METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DIRECT CURRENT CHOPPER CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a direct current chopper controller having a transistor switch and a storage choke, wherein the storage choke has a coil current which depends on the switching of the switch on and off, the method comprising:
- determining a coil current variable derived from one of the time averaged value of the coil current of the storage choke and the peak value of the coil current of the storage choke;
calculating a switching frequency for synchronizing the turning on and the turning off of the switch as a function of the coil current variable and on the condition of whether the coil current variable exceeds a predetermined current threshold;
determining the switching frequency to be a predetermined low switching frequency if the switching frequency is lower than the predetermined low switching frequency;
determining the switching frequency to be a predetermined high switching frequency if the switching frequency is greater than the predetermined high switching frequency; and
switching the switch on and off in accordance with the switching frequency.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a direct current (“DC”) chopper controller having a switch and a storage choke in which the choke has a current dependent on the switching of the switch on and off includes the following. A current variable derived from one of the time averaged value of the current of the choke and the peak value of the current of the choke is determined. A switching frequency for synchronizing the turning on and off the switch is calculated as a function of the current variable and on whether the current variable exceeds a current threshold. The switching frequency is determined to be a predetermined low frequency if the switching frequency is lower than the low frequency and is determined to be a predetermined high frequency if the switching frequency is greater than the high frequency. The switch is switched on and off in accordance with the switching frequency.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a direct current chopper controller having a transistor switch and a storage choke, wherein the storage choke has a coil current which depends on the switching of the switch on and off, the method comprising:
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determining a coil current variable derived from one of the time averaged value of the coil current of the storage choke and the peak value of the coil current of the storage choke; calculating a switching frequency for synchronizing the turning on and the turning off of the switch as a function of the coil current variable and on the condition of whether the coil current variable exceeds a predetermined current threshold; determining the switching frequency to be a predetermined low switching frequency if the switching frequency is lower than the predetermined low switching frequency; determining the switching frequency to be a predetermined high switching frequency if the switching frequency is greater than the predetermined high switching frequency; and switching the switch on and off in accordance with the switching frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling a direct current chopper controller having first and second channels connected in parallel to one another, wherein each channel includes a transistor switch and a storage choke, wherein the storage choke of each channel has a coil current which depends on the switching of the switches on and off, the method comprising:
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for each channel, determining a coil current variable derived from one of the time averaged value of the coil current of the storage choke of the channel and the peak value of the coil current of the storage choke of the channel; while the switch of the second channel is switched off, switching the switch of the second channel on if the coil current of the storage choke of the second channel is greater than a predetermined off current threshold; while the switch of the second channel is switched on, switching the switch of the second channel off if the coil current of the storage choke of the second channel is less than a predetermined on current threshold; calculating a switching frequency for synchronizing the turning on and the turning off of the switch of the first channel as a function of the coil current variable of the first channel and on the condition of whether the coil current variable of the first channel exceeds a predetermined current threshold; determining the switching frequency to be a predetermined low switching frequency if the switching frequency is lower than the predetermined low switching frequency; determining the switching frequency to be a predetermined high switching frequency if the switching frequency is greater than the predetermined high switching frequency; and turning the switch of the first channel on and off in accordance with the switching frequency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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