Voltage stack-up converter for electrified vehicle

• Main Authors: Zhou, Yan, Malek, Hadi, Yang, Shuitao
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.10.2019
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A power conversion system includes a power converter having output terminals that are electrically isolated from input terminals. The power conversion system further includes a circuit configured to couple a voltage input from a power source to the input terminals, and provide an output voltage to a load that is a series combination of the voltage input and a voltage across the output terminals.