# US 12,224,620 B2 · Power supply circuit and uninterruptible power supply ups system

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- Number: US 12,224,620 B2
- Document ID: US12224620B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/570,662
- Filed: 2022-01-07
- Published: 2022-04-28
- Granted: 2025-02-11
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-09
- Assignees: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Chuntao Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224620B2

## CPC

- H02J 9/062: {for AC powered loads}
- H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially
- H02J 7/855: {with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery}
- H02J 7/62: against overcurrent
- H02J 2105/425: {the loads being an Information and Communication Technology [ICT] facility}
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

## Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a power supply circuit, including a first power conversion module, a plurality of battery banks, a first bus, and a second bus. A first wiring terminal of the first power conversion module is connected to the battery bank, a second wiring terminal of the first power conversion module is connected to the first bus and the second bus, and the first power conversion module is configured to: perform direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion on a current output by a corresponding battery bank, and output currents to the first bus and the second bus. In this application, a quantity of battery banks are set to be less than a quantity of inverters in a UPS system, so that costs are reduced.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power supply circuit applied to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system, comprises:
a first power conversion module;
a battery bank;
a first bus;
a second bus;
a first wiring terminal of the first power conversion module being connected to the battery bank; and
a second wiring terminal of the first power conversion module being connected to the first bus and the second bus; wherein:
the first power conversion module is configured to:
perform direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion on a current output by the battery bank;
output a first current to the first bus;
output a second current to the second bus, wherein the second current is receivable by the second bus without passing through the first bus;
receive currents output by the first bus and the second bus, wherein the first power conversion module is configured to receive currents output by the second bus without the currents passing through the first bus; and
supply power to the battery bank by performing direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion on the currents output by the first bus and the second bus.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The power supply circuit according to claim 1, further comprising an overcurrent protection module between the first power conversion module and the first bus.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first power conversion module is a bidirectional DC/DC converter.

### Claim 4

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system, comprising:
a first inverter circuit;
a second inverter circuit; and
a battery-powered circuit; wherein:
the battery-powered circuit comprises:
a first power conversion module;
a battery bank;
a first bus;
a second bus; and
a first wiring terminal of the first power conversion module being connected to the battery bank;
a second wiring terminal of the first power conversion module being connected to the first bus and the second bus, and the first power conversion module is configured to:
perform direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion on a current output by the battery bank;
output a first current to the first bus; and
output a second current to the second bus, wherein the second current is receivable by the second bus without passing through the first bus; and
wherein the first bus is connected to a direct current input end of the first inverter circuit, and the first inverter circuit is configured to:
perform direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) conversion on a current output by the first bus; and
supply power to load; and
wherein the second bus is connected to a direct current input end of the second inverter circuit, and the second inverter circuit is configured to:
perform DC/AC conversion on a current output by the second bus; and
supply power to the load.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The UPS system according to claim 4, wherein the second inverter circuit is configured to:
in response to a path from the first inverter circuit to the load being faulty, perform DC/AC conversion on the current output by the second bus; and
supply power to the load.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The UPS system according to claim 4, wherein the first power conversion module is further configured to:
receive the currents output by the first bus and the second bus, wherein the first power conversion module is configured to receive currents output by the second bus without the currents passing through the first bus;
perform DC/DC conversion on the currents output by the first bus and the second bus; and
supply power to the battery bank.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The UPS system according to claim 5, wherein the first power conversion module is further configured to:
receive the currents output by the first bus and the second bus;
perform DC/DC conversion on the currents output by the first bus and the second bus; and
supply power to the battery bank.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The UPS system according to claim 4, wherein the first power conversion module is a bidirectional DC/DC converter.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The UPS system according to claim 5, wherein the first power conversion module is a bidirectional DC/DC converter.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The UPS system according to claim 6, wherein the first power conversion module is a bidirectional DC/DC converter.

