Power conversion
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1. A device, comprising:
- a controllable switch coupled between an AC network and a DC network, wherein the controllable switch is configured to perform AC to DC conversion; and
control circuitry configured to modify a configuration of the switch based on a detected difference between a reference signal and an output signal of the DC network, wherein the control circuitry is configured to modify the configuration by one of (a) increasing a phase offset of the switch defined as a period of time that elapses before the switch turns on relative to a beginning of a cycle of an input signal of the AC network and (b) decreasing the phase offset of the switch relative to the beginning of a cycle of the input signal.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to power conversion. A device may include a controllable switch coupled between an AC network and a DC network. The device may further include control circuitry configured to modify a configuration of the switch based on a detected difference between a reference signal and an output signal at the DC network.
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25 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a controllable switch coupled between an AC network and a DC network, wherein the controllable switch is configured to perform AC to DC conversion; and control circuitry configured to modify a configuration of the switch based on a detected difference between a reference signal and an output signal of the DC network, wherein the control circuitry is configured to modify the configuration by one of (a) increasing a phase offset of the switch defined as a period of time that elapses before the switch turns on relative to a beginning of a cycle of an input signal of the AC network and (b) decreasing the phase offset of the switch relative to the beginning of a cycle of the input signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23)
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12. A method, comprising:
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detecting a difference between a reference signal and an output signal of a DC network; and modifying a configuration of a switch coupled between an AC network and the DC network in response to detecting the difference between the reference signal and the output signal;
wherein the switch is configured to perform AC to DC conversion, wherein modifying comprises one of (a) increasing a phase offset of the switch defined as a period of time that elapses before the switch turns on relative to a beginning of a cycle of an input signal of the AC network and (b) decreasing the phase offset of the switch relative to the beginning of a cycle of the input signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24)
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20. A device, comprising:
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means for detecting a difference between a reference signal and an output signal of a DC network; and means for modifying a configuration of a switch coupled between an AC network and the DC network in response to detecting the difference between the reference signal and the output signal, wherein the switch is configured to perform AC to DC conversion, wherein the means for modifying comprises means for modifying the configuration by one of (a) increasing a phase offset of the switch defined as a period of time that elapses before the switch turns on relative to a beginning of a cycle of an input signal of the AC network and (b) decreasing the phase offset of the switch relative to the beginning of a cycle of the input signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 25)
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