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Definitions

• Embodiments of the present invention relate to power conversion techniques, and more particularly to a power conversion circuit and a power conversion system. Background technique
• the dynamic and static voltage equalizing circuit is required to be high, and the output voltage has a high harmonic content, and an output filter needs to be set.
• the proposal of a multi-level inverter circuit has made a breakthrough in solving the above problems.
• the general structure of a multilevel inverter is that a step wave is synthesized by several level steps to approximate the sinusoidal output voltage. Due to the increase in the number of output voltage levels, the inverter reduces the harmonic content of the output waveform, and the voltage stress on the switch is reduced. There is no need for a voltage equalizing circuit. For example, the switching tube is used to assist the midpoint clamping.
• Three-level inverter circuit, diode clamp inverter circuit and multi-level inverter mainly used in high voltage and high power motor speed regulation, reactive power compensation, active filtering and other fields.
• Embodiments of the present invention provide a power conversion circuit and a power conversion system capable of compressing control logic of a power conversion circuit.
• a power conversion circuit including: a first terminal and a second terminal for connecting with a direct current; a third terminal for connecting with an alternating current; and an N-way multi-level bridge arm connected in parallel Between the first terminal and the second terminal, for operating in an interleaved parallel manner, wherein the operation in the interleaved parallel mode is to operate in a phase-shifted manner, in each of the N-way multi-level bridge arms
• An alternating current node that produces multiple levels that vary over time, with multiple levels greater than two Level
• a coupled inductor comprising N windings coupled through a common core for forming mutually coupled inductors, wherein one end of each of the N windings is associated with one of the N multi-level bridge arms
• the alternating current nodes of the level bridge arms are connected, and the other end of each of the N windings is connected to the third terminal, N being greater than or equal to two.
• the common magnetic core is N cylinders connected to each other, N windings are respectively wound N cylinders, and the winding directions of the N windings are the same.
• the number of turns of the N windings is the same.
• the power conversion circuit of the first aspect further includes: a driving circuit, configured to generate a driving signal, and control the phase of the N-way multi-level bridge arm in a switching period of the driving signal of the power conversion circuit Work in a staggered 360/N degree.
• the driving signal has a duty ratio that is located in a plurality of preset ranges, where the multiple preset ranges include [(nl)/N, n /N], where n [(nl)/N, n/N].
• the multi-level bridge arm is an M-level bridge arm
• the N-way multi-level bridge arm generates (M-1) *N+1 levels.
• the power conversion circuit of the first aspect further includes: a filter circuit connected to the third terminal for filtering the alternating current; and a voltage dividing circuit connected to the first terminal and the second terminal Between, used to divide the DC power.
• the multi-level bridge arm is a midpoint clamp type multi-level bridge arm, and the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit is connected to the N-way multi-level bridge. The midpoint of the clamp of each multilevel bridge arm in the arm.
• the filter circuit is a capacitor.
• the multi-level bridge arm is a capacitive clamp type multi-level bridge arm.
• the power conversion circuit is an inverter, configured to convert the direct current into the alternating current, the first terminal and the first The two terminals are input terminals, and the third terminal is an output terminal.
• the power conversion circuit is a rectifier, configured to convert the alternating current into direct current, the third terminal As an input terminal, the first terminal and the second terminal are output terminals.
• a three-phase power converter comprising: a three-phase power conversion circuit for performing power conversion between three-phase alternating current and direct current, wherein each phase power conversion circuit is power according to the first aspect Transform circuit.
• the three-phase power converter of the second aspect further includes: a voltage dividing circuit connected between the first terminal and the second terminal of each phase power conversion circuit for dividing the direct current a three-phase filter circuit comprising three capacitors for filtering three-phase alternating current, one end of each of the three capacitors and the third of the one-phase power inverter circuit of the three-phase power inverter circuit The terminals are connected and the other ends of the three capacitors are connected together.
• the other ends of the three capacitors are commonly connected to a midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit.
• the three-phase power converter of the second aspect further includes: a first center line, configured to be connected to a center line of the power grid, where A neutral line is connected to one end where the three capacitors are connected together.
• a power conversion system including: an M-channel power conversion circuit, configured to perform power conversion between an alternating current and a direct current, wherein each power conversion circuit in the M-channel power conversion circuit is The power conversion circuit of the aspect; the voltage dividing circuit is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal of each power conversion circuit in the M-channel power conversion circuit, and is used for dividing the direct current; the fourth terminal;
• the coupled inductor includes M windings coupled through a common magnetic core for forming mutually coupled inductors, one end of each of the M windings and a third terminal of a power conversion circuit in the M-way power conversion circuit Connected, the other end of each of the M windings is connected to the fourth terminal; a filter circuit is connected to the fourth terminal for filtering the alternating current, M is greater than or equal to 2.
• the filter circuit includes a capacitor coupled to the fourth terminal.
• the N-way multi-level bridge arm in each power conversion circuit of the M-channel power conversion circuit has a phase-shifted angle of 360/ in a switching period of a driving signal of the power conversion circuit.
• the (N*M) degree is used for interleaved parallel operation.
• a power conversion system including: the first power conversion circuit is a power conversion circuit according to the tenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, configured to convert direct current into alternating current;
• the conversion circuit is a power conversion circuit according to the tenth possible implementation of the first aspect, for converting an alternating current into a direct current, wherein an output terminal of the first power conversion circuit and the second power conversion circuit The input terminals are connected, or the output terminals of the second power conversion circuit are connected to the input terminals of the first power conversion circuit.
• the technical solution of the present invention combines a plurality of AC levels generated at the AC node of each multi-level bridge arm by an interleaved multi-way multi-level bridge arm combined with a coupled inductor, and an AC terminal connected to the coupled inductor Generate more AC levels on it. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed. DRAWINGS
• FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion circuit in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion circuit in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a power conversion circuit in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 4 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a coupled inductor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 5A is a circuit diagram of a multi-level bridge arm in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 5B is a schematic timing diagram of drive signals for a multi-level bridge arm in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 5C is a circuit diagram of a multi-level bridge arm in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 6 is a circuit diagram of a power conversion circuit in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 7 is a schematic timing diagram of the duty cycle and output voltage of a drive signal in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 8 is a circuit diagram of a power conversion circuit in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 11 is a schematic block diagram of a three phase power converter in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 12 is a schematic block diagram of a three phase power converter in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 13 is a schematic block diagram of a three-phase power converter in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 14 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. detailed description
• Interleaved parallel technology is an effective solution to increase the power capacity of power converters.
• the staggered parallel scheme can easily improve the power level of the converter, reduce the input and output current ripple, improve the dynamic response of the converter, reduce the volume of the magnetic components in the circuit and realize the variable current.
• Automatic current sharing Although it is possible to achieve a multi-level output topology by using an interleaved two-level bridge arm combined with a coupled inductor, this solution requires a filter circuit to filter the output multi-level waveform, which is not conducive to suppressing higher harmonics.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion circuit 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Power change The circuit 100 includes a first terminal 110, a second terminal 120, a third terminal 130, an N-way multi-level bridge arm 140, and a coupling inductor 150.
• the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 are connected to a direct current.
• the third terminal 130 is connected to an alternating current.
• the N-way multi-level bridge arm 140 includes: a multi-level bridge arm 1, a multi-level bridge arm 2, a multi-level bridge arm N, and is connected in parallel between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120, wherein the N-way multi-electricity
• the flat arm 140 operates in an interleaved parallel manner, and the operation in the interleaved parallel mode refers to operation in a phase-shifted manner.
• the alternating current node of each multi-level bridge arm in the N-way multi-level bridge arm 140 changes with time. Multiple levels, multiple levels greater than two levels.
• the coupled inductor 150 includes N windings coupled through a common magnetic core for forming mutually coupled inductors, wherein one end of each of the N windings and one of the N multi-level bridge arms are respectively The alternating current nodes of the arms are connected, and the other end of each of the N windings is connected to a third terminal 130, N being greater than or equal to two.
• the power conversion circuit 100 may be a rectifier circuit or an inverter circuit.
• the power conversion circuit 100 when the first terminal and the second terminal are the input terminals and the third terminal is the output terminal, the power conversion circuit 100 is an inverter circuit.
• the power conversion circuit 100 when the third terminal is the input terminal and the first terminal and the second terminal are the output terminals, the power conversion circuit 100 is a rectifier circuit.
• the multi-level bridge arm is also called a multi-level topology, and includes a plurality of switch tubes.
• the plurality of switch tubes can be complementarily turned on or off under the control of the driving signal, so that the multi-level bridge arm can be connected to the AC node of the multi-level bridge arm.
• Interleaved parallel means that a plurality of multilevel bridge arms are operated in parallel, and the phases of the drive signals of the plurality of multilevel bridge arms are separated by a predetermined angle, for example, 360/N degrees.
• the N-way multi-level bridge arm 140 can operate in a phase-shifted preset angle.
• the phases of the drive signals of the three-way three-level bridge arms are separated by 120 degrees, and the interval between the phases of the drive signals of the five-way three-level bridge arms is 72 degrees.
