Flexible power converter architecture based on interposer and modular electronic units
First Claim
1. A modular high-power converter system comprising:
- an electronic power distribution unit configured to output an alternating current (AC) voltage to a power bus; and
at least one Transmit or Receive Integrated Microwave Module (T/RIMM) configured to perform at least one of signal transmission or signal reception, the T/RIMM comprising;
an electronic voltage converter unit including at least one alternating current-to-direct current converter (AC/DC) in signal communication with the power bus, the AC/DC configured to convert the AC voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage having a first DC voltage level,at least one electronic transmitter and receiver (T/R) unit in signal communication with the output of the AC/DC, the at least one T/R unit including a modular-based direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter connected to the output of the AC/DC to convert the DC voltage into a second DC voltage having a second voltage different from the first voltage level,wherein the modular-based DC/DC converter includes a plurality of modular power converter units configured to generate the second DC voltage, each modular converter unit configured to be independently interchangeable with a different modular converter unit, each modular power converter unit configured to perform a different electronic power conversion operation with respect to one another, wherein each modular converter unit is configured to be independently removed without disconnecting the modular-based DC/DC converter.
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Abstract
A modular high-power converter system includes an electronic power distribution unit configured to output an analog current (AC) voltage to a power bus, and at least one Transmit or Receive Integrated Microwave Module (T/RIMM) that includes a voltage converter unit and a transmitter and receiver (T/R) unit. The voltage converter unit includes at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to convert the AC voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage having a first DC voltage level. The transmitter and receiver (T/R) unit includes a modular-based DC/DC converter to convert the DC voltage into a second DC voltage having a second voltage. The modular-based DC/DC converter includes a modular power converter unit configured to generate the second DC voltage. The modular converter unit is configured to be independently interchangeable with a different modular converter unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A modular high-power converter system comprising:
- an electronic power distribution unit configured to output an alternating current (AC) voltage to a power bus; and
at least one Transmit or Receive Integrated Microwave Module (T/RIMM) configured to perform at least one of signal transmission or signal reception, the T/RIMM comprising; an electronic voltage converter unit including at least one alternating current-to-direct current converter (AC/DC) in signal communication with the power bus, the AC/DC configured to convert the AC voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage having a first DC voltage level, at least one electronic transmitter and receiver (T/R) unit in signal communication with the output of the AC/DC, the at least one T/R unit including a modular-based direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter connected to the output of the AC/DC to convert the DC voltage into a second DC voltage having a second voltage different from the first voltage level, wherein the modular-based DC/DC converter includes a plurality of modular power converter units configured to generate the second DC voltage, each modular converter unit configured to be independently interchangeable with a different modular converter unit, each modular power converter unit configured to perform a different electronic power conversion operation with respect to one another, wherein each modular converter unit is configured to be independently removed without disconnecting the modular-based DC/DC converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- an electronic power distribution unit configured to output an alternating current (AC) voltage to a power bus; and
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14. An electronic transceiver/receiver (T/R) unit included in a Transmit or Receive Integrated Microwave Module (T/RIMM) installed in a modular high-power converter system, the comprising:
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a power amplifier connected to an antenna to perform at least one of signal transmission or signal reception; and a modular direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter configured to convert a first DC voltage into a reduced second DC voltage that drives the power amplifier, the modular-based DC/DC converter including a plurality of modular power converter units configured to generate the second DC voltage, wherein each modular converter unit configured to be independently interchangeable with a different modular converter unit, each modular power converter unit configured to perform a different electronic power conversion operation with respect to one another, wherein each modular converter unit is configured to be independently removed without disconnecting the modular-based DC/DC converter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of assembling a plurality of modular converter units to construct a modular-based direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter, the method comprising:
- connecting an electronic power distribution unit configured to a power bus that is configured to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage;
connecting, to the power bus, an electronic voltage converter unit including at least one alternating current-to-direct current converter (AC/DC), the AC/DC configured to convert the AC voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage having a first DC voltage level;
connecting at least one electronic transmitter and receiver (T/R) unit with the output of the AC/DC;
forming a plurality of interchangeable modular converter units on an interposer included on the T/R unit to construct the modular-based DC/DC converter, the plurality of interchangeable modular converter units configured to convert the DC voltage into a second DC voltage having a second voltage different from the first voltage level, wherein the modular-based DC/DC converter is dynamically reconfigured in real time in response to interchanging a first modular converter unit independently with respect to remaining modular converter units without disconnecting the modular-based DC/DC converter.
- connecting an electronic power distribution unit configured to a power bus that is configured to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage;
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