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Digitally implemented ripple detector

  • US 10,281,500 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2015
  • Issued: 05/07/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power system comprising:

  • a rectifier that outputs an analog input signal;

    a first controller comprising;

    an analog to digital converter module that receives the analog input signal into a digital input signal comprising a direct current (DC) component, a low frequency component and a ripple component;

    a first system module having low pass filter and configured to remove the DC component from the digital input signal and output digital alternating current (AC) signal that includes the ripple component and the low frequency component of the digital input signal, the low frequency component having a frequency that is less than a ripple frequency of the ripple component and greater than a DC frequency of the DC component;

    a second system module having;

    a peak-to-peak estimate module,a zero cross module configured to determine locations in which a value of the digital AC signal is zero and output a zero cross signal to the peak-to-peak estimate module,a max detection module configured to determine a maximum value of the digital AC signal for a period of the digital AC signal and output a max signal to the peak-to-peak estimate module,a min detection module configured to determine a minimum value of the digital AC signal for the period of the digital AC signal and output a min signal to the peak-to-peak estimate module,wherein the peak-to-peak estimate module is configured to determine the period and a peak-to-peak value of the digital AC signal having the ripple component and the low frequency component based on the received zero cross signal, the max signal, and the min signal, and wherein the peak-to-peak estimate module is configured to output an estimated digital ripple signal based on the period and the peak-to-peak value of the digital AC signal;

    a second controller programmed to receive the estimated digital ripple signal and the digital input signal as a second controller input signal and output an estimated digital output signal comprising the low frequency component and the DC component, by subtracting the estimated digital ripple signal from the digital input signal; and

    a DC powered component configured to receive the estimated digital output signal.

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