Patent · US Expired

Bidirectional flip-flop

US6590349B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 2001
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/0009
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bidirectional switch, including a first bidirectional switch between two power terminals of the switch, a low-voltage storage element between a first power terminal and a control terminal of the switch, and a control stage adapted to cause, upon each halfwave beginning of an A.C. supply voltage applied between