Uninterruptible power supply having solid state transfer switch and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for supplying DC power to a load, comprising:
- a first stage rectifier that rectifies AC input power received from a primary power source into DC power at an intermediate voltage;
a second stage rectifier, coupled to said first stage rectifier, that converts said DC power at said intermediate voltage into DC power for said load at an output voltage that is lower than said intermediate voltage; and
a solid state transfer switch, coupled between said first stage rectifier and said second stage rectifier, that transfers secondary input power received from a secondary power source to said second stage rectifier only when a voltage of said secondary input power exceeds said intermediate voltage.
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Abstract
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for supplying DC power to a load and a method of providing uninterruptible DC power to a load. In one embodiment, the UPS includes: (1) a first stage rectifier that rectifies AC input power received from a primary power source into DC power at an intermediate voltage, (2) a second stage rectifier, coupled to the first stage rectifier, that converts the DC power at the intermediate voltage into DC power for the load at an output voltage that is lower than the intermediate voltage and (3) a solid state transfer switch, coupled between the first stage rectifier and the second stage rectifier, that transfers secondary input power received from a secondary power source to the second stage rectifier only when a voltage of the secondary input power exceeds the intermediate voltage.
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21 Claims
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1. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for supplying DC power to a load, comprising:
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a first stage rectifier that rectifies AC input power received from a primary power source into DC power at an intermediate voltage; a second stage rectifier, coupled to said first stage rectifier, that converts said DC power at said intermediate voltage into DC power for said load at an output voltage that is lower than said intermediate voltage; and a solid state transfer switch, coupled between said first stage rectifier and said second stage rectifier, that transfers secondary input power received from a secondary power source to said second stage rectifier only when a voltage of said secondary input power exceeds said intermediate voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing uninterruptible DC power to a load, comprising the steps of:
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rectifying AC input power received from a primary power source into DC power at an intermediate voltage with a first stage rectifier; converting said DC power at said intermediate voltage into DC power for said load at an output voltage that is lower than said intermediate voltage with a second stage rectifier coupled to said first stage rectifier; and transferring secondary input power received from a secondary power source to said second stage rectifier only when a voltage of said secondary input power exceeds said intermediate voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for supplying DC power to a load, comprising:
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a plurality of rectifier modules, couplable between a primary power source and a low voltage bus coupled to said load, each of said plurality of rectifier modules including; a full wave, first stage rectifier that rectifies AC input power received from said primary power source into DC power at an intermediate voltage, a power factor corrector, coupled to said first stage rectifier, that corrects a power factor of said DC power at said intermediate voltage, a second stage rectifier, coupled to said power factor corrector, that converts said DC power at said intermediate voltage into DC power for said load at an output voltage that is lower than said intermediate voltage, and a secondary rectifier, coupled between said first stage rectifier and said power factor corrector, that transfers secondary input power to said second stage rectifier only when a voltage of said secondary input power exceeds said intermediate voltage; and a secondary power source, coupled to said secondary rectifier, that supplies said secondary input power to said secondary rectifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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