Robust single-phase DC/AC inverter for highly varying DC voltages
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1. A single-phase DC/AC inverter comprising:
- two DC input terminals;
a single-phase inverter bridge having a set of four signal-controllable switches S1,S2,S3,S4 connected to the two DC terminals;
a series RLC low-pass filter connected to the single-phase inverter bridge;
two AC output terminals connected to the series RLC low-pass filter; and
a controller circuit comprising;
input lines for sensing current and voltage values from an inductor and capacitor of the RLC low-pass filter;
output lines for sending a logic state control signal to the set of four signal-controllable switches S1,S2,S3S4;
digital control logic that outputs by the output lines the logic state q in response to the sensed current and voltage values, where the control logic switches the logic state q by selecting one of multiple possible logic states based on whether the sensed current and voltage values intersect one of multiple boundary regions of a tracking band in an current-voltage state space.
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Abstract
A single-phase DC/AC inverter has a single-phase inverter bridge with binary switches connected to an RLC low-pass filter. Digital control logic in a control circuit (or in a microcontroller) determines and controls a logic state q determining the position of the switches in the inverter bridge from sensed iL, vC values from the RLC filter. The control logic selects one of multiple possible logic states q based on whether the sensed iL, vC values belongs one of multiple boundary regions of a tracking band in an iL, vC state space.
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1. A single-phase DC/AC inverter comprising:
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two DC input terminals; a single-phase inverter bridge having a set of four signal-controllable switches S1,S2,S3,S4 connected to the two DC terminals; a series RLC low-pass filter connected to the single-phase inverter bridge; two AC output terminals connected to the series RLC low-pass filter; and a controller circuit comprising; input lines for sensing current and voltage values from an inductor and capacitor of the RLC low-pass filter; output lines for sending a logic state control signal to the set of four signal-controllable switches S1,S2,S3S4; digital control logic that outputs by the output lines the logic state q in response to the sensed current and voltage values, where the control logic switches the logic state q by selecting one of multiple possible logic states based on whether the sensed current and voltage values intersect one of multiple boundary regions of a tracking band in an current-voltage state space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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