METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SINGLE-PHASE POWER FROM A THREE-PHASE RESONANT POWER CONVERTER
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1. An apparatus for providing AC power, comprising:
- a cycloconverter controller for determining a DC value based on a reference waveform; and
a three-phase cycloconverter, coupled to the cycloconverter controller, for selectively coupling, based on the DC value, an alternating current to an AC line to generate a single-phase AC output.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing AC power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a cycloconverter controller for determining a DC value based on a reference waveform and a three-phase cycloconverter, coupled to the cycloconverter controller, for selectively coupling, based on the DC value, an alternating current to an AC line to generate a single-phase AC output.
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1. An apparatus for providing AC power, comprising:
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a cycloconverter controller for determining a DC value based on a reference waveform; and a three-phase cycloconverter, coupled to the cycloconverter controller, for selectively coupling, based on the DC value, an alternating current to an AC line to generate a single-phase AC output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing AC power, comprising:
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determining a DC value based on a reference waveform; and selectively coupling, by a three-phase cycloconverter and based on the DC value, an alternating current to an AC line to generate a single-phase AC output. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing AC power, comprising:
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a photovoltaic (PV) module; and a resonant converter, coupled to the PV module and to an AC line, comprising; a cycloconverter controller for determining a DC value based on a reference waveform; and a three-phase cycloconverter, coupled to the cycloconverter controller, for selectively coupling, based on the DC value, an alternating current to the AC line to generate a single-phase AC output. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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