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System and method of commonly controlling power converters

  • US 7,456,602 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2005
  • Issued: 11/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power system for controlling power transfers to an electric machine, comprising:

  • a power system electronic housing including three phase terminals for coupling to the electric machine;

    an alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) power converter disposed within the power system electronic housing and operable to convert alternating current (AC) power received from the electric machine into direct current (DC) power when the electric machine is operating as a generator, and operable to convert received DC power from at least one DC power source into AC power when the electric machine is operating as a motor;

    at least one direct current/direct current (DC/DC) power converter disposed within the power system electronic housing and operable to convert a low DC voltage to a high DC voltage;

    a multi-converter system controller disposed within the power system electronic housing and operable to control the AC/DC power converter and the DC/DC power converter.

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