• the N windings are coupled by a magnetic core to form a coupled inductor
• the N multi-level bridge arms are connected to the N windings of the coupled inductor such that each of the N multi-level bridge arms
• the multiple levels generated by the multilevel bridge arms are combined into more levels by the coupled inductors.
• a power conversion circuit including three three-level bridge arms can generate seven levels at a third terminal connected to the coupled inductor.
• a power conversion circuit including three five-level bridge arms can generate thirteen levels at a third terminal coupled to the coupled inductor.
• the spacing between the phases of the drive signals of two adjacent multi-level bridge arms may be the same angle, for example, 360/N degrees, or may be different angles.
• setting the phase interval to the same angle makes the control method of the multi-level bridge arm more compact.
• the technical solution of the present invention combines a plurality of AC levels generated at the AC node of each multi-level bridge arm by an interleaved multi-way multi-level bridge arm combined with a coupled inductor, and an AC terminal connected to the coupled inductor Generate more AC levels on it. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed.
• the number of alternating current levels can be increased by the embodiment of the present invention, the content of higher harmonics in the alternating current is reduced, so that the higher harmonics can be effectively suppressed.
• the multi-level bridge arm is a midpoint clamp type multi-level bridge arm or a capacitance clamp type multi-level bridge arm.
• the multi-level bridge arm of the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the two multi-level bridge arms, and may be, for example, a hybrid multi-level bridge arm.
• the multi-level bridge arm is an M-level bridge arm, and the N-way multi-level bridge arm generates (M-1) *N+1 levels.
• M-1 multi-level bridge arm
• a multi-level bridge arm is a three-level bridge arm and an N-way multi-level bridge arm generates 2N+1 levels.
• three three-level bridge arms generate seven levels, and five three-level bridge arms generate 13 levels.
• the number of turns of the N windings is the same.
• the scheme of setting the same number of turns with N windings can reduce the ripple current, thereby further suppressing higher harmonics.
• the common magnetic core is N columns connected to each other, and N windings are divided Do not wrap N cylinders, and the winding directions of the N windings are the same.
• the N-way multi-level bridge arms can be connected to the same-named ends of the N windings, respectively. Since the structure of such a coupled inductor can generate a leakage inductance, it is not necessary to provide an inductance in the filter circuit, thereby reducing the cost of the filter circuit.
• the power conversion circuit 100 of FIG. 1 further includes: a driving circuit for generating a driving signal for controlling the N-way multi-level bridge arm to be phase-shifted by 360/ during a switching period of a driving signal of the power conversion circuit.
• a driving circuit for generating a driving signal for controlling the N-way multi-level bridge arm to be phase-shifted by 360/ during a switching period of a driving signal of the power conversion circuit.
• the N-way multi-level bridge arm can operate according to the same drive signal as the drive waveform (or pulse), except that the phase of the drive signals of the adjacent multi-level bridge arms differs by 360/N degrees.
• the drive signal can be a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal.
• PWM Pulse Width Modulation
• the driving signal has a duty ratio within a plurality of preset ranges, the plurality of preset ranges including [(nl)/N, n/N], where n [(nl)/N , n/N].
• the multi-level output state of the third terminal depends on the preset range of the duty cycle. By adjusting the duty cycle of the drive signal, the level produced by each multi-level bridge arm enables more levels to be synthesized at the third terminal.
• the power conversion circuit 200 includes a first terminal 210, a second terminal 220, a third terminal 230, an N-way multi-level bridge arm 240, and a coupled inductor 250.
• the power conversion circuit 200 is similar to the power conversion circuit 100 of Fig. 1, and a detailed description is omitted as appropriate.
• the power conversion circuit of FIG. 2 further includes: a voltage dividing circuit 260, a reference voltage terminal 270, and a filter circuit 280.
• One end of the filter circuit 280 is connected to the third terminal 330, and the other end of the filter circuit 280 is connected to the reference voltage terminal 270 for filtering the alternating current.
• the voltage dividing circuit 260 is connected between the first terminal 210 and the second terminal 220 for dividing the direct current.
• the reference voltage terminal 270 is for receiving a reference voltage, for example, connected to a midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit 260, and the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit can receive the reference voltage.
• the midpoint of the voltage divider circuit 260 is also coupled to the clamp midpoint of the multilevel bridge arm.
• the multi-level bridge arm 1, the multi-level bridge arm 2, ..., the multi-level bridge arm N respectively generate multi-level alternating currents V_l, V_2 V_N at their alternating current nodes.
• Multi-level AC _1, V_2 V_N after coupling inductor The third terminal merges into more flat alternating current.
