MODULAR CONVERTER FOR VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE CHARGING

A converter system, e.g., for vehicle-to-vehicle charging, includes galvanically-isolated modular first and second converters having the same maximum voltage rating, a direct current (DC) voltage bus interconnecting the converters, and an electronic controller. An input voltage to the DC bus is converted into an output voltage via switching control signals to the modular converters. The system's voltage rating may equal the maximum of the input and/or output voltage, or it may equal the maximum input voltage and be about 50-percent of the maximum output voltage. The maximum input and output voltages may be equal. When the voltage rating is about 50-percent of the maximum input voltage, capacitors may be connected in parallel with the modular converters on an input side thereof. Switching circuits may be connected to the bus to control the conversion of the input voltage via switching control signals.