A.C./D.C. converter having a linearly controllable one-way switch, and using no high voltage passive components
US6246597A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M7/1555
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A converter of a high A.C. voltage into a low D.C. voltage, including a one-way switch between a first terminal of application of the A.C. voltage and a first positive output terminal, and circuitry for controlling the output voltage to a desired value, the one-way switch being controlled in linear mode.
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