### Claim 11 (depends on 4)

The UPS system according to any one of claim 4, further comprising:
a second power conversion module; and
a third power conversion module;
wherein the second power conversion module being connected between the first bus and the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit, and the second power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the first bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit;
wherein the first inverter circuit is configured to:
perform direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) conversion on the current output by the second power conversion module; and
supply power to the load;
wherein the third power conversion module is connected between the second bus and the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit; and
the third power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the second bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit; and
the second inverter circuit is configured to:
perform DC/AC conversion on the current output by the third power conversion module; and
supply power to the load.

### Claim 12 (depends on 5)

The UPS system according to claim 5, further comprising:
a second power conversion module; and
a third power conversion module;
wherein the second power conversion module is connected between the first bus and the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit, and the second power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the first bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit;
wherein the first inverter circuit is configured to:
perform direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) conversion on the current output by the second power conversion module; and
supply power to the load;
wherein the third power conversion module is connected between the second bus and the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit, and the third power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the second bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit; and
wherein the second inverter circuit is configured to:
perform DC/AC conversion on the current output by the third power conversion module; and
supply power to the load.

### Claim 13 (depends on 6)

The UPS system according to claim 6, further comprising:
a second power conversion module; and
a third power conversion module;
wherein the second power conversion module is connected between the first bus and the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit, and the second power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the first bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit;
wherein the first inverter circuit is configured to:
perform direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) conversion on the current output by the second power conversion module; and
supply power to the load;
wherein the third power conversion module is connected between the second bus and the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit, and the third power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the second bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit; and
wherein the second inverter circuit is configured to:
perform DC/AC conversion on the current output by the third power conversion module; and
supply power to the load.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The UPS system according to claim 8, further comprises:
a second power conversion module; and
a third power conversion module;
wherein the second power conversion module is connected between the first bus and the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit, and the second power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the first bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the first inverter circuit;
wherein the first inverter circuit is configured to:
perform direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) conversion on the current output by the second power conversion module; and
supply power to the load;
wherein the third power conversion module is connected between the second bus and the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit, and the third power conversion module is configured to:
perform DC/DC conversion on the current output by the second bus; and
output a current to the direct current input end of the second inverter circuit; and
wherein the second inverter circuit is configured to:
perform DC/AC conversion on the current output by the third power conversion module; and
supply power to the load.

### Claim 15

A power supply method, wherein the method is applied to a power supply circuit, and the power supply circuit comprises:
a first power conversion module;
a battery bank;
a first bus;
a second bus;
a first wiring terminal of the first power conversion module is connected to the battery bank; and
a second wiring terminal of the first power conversion module is connected to the first bus and the second bus; and
the method comprises:
performing, by the first power conversion module, DC/DC conversion on a current output by the battery bank;
outputting a first current to the first bus;
outputting a second current to the second bus, wherein outputting the second current is received by the second bus without passing through the first bus;
receiving currents output by the first bus and the second bus, wherein the first power conversion module receives currents output by the second bus without the currents passing through the first bus; and
supplying power to the battery bank by performing direct current to direct current (DC/DC) conversion on the currents output by the first bus and the second bus.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The power supply circuit according to claim 1, further comprising an overcurrent protection module between the first power conversion module and the second bus.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The power supply method according to claim 15, wherein the first bus is connected to a direct current input end of a first inverter circuit, and the method further comprising:
converting direct current to alternating current (DC/AC) on a current output by the first bus; and
supplying power to a load.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The power supply method according to claim 17, wherein the second bus is connected to a direct current input end of a second inverter circuit, and the method further comprising:
converting DC to AC on a current output by the second bus; and
supplying power to the load.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The power supply method according to claim 18, further comprising:
in response to a path from the first inverter circuit to the load being faulty, converting DC to AC on the current output by the second bus; and
supplying power to the load.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The power supply method according to claim 18, further comprising:
receiving the currents output by the first bus and the second bus;
converting DC to DC on the currents output by the first bus and the second bus; and
supplying power to the battery bank.