• a power conversion circuit according to claim 7, wherein the multilevel bridge arm is a midpoint clamp type multilevel bridge arm, and a midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit is connected to each of the N multilevel bridge arms The midpoint of the clamp of the level bridge arm.
• filter circuit 280 is a capacitor.
• the embodiment of the present invention uses the leakage inductance generated by the coupled inductor and the capacitor 280 to form a filter circuit, so that it is not necessary to provide an inductance in the filter circuit, which can reduce the size and cost of the filter circuit, thereby reducing the size of the power conversion circuit and reducing the size. The cost of the power conversion circuit.
• the filter circuit may further include an inductor.
• the inductor (not shown) may be connected in series between the third terminal 230 and the coupled inductor 250.
• the power conversion circuit 200 is an inverter for converting direct current into alternating current
• the first terminal and the second terminal are input terminals, receive a direct current input
• the third terminal is an output terminal, and outputs alternating current.
• FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion circuit 300 in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
• the power conversion circuit 300 includes a first terminal 310, a second terminal 320, a third terminal 330, an N-way multi-level bridge arm 340, and a coupled inductor 350.
• the power conversion circuit 300 is similar to the power conversion circuit 100 of Fig. 1, and a detailed description is omitted as appropriate.
• the power conversion circuit of FIG. 3 further includes: a divided piezoelectric circuit 360, a reference voltage terminal 370, and a filter circuit 380.
• One end of the filter circuit 380 is connected to the third terminal 330, and the other end of the filter circuit 380 is connected to the reference voltage terminal 370 for filtering the alternating current.
• the voltage dividing circuit 360 is connected between the first terminal 310 and the second terminal 320 for dividing the direct current.
• the reference voltage terminal 370 is for receiving a reference voltage, for example, connected to the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit 360.
• the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit 360 is also connected to the clamp midpoint of the multilevel bridge arm. Under the control of the phase-interleaved drive signal, the AC is coupled through the inductor
• multi-level AC power V_l, V_2 V_N is generated at the AC node of the multi-level bridge arm 1, multi-level bridge arm 2 multi-level bridge arm N, respectively.
• the power conversion circuit 300 is a rectifier for changing the alternating current.
• the first terminal 310 and the second terminal 320 are output terminals for outputting direct current.
• FIG. 4 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a coupled inductor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• the mode is interleaved in parallel, and the coupled inductor can be equivalent to the working model shown in Figure 4 in this case, where Lab, Lbc and Lea are equivalent coupling inductances and Lcm is leakage inductance.
• V_o (V_l + V_2 + V_3) / 3
• the coupled inductor can be combined to obtain a plurality of different level states of V_o according to different states of V_l, V_2 and V_3.
• the input AC power can be changed to multi-level ACs V_l, V_2, and V_3.
• each part of the core of the coupled inductor can be combined according to the magnetic flux conversion amount of the core.
• Figure 5A is a circuit diagram of a multi-level bridge arm in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 5B is a schematic timing diagram of drive signals for a multi-level bridge arm in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• the midpoint clamp type three-level bridge arm includes first to fourth switches Q1 to Q4 and first to fourth diodes D1 to D4.
• the first switching transistor Q1 is connected between the first terminal of the power conversion circuit and the alternating current node of the multi-level bridge arm.
• the first diode D1 is connected in parallel with the first switching transistor Q1, and the anode of the first diode D1 is connected to the alternating current node of the multilevel bridge arm.
• One end of the third switching transistor Q3 is connected to the alternating current node of the multi-level bridge arm.
• the third diode D3 is connected in parallel with the third switching transistor Q3, and the anode of the third diode D3 is connected to the alternating current node of the multi-level bridge arm.
• the midpoints of the roads are connected, and the other end of the second switching transistor Q2 is connected to the other end of the third switching transistor Q3.
• the second diode D2 is connected in parallel with the second switching transistor Q2, and the anode of the second diode Q2 is connected to the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit.
• the fourth switching transistor Q4 is connected between the second terminal of the power conversion circuit and the alternating current node of the multi-level bridge arm.
• the fourth diode D4 is connected in parallel with the fourth switching transistor Q4, and the negative terminal of the fourth diode D4 is connected to the alternating current node of the multilevel bridge arm.
• the output voltage exhibits three levels of Vdc/2, 0, and -Vdc/2 depending on the state of the switch.
• the three-level bridge arm of Figure 5A is only one example of a mid-point clamp type three-level bridge arm, and the mid-point clamp type three-level bridge arm may have other variations.
• FIG. 5C is a circuit diagram of a multi-level bridge arm in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• the three-level bridge arm includes: a first switch tube Q1 to a fourth switch tube Q4, and a first connection in parallel with the first switch tube Q1 to the fourth switch tube Q4, respectively.
