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Electrical power supply suitable in particular for DC plasma processing

US6567278B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2002
Grant dateMay 20, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/33573
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power supply comprising a DC-DC converter which comprises(a) a first transformer (11);(b) a second transformer (12);(c) a first H-bridge switching circuit (13) for selectively connecting a primary DC source (14) to the primary winding of said first transformer;(d) a second H-bridge (15) switching circuit for selectively connecting said primary DC source (14) to the primary winding of said second transformer (12);(e) a bridge rectifier circuit (16) connected to the secondary windings of said first and second transformers; and(f) a control circuit (17) for providing sets of control pulses for effecting switching of switching elements of the first and the second H-bridge switching circuits (13, 15).

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