Electric energy conversion system

• US 9,093,865 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2011
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: Klein, Francois, Taurand, Christophe
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barnett, Joel
• Application Number:
  US13/207,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20120062045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,448 Days
• Field of Search: 307/151
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/008 Plural converter units for generating at two or more independent and non-parallel outputs, e.g. systems with plural point of load switching regulators

Abstract

This electric energy conversion system of the type including a main converter (40) connected at the input to at least one input network (41) operating under an input voltage and at the output to an output network (42) operating under an output voltage and associated with an electric energy storage device, operating under a storage voltage, including a bidirectional charger (46) connected to the output network (42) on the one hand and to capacitive electric energy storage means (48) on the other hand, the operation of the bidirectional charger (46) being driven by control means (49) for slaving the output voltage on a first set value (V_ref2), is characterized in that the operation of the main converter (40) is driven by control means (50) for slaving the storage voltage on a second set value (V_ref1).

Claims

1. An electric energy conversion system of the type including a main converter connected at the input to at least one input network operating under an input voltage and at the output to an output network operating under an output voltage and associated with a device for storing electric energy, operating under a storage voltage, the system comprising:

a capacitive electrical energy storage;

a first control component;

a second control component;

a bidirectional charger connected to the output network on one side and to the capacitive electrical energy storage on the other side, the operation of the bidirectional charger being driven by the second control component for providing a closed-loop control of the output voltage on a first set value (V_ref2),

wherein the operation of the main converter is driven by the first control component for providing a closed-loop control of the storage voltage on a second set value (V_ref1).

2. The electrical energy conversion system according to claim 1, wherein the bidirectional charger includes a synchronous rectifier controlled in a peak current mode and with positive and negative current limitation and operating at a set frequency.

3. The electric energy conversion system according to claim 2, wherein the first control component for controlling the main converter includes a proportional regulator.

4. The electric energy conversion system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the closed-loop control rate of the second control component for controlling the bidirectional charger is greater than that of the first control component for controlling the main converter.

5. The electric energy conversion system according to claim 1, further comprising a galvanic insulation component between the input network and the output network.

6. The electric energy conversion system according to claim 5, wherein the galvanic insulation component is integrated into the main converter.

7. The electric energy conversion system according to claim 5, wherein the output network comprises an insulator and the insulator includes the galvanic insulation component.

8. The electric energy conversion system according to claim 1, wherein the output network includes two portions separated by a switch and to which are connected distinct loads.

9. The electric energy conversion system according claim 1, wherein the input network is a DC network.

10. The electric energy conversion system according to claim 1, wherein the input network is an AC network.