• diodes D5 and D6 are diodes D5 and D6 for midpoint clamping.
• the switching transistor of the present invention may be, but not limited to, a metal oxide semiconductor (Metal Oxide Semiconductor, MOSFET), Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristors (IGCT) or Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) A combination of power devices or different power devices.
• MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor
• IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
• IGCT Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristors
• SCR Silicon Controlled Rectifier
• FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a power conversion circuit 600 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• Power conversion circuit 600 is an example of the embodiment of Figure 1, Figure 2 or Figure 3.
• the power conversion circuit is a power inverter circuit, and the power inverter circuit includes a three-way midpoint clamp type three-level bridge arm as an example. Accordingly, the number of windings of the coupled inductor is also three.
• the power conversion circuit 600 may also include two three-level bridge arms or include more three-level bridge arms. The circuit topology of a power conversion circuit including other numbers of three-level bridge arms is similar to the circuit topology of a power conversion circuit including three-way three-level bridge arms, and will not be described herein.
• the power conversion circuit 600 includes a DC bus (Bus) 610, a voltage dividing circuit 620, a three-way three-way bridge arm 630, a coupled inductor 640, and a filter circuit 650.
• Bus DC bus
• the first terminal of the power conversion circuit 600 is connected to the positive terminal (Bus_+) of the DC bus, and the second terminal is connected to the negative terminal (Bus_-) of the DC bus.
• the voltage dividing circuit includes a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2.
• the first capacitor C1 is connected between Bus+ and the midpoint Bus_N of the voltage dividing circuit, and the second capacitor C2 is connected between Bus- and Bus_N.
• the three-way three-level bridge arm 630 includes a three-level bridge arm A, a three-level bridge arm B, and a three-level bridge arm C.
• the timing diagram of the circuit topology and the driving signal of each three-level bridge arm is shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, and details are not described herein again.
• the AC nodes of each of the three-level bridge arms are respectively connected to the windings of the corresponding coupled inductors.
• the second switching transistor Q2 and the third switch Q3 of each three-level bridge arm are connected in series between the Bus_N and the AC node of the three-level bridge arm.
• the first switching transistor Q1 of each three-level bridge arm is connected between the Bus_+ of the DC bus and the AC node of the three-level bridge arm.
• the fourth switching transistor Q4 of each three-level bridge arm is connected between the Bus_ of the DC bus and the AC node of the three-level bridge arm.
• the midpoint of the clamp of each three-level bridge arm is connected to the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit.
• the midpoint of the voltage divider circuit receives the reference power Pressure.
• the three windings of the coupled inductor 640 share a magnetic core, the magnetic core includes three cylinders, and the two ends of the three cylinders are respectively magnetically connected, and the three windings are respectively wound on the three cylinders and the winding directions are the same, three The three leading ends of the windings are respectively connected to the AC nodes of the three-way three-level bridge arms, and the three tail ends of the three windings are connected to the third terminal of the power conversion circuit.
• Filter circuit 650 can be capacitor C3.
• the capacitor C3 is connected between the third terminal of the power conversion circuit and the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit.
• the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
• the filter circuit 650 may also be an LC filter circuit composed of an inductor and a capacitor or Other forms of filtering circuits. Filter circuit 650 is coupled to AC load 660.
• filter circuit 650 is coupled to an alternating current source (not shown), i.e., filter circuit 650 receives an alternating current input.
• Figure 7 is a schematic timing diagram of the duty cycle and output voltage of a drive signal in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• a plurality of levels and a plurality of levels can be generated at an alternating current node by setting a suitable duty ratio for a driving signal of the power conversion circuit such that the multi-way multi-level bridge arm changes with time. Combining at the coupled inductor results in more level states.
• the drive signal of the power conversion circuit can be set to have different duty ratios D in different power frequency periods. For example, in the case of a three-way three-level bridge arm, the duty cycle can be set to E 1/3, l/3 ⁇ D ⁇ 2/3, 2/3 ⁇ D ⁇ 1, so that seven levels can be obtained. status.
• V_o (V_l+V_2+V_3)/3, according to the different level states of V_l, V_2 and V_3 with time, can be in the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle of the power frequency cycle of the driving signal.
• the different output voltages V_o of the power conversion circuit are obtained, as shown in Table 2.
• V_o varies with the output voltage of different three-level bridge arms under different duty cycles. Duty cycle ⁇ Dog state V_l V_2 V_3 V_o
• the output voltage V_o of the power converter varies according to the different states of the duty cycle over the entire power frequency cycle, as shown in Table 2, in the positive half cycle, if the duty cycle state (or range of variation) is 2/3 D l , then _0 is Vbus/2, and in the negative half cycle, if the duty cycle state is 2/3 D ⁇ 1, V_o is -Vbus/2.
