Converter Circuit and Electronic System Comprising Such a Circuit
AssigneeCommissariat à I'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
InventorsGuy Waltisperger, Cyril Condemine, Jerome Willemin
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Abstract
A converter circuit for connecting to a source of electrical energy that is capable of major fluctuations in delivered power. The circuit includes a chopper circuit having a variable duty cycle, a variable-size chopper switch and an input terminal connectable to said electric energy source; at least one first output circuit adapted to being connected via a variable-size chopper switch to an output terminal of the chopper circuit; and a control circuit configured to control firstly the duty cycle of the chopper circuit and secondly the size of said variable-size switches as a function of the power delivered by said electrical energy source.
Claims28
A converter circuit for connecting to a source of electrical energy, said source being capable of major fluctuations in delivered power, said converter circuit comprising:
- a chopper circuit having a variable duty cycle, said chopper circuit including a variable-size chopper switch and an input terminal connectable to said electric energy source,
- at least one first output circuit adapted to being connected via a variable-size chopper switch to an output terminal of the chopper circuit;
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- a control circuit configured to control firstly the duty cycle of the chopper circuit and secondly the size of said variable-size switches as a function of the power delivered by said electrical energy source.
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