (24) also has an idling mode of operation in which it neither delivers DC power to nor absorbs DC power from the DC distribution bus (10). The DC/DC converter (26) is arranged such that, in the idling mode of operation, the DC/DC converter is repeatedly switchable between (i) a ramping-up configuration of the switches in which a current is withdrawn from a source which is one of the DC distribution bus (10) and the rechargeable battery module (24), flows through the inductor (L) and is returned to said source, and (ii) a freewheeling configuration of the switches in which the current from the ramping-up configuration is isolated from said source to flow in a continuous loop within the converter. The electrical power supply system further has a controller which is configured to control the repeated switching between the ramping-up configuration and the freewheeling configuration such that, in the idling mode of operation, heat resulting from the repeated switching and the current flow produced thereby in the DC/DC converter (26) is transferred by the heat transfer means from the DC/DC converter to heat the rechargeable battery module (24).


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    Title :

    ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    ELEKTRISCHES STROMVERSORGUNGSSYSTEM
    SYSTÈME D'ALIMENTATION EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-10-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen



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