• the output voltage V_o is 0 or Vbus/6.
• the output voltage V_o is Vbus/6 or Vbus/3, when 2
• the output voltage V_o is Vbus/3 or Vbus/2.
• the leakage inductance Lcm of the coupled inductor 640 cooperates with the filter circuit 650 to function as an output filter, thereby eliminating the inductance in the filter circuit. Therefore, the filter circuit 650 can include only a capacitor. Since the filter circuit 650 only needs a capacitor to achieve a better filtering effect, the cost of the output filter circuit 650 is reduced, thereby facilitating suppression of output harmonics.
• the high-frequency component of the output of the multi-level bridge arm changes by 3 times the switching frequency. In other words, V_l changes with the switching frequency, and the V_o changes frequency is V_l. Three times, this can improve the cutoff frequency of higher harmonics and reduce the cost of the filter circuit, thus facilitating the design of the subsequent stage filter circuit.
• FIG 8 is a circuit diagram of a power conversion circuit 800 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• Power conversion circuit 800 is an example of the embodiment of Figure 1, Figure 2 or Figure 3.
• the power conversion circuit is a power inverter circuit, and the power inverter circuit includes a three-way capacitor clamp type three-level bridge arm as an example. Accordingly, the number of windings of the coupled inductor is also three, but The embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
• the power conversion circuit 800 may also be a two-way three-level bridge arm or include more three-level bridge arms.
• the circuit topology of a power conversion circuit including other numbers of three-level bridge arms is similar to the circuit topology of a power conversion circuit including three-way three-level bridge arms, and will not be described herein.
• the power conversion circuit 800 includes a DC bus (Bus) 810, a voltage dividing circuit 820, a three-way three-way bridge arm 830, a coupled inductor 840, and a filter circuit 850.
• the first terminal of the power conversion circuit 800 is connected to the positive terminal (Bus_+) of the DC bus, and the second terminal is connected to the negative terminal (Bus_-) of the DC bus.
• the voltage dividing circuit includes a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2.
• the first capacitor C1 is connected between Bus+ and the midpoint Bus_N of the voltage dividing circuit, and the second capacitor C2 is connected between Bus- and Bus_N.
• the three-way three-level bridge arm 830 includes a three-level bridge arm A, a three-level bridge arm B, and a three-level bridge arm C.
• Each of the three-level bridge arms includes a first switch tube, a second switch tube, a third switch tube, and a fourth switch tube, and a first diode connected in parallel with the first switch tube and a second switch connected in parallel with the second switch tube a diode, a third diode connected in parallel with the third switch, and a fourth diode connected in parallel with the fourth switch.
• the AC nodes of each of the three-level bridge arms are respectively connected to the windings of the corresponding coupled inductors.
• the first switch tube Q1 and the second switch tube Q2 are connected in series between the Bus_+ of the DC bus and the AC node of the three-level bridge arm; the third switch tube Q3 and the fourth The switch tube Q4 is connected in series between the Bus_- of the DC bus and the AC node of the three-level bridge arm; the cathode of the first diode is connected to the Bus_+, and the cathode of the second diode is connected to the first diode Positive pole, the anode of the fourth diode is connected to Bus_ -, the anode of the third diode is connected to the negative of the fourth diode a capacitor (eg, a flying capacitor) is bridged between the anode of the first diode and the cathode of the fourth diode.
• a capacitor eg, a flying capacitor
• the winding of the coupled inductor 840 shares a magnetic core, the magnetic core includes three cylinders, the two ends of which are respectively magnetically connected, the three windings are respectively wound on the three cylinders and the winding directions are the same, three windings The three head ends are respectively connected to the AC nodes of the three-way three-level bridge arms, and the three tail ends of the three windings are connected to the third terminal of the power conversion circuit.
• Filter circuit 850 can be capacitor C3.
• the capacitor C3 is connected between the third terminal of the power conversion circuit and the midpoint of the voltage dividing circuit 820.
• the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
• the filter circuit 850 may also be an LC filter circuit composed of an inductor and a capacitor or Other forms of filtering circuits. Filter circuit 850 is coupled to AC load 860.
• filter circuit 850 is coupled to an alternating current source (not shown), i.e., filter circuit 850 receives an alternating current input.
• FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion system 900 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• the power conversion system 900 includes a first power conversion circuit and a second power conversion circuit for implementing an AC/AC conversion.
• the first power conversion circuit may be a power conversion circuit 200 as described in Fig. 2 for converting direct current into alternating current.
