Uninterruptible power supply with AC sine wave output and energy recycle function

• US 6,094,363 A
• Filed: 12/21/1998
• Issued: 07/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Phoenixtec Power Co Ltd (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Phoenixtec Power Co Ltd (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Cheng, Shui-Chu
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Jessica
• Application Number:
  US09/217,019
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 363/16, 363/17, 363/34, 363/24, 363/25, 363/26, 363/40, 363/41, 307/64, 307/66, 307/45
• US Class Current: 363/26
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/10 Arrangements incorporating converting means for enabling loads to be operated at will from different kinds of power supplies, e.g. from ac or dc
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/4807 having a high frequency intermediate AC stage

Abstract

An uninterruptible power supply with sine wave AC output and energy recycle function is disclosed. The uninterruptible power supply makes use of a DC/DC converter to boost and convert the DC voltage of a battery set to a full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage. A microcontroller is provided to generate a full-wave rectified shaped DC reference signal to force the DC/DC converter to follow the reference signal for adjusting its output to a full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage. The full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage is converted by an inverter to a sine wave AC voltage for providing uninterruptible power. An energy recycle charger is further provided to recycle redundant energy to the battery set.

Claims

1. An interruptible power supply for providing uninterruptible power when utility power is abnormal, said uninterruptible power supply comprising:

a battery set for providing a DC voltage;

a DC/DC converter comprising;

a DC/DC voltage conditioner for boosting and converting said DC voltage to a boosted and full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage; and

a DC/DC controller for generating pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to control said DC/DC voltage conditioner in response to a feedback signal indicative of said boosted and full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage and a full-wave rectified shaped DC reference signal;

an inverter for converting said full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage to a sine wave AC voltage;

a microcontroller for generating said full-wave rectified shaped DC reference signal to said DC/DC controller and for controlling said inverter;

a relay for selectively outputting said utility power and said uninterruptible power; and

an energy recycle charger for charging said battery set by said utility power and for recycling redundant energy of said uninterruptible power to said battery set, said energy recycle charger being controlled by said feedback signal indicative of said boosted and full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage, said full-wave rectified shaped DC reference signal and said PWM signals.

2. The uninterruptible power supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein said energy recycle charger comprises:

a charge voltage conditioner for selectively charging said battery set by said utility power or recycling said redundant energy of said uninterruptible power when said feedback signal indicative of said boosted and full-wave rectified shaped DC voltages increases abnormally and said PWM signals are not present.

3. The uninterruptible power supply as claimed in claim 2, wherein said charge controller comprises:

an error amplifier for comparing said feedback signal indicative of said boosted and full-wave rectified shaped DC voltage with said full-wave rectified shaped DC reference signal;

a DC/DC PWM detector for detecting said PWM signals; and

a charge PWM controller for actuating said charge voltage conditioner, said charge PWM controller being controlled by said error amplifier and said DC/DC PWM detector.