High-voltage converter circuit
US4203151A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1978 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/007
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inverter circuit includes a DC voltage supply having a plurality of voltage taps coupled via (1) a first plurality of diodes for unidirectional current flow therefrom to successive common connections between the upper half of a plurality of first transistors connected in cascade across the voltage supply, (2) a second plurality of diodes for unidirectional current flow therefrom to successive common connections between the upper half of a plurality of capacitors, of like number to the first transistors, connected in series and across the DC voltage supply via a pair of diodes providing unidirectional current between the voltage supply and capacitors, (3) a third plurality of diodes for unidirectional current flow thereto from successive common connections between the lower half of the plurality of first transistors, (4) a fourth plurality of diodes for unidirectional current flow thereto from the successive common connections between the lower half of the plurality of capacitors; and a plurality of second transistors connected in cascade across the series string of capacitors, their centralmost common connection being connected to an output terminal, individual ones of a fifth p…
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