• the second power conversion circuit may be a power conversion circuit 300 as shown in Fig. 3 for converting alternating current into direct current.
• An input terminal of the power conversion circuit 200 is connected to an output terminal of the power conversion circuit 300.
• the DC output of the second power conversion circuit is coupled to the DC input of the first power conversion circuit to effect AC/AC conversion.
• Embodiments of the present invention can produce more levels of output by combining interleaved multi-level bridge arms with coupled inductors. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed. Moreover, since the number of alternating current levels can be increased by the embodiment of the present invention, the content of higher harmonics in the alternating current is reduced, so that the higher harmonics can be effectively suppressed. In addition, since the higher harmonics are effectively suppressed, it is not necessary to use a larger filter circuit for filtering, thereby reducing the filtering power. The cost of the road. In addition, AC/AC conversion is achieved by connecting the DC output of the second power conversion circuit to the DC input of the first power conversion circuit.
• FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion system 1000 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• the power conversion system 1000 includes a first power conversion circuit and a second power conversion circuit for implementing a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) conversion.
• the first power conversion circuit may be a power conversion circuit 200 as described in Fig. 2 for converting direct current into alternating current.
• the second power conversion circuit may be a power conversion circuit 300 as described in Fig. 3 for converting alternating current into direct current.
• An output terminal of the power conversion circuit 200 is connected to an input terminal of the power conversion circuit 300.
• the AC output of the first power conversion circuit is coupled to the AC input of the second power conversion circuit to effect DC/DC conversion.
• Embodiments of the present invention can produce more levels of output by combining interleaved multi-level bridge arms with coupled inductors. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed. Moreover, since the number of alternating current levels can be increased by the embodiment of the present invention, the content of higher harmonics in the alternating current is reduced, so that the higher harmonics can be effectively suppressed. In addition, since the higher harmonics are effectively suppressed, it is not necessary to use a larger filter circuit for filtering, thereby reducing the cost of the filter circuit. In addition, the DC output is realized by the AC output of the first power conversion circuit being connected to the AC input of the second power conversion circuit.
• FIG 11 is a schematic block diagram of a three phase power converter 1100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
• the three-phase power converter 1100 includes: an A-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1130, a B-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1140, and a C-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1150 for performing power between three-phase alternating current and direct current Transform.
• Each phase power conversion circuit in the A-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1130, the B-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1140, and the C-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1150 is the power conversion circuit 100 as described in the embodiment of FIG. 1. .
• Embodiments of the present invention will be implemented in each phase power conversion circuit in a three-phase power converter Interleaved parallel multi-level bridge arms combined with coupled inductors produce more levels of three-phase AC output. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed. Moreover, since the number of alternating current levels can be increased by the embodiment of the present invention, the content of higher harmonics in the alternating current is reduced, so that the higher harmonics can be effectively suppressed. In addition, since the higher harmonics are effectively suppressed, it is not necessary to use a filter circuit having a large specification for filtering, thereby reducing the cost of the filter circuit.
• the three-phase power converter 1100 further includes: a voltage dividing circuit 1120 and a three-phase filtering circuit 1160.
• a voltage dividing circuit 1120 is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal of each phase power conversion circuit for dividing the direct current.
• the three-phase filter circuit 1160 includes an A-phase filter capacitor Cl, a B-phase filter capacitor C2, and a C-phase filter capacitor C3 for filtering three-phase AC power, one end of each of the three capacitors and a three-phase power conversion circuit The third terminal of the one-phase power conversion circuit is connected, and the other of the three capacitors is connected together.
• the three-phase power converter 1100 can be a three-phase power inverter that receives the connected DC voltage 1110 and outputs three-phase AC voltages V_a, V_b and V_c through the inverter.
• the three-phase power converter 1100 can also be a three-phase power rectifier for receiving three-phase AC input voltages V_a, V_b, and V_c, respectively, and rectifying the output DC voltage.
• FIG. 12 is a schematic block diagram of a three phase power converter 1200 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• the three-phase power converter 1200 includes a multi-phase power conversion circuit 1230, a B-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1240, a C-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1250, a voltage dividing circuit 1220, and a three-phase filtering circuit 1260.
• the other end of each of the three-phase filter capacitor C1, the B-phase filter capacitor C2 and the C-phase filter capacitor C3 in the three-phase power converter 1200 of FIG. The midpoint of the voltage circuit 1220.
• Embodiments of the present invention will be implemented in each phase power conversion circuit in a three-phase power converter Interleaved multi-level bridge arms are combined with coupled inductors. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed. Moreover, since the number of alternating current levels can be increased by the embodiment of the present invention, the content of higher harmonics in the alternating current is reduced, so that the higher harmonics can be effectively suppressed. In addition, since the higher harmonics are effectively suppressed, it is not necessary to use a filter circuit having a large specification for filtering, thereby reducing the cost of the filter circuit.
