US 12,603,584 B1 · Integrated power hub

Abstract

An integrated power hub operates to distribute power in electric vehicles. In one embodiment, the power hub includes a first power converter that converts power between an AC voltage network and a high voltage direct current (HVDC) bus, a second power converter that converts power between the HVDC bus and a low voltage DC (LVDC) bus, a first HVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the HVDC bus, a second HVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the HVDC bus through a switch, a third HVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the HVDC bus through a current-limiting device, and a first LVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the LVDC bus.

Claims18

Dependent claims

An enclosure comprising:

an Alternating Current (AC) connector mounted to the enclosure that connects to an AC voltage network;
a first power converter that converts power between the AC voltage network and a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) bus;
a second power converter that converts power between the HVDC bus and a low-voltage DC (LVDC) bus;
a first HVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the HVDC bus;
a second HVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the HVDC bus through a switch;
a third HVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the HVDC bus through a current-limiting device;
and
a first LVDC connector mounted to the enclosure that is connected to the LVDC bus.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/378,626Filed 10 Oct 2023 · us provisional application

Priority

7 Oct 2022

Granted

14 Apr 2026

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H02M 7/003
Conversion of AC power input into DC power output; Conversion of DC power input into AC power output: constructional details, e.g. physical…
H02J 3/36
Circuit arrangements for AC mains or AC distribution networks: arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks via high-voltage DC…
H05K 7/14322
Specially adapted for power drive units or power converters: wherein the control and power circuits of a power converter are arranged within the…
H05K 7/20927
For power electronics, e.g. for inverters for controlling motor: liquid coolant without phase change

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Abstract

Claims18