US 12,113,431 B2
Flying capacitor three-level converter and flying capacitor three-level buck-boost converter
Guoqiao Shen, Shanghai (CN); and Jinfa Zhang, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD, Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD, Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,439.
Claims priority of application No. 202111042825.6 (CN), filed on Sep. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0073486 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 1/0095 (2021.05) [H02M 1/327 (2021.05); H02M 3/003 (2021.05); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H05K 7/20909 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flying capacitor three-level converter, comprising:
a plurality of circuit units, wherein each of the plurality of circuit units comprises:
an input capacitor;
a bridge arm, electrically connected with the input capacitor in parallel, wherein the bridge arm comprises a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch electrically and sequentially connected in series; and
a flying capacitor unit, wherein the flying capacitor unit comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor are electrically connected in parallel and electrically connected with a series branch in parallel, and the series branch comprises the second switch and the third switch;
wherein the input capacitor, the first switch, the first capacitor and the fourth switch form a first switching loop, and the second capacitor, the second switch and the third switch form a second switching loop;
wherein the converter further comprises a first heat dissipation unit and a second heat dissipation unit;
wherein the first switches and the fourth switches in all the first switching loops are arranged on the first heat dissipation unit;
wherein the second switches and the third switches in all the second switching loops are arranged on the second heat dissipation unit.