DC power supply apparatus
US5917711A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/0009
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
DC power supply apparatus includes an input-side rectifier for converting an AC signal from an AC power supply into a DC signal. A DC-to-high-frequency converter converts the DC signal into a high frequency signal in response to a control signal from a control unit. An output-side rectifier converts the high frequency signal into a DC signal and applies it to a load. An input current detector detects an input current flowing through the input-side rectifier and generates a signal representative of the input current. A load current detector detects a load current flowing through the load and generates a signal representative of the load current. The control unit receives the input-current and load-current representative signals, a reference input current signal and a reference load current signal, and provides the DC-to-high-frequency converter with the control signal such that the input-current representative signal can be equal to the reference input current signal and the load-current representative signal can be equal to the reference load current signal.
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