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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsMatthias Wendt, Peter Lurkens
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The invention relates to a DC/DC converter for use in a decentralized power generation system. If a DC/DC converter is physically separated from a power receiving component and connected to such a power receiving component via a DC bus, a short-circuit on the DC bus may endanger the system and service personnel. In order to minimize such a risk, it is proposed that the DC/DC converter comprises a converting component for DC/DC converting a direct current supplied by a power generating unit and for supplying a resulting converted direct current to a DC bus, and that the DC/DC converter comprises in addition a control component arranged to monitor a voltage at the outputs of the DC/DC converter and to cause the converting component to enter a short-circuit protection mode if the monitored voltage lies below a predetermined voltage threshold. The invention relates equally to a corresponding system and to a corresponding method.
DC/DC converter for use in a decentralized power generation system comprising:—a converting component for DC/DC converting a direct current supplied by a power generating unit and for supplying a resulting converted direct current to a DC bus;
Decentralized power generation system comprising:—at least one power generating unit for generating a direct current;—a DC bus for making a supplied current available to a power receiving component;
Method of operating a DC/DC converter in a decentralized power generation system, wherein said DC/DC converter is arranged between a power generating unit and a DC bus, said method comprising:—monitoring a voltage at the outputs of said DC/DC converter;—if said monitored voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold, DC/DC converting a direct current received from said power generating unit and feeding a resulting converted current to said DC bus;
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