Passive high-power-density grid interface device
| Patent Number: | 10,886,841 |
| Issued: | 1/5/2021 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A hybrid switched capacitor power converter for high-power applications is provided. The converter has a transistor-switched input-stage boost converter followed by a capacitor-and-diode ladder circuit. The converter is adapted to produce an output voltage of at least 5 kV at a power level of at least 0.5 kW. The ladder circuit includes one or more multi-stage rails. |
| Filed: | 4/15/2019 |
| Application Number: | 16/384,107 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |