A battery charger for an electric vehicle supplies DC output power to an output bus for supplying power to a battery. The battery charger includes an AC/DC converter using switches to convert AC power from an AC source to a DC link voltage upon a DC link bus. A DC link capacitor allows a ripple in the DC link voltage that is greater than in conventional charger designs. A DC/DC stage includes a DC/AC converter including one or more switches to selectively conduct current from the DC link bus to supply an AC power to a transformer. The switches of the DC/AC converter are mounted to an insulated metal substrate that is in thermal contact with a transformer housing for dissipating heat therefrom. A controller controls one or more switches of the DC/AC converter and varies a switching frequency responsive to the ripple of the DC link voltage.
CHARGER FOR IN PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES
LADEGERÄT FÜR ELEKTRISCHE STECKVERBINDER
CHARGEUR POUR VÉHICULES ÉLECTRIQUES ENFICHABLES
2022-11-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / 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 |
CHARGER AND DC-DC CONVERTER FOR IN PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES
European Patent Office | 2023
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