• the three-phase power converter 1200 can be a three-phase power inverter that receives the input DC voltage 1210 and outputs three-phase AC voltages V_a, V_b and V_c through the inverter.
• the three-phase power converter 1200 can also be a three-phase power rectifier for receiving the input three-phase AC voltages V_a, _1) and ⁇ _(, respectively, and rectifying the output DC voltage.
• FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram of a three-phase power converter 1300 in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
• the three-phase power converter 1300 is similar to the three-phase power converter 1200 of FIG. 12.
• the three-phase power converter 1300 includes an A-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1330, a B-phase multi-level power conversion circuit 1340, and a C-phase multi-level. Power conversion circuit 1350, voltage dividing circuit 1320, and three-phase filter circuit 1360.
• the three-phase power converter 1300 further includes a first neutral line N for connecting to a neutral line of the power grid, wherein the first neutral line is connected to the three-phase filter capacitor C1 and the B-phase filter capacitor C2. One end of each of the capacitors in the C-phase filter capacitor C3.
• the three-phase power converter 1300 can be a three-phase power inverter that receives the input DC voltage 1310 and outputs three-phase AC voltages V_a, V_b and V_c through the inverter.
• Embodiments of the present invention can produce more levels of three-phase AC output by combining interleaved multi-level bridge arms with coupled inductors in each phase of the three-phase power converter. Since the multi-channel multi-level bridge arm can realize more levels of output by means of out-of-phase operation, the control logic of the power conversion circuit is compressed. Moreover, due to the implementation of the present invention For example, an increase in the number of alternating current levels can be achieved, so that the content of higher harmonics in the alternating current is reduced, so that higher harmonics can be effectively suppressed. In addition, since the higher harmonics are effectively suppressed, it is not necessary to use a filter circuit having a large specification for filtering, thereby reducing the cost of the filter circuit.
• the three-phase power converter 1300 can also be a three-phase power rectifier for receiving input three-phase AC voltages V_a, _1) and ⁇ _(, respectively, and rectifying and outputting DC voltages respectively.
• FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram of a power conversion system 1400 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
• the power conversion system 1400 includes: a voltage dividing circuit 1420, an M-way power conversion circuit 1430, a coupling inductor 1440, a filter circuit 1450, and a fourth terminal 1460.
• the coupling inductor is two-stage as an example.
• the two-stage coupled inductor includes: a coupled inductor in each power conversion circuit 1430 and a coupled inductor shared by the M power conversion circuits 1430.
• the coupled inductor 1440 is similar to the coupled inductor of FIG. 4 and will not be described herein.
• Each of the power conversion circuits of the M-channel power conversion circuit 1430 is a power conversion circuit 100 of FIG. 1 for performing power conversion between the alternating current and the direct current, and details are not described herein again.
• the voltage dividing circuit 1420 is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal of each of the power conversion circuits in the M-channel power conversion circuit 1430 for dividing the direct current.
• the coupled inductor 1440 includes M windings coupled through a common magnetic core for forming mutually coupled inductances, one end of each of the M windings and the third of a power conversion circuit of the M-way power conversion circuit 1430, respectively.
• the terminals are connected, and the other end of each of the M windings is connected to the fourth terminal 1460.
• the filter circuit 1450 is connected to the fourth terminal 1460 for filtering the alternating current, and M is greater than or equal to 2.
• the M-channel power conversion circuit can be connected together by a coupled inductor to perform interleaved parallel operation to achieve more levels of output, thereby further expanding the overall power.
• the filter circuit 1450 includes a capacitor connected to the fourth terminal. Since the leakage inductance generated by the coupled inductor can be used for filtering, there is no need to provide an inductance in the filter circuit. The cost of the filter circuit of the three-phase power converter can be reduced.
• the N-way multi-level bridge arms in each of the power conversion circuits 1430 are phase-shifted at an angle of 360/( during the switching period of the drive signal of the power conversion circuit.
• N*M) degrees are used for interleaved parallel operation.
• the interval between the phases of the drive signals of each power conversion circuit is 360/M degrees
• the interval between the phases of the drive signals of the N multi-level bridge arms of each power conversion circuit is 360/( N*M) degrees.
• the number of coupled inductors is smaller in the case of the same level output, so that the coupled inductor design and production are more compact. , reducing costs.
• the steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented in hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of both.
• the software module can be placed in random access memory (RAM), memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or technical field. Any other form of storage medium known.

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