Patent ID: 11863011
Assignee: SPARQ SYSTEMS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A DC/DC converter subcontrol system for controlling a DC/DC converter, the subcontrol system comprising:
a voltage sliding controller receiving:
a voltage reading for a voltage produced by said DC/DC converter; and
a current reading for current produced by said DC/DC converter;

a modulator receiving a duty cycle and a switching frequency from said voltage sliding controller;, wherein
said voltage sliding controller produces said duty cycle and said switching frequency based on said voltage reading and said current reading;
said modulator produces gate pulses for said DC/DC converter based on said duty cycle and said switching frequency;
said DC/DC converter is coupled directly to an energy source that either a renewable energy source or an energy storage device;
said subcontrol system automatically detects whether said DC/DC converter is coupled to a renewable energy source or to an energy storage device;
when said DC/DC converter is coupled to a renewable energy source, said subcontrol system operates to maximize power received from said renewable energy source;
when said DC/DC converter is coupled to an energy storage device, said subcontrol system controls a charge and discharge of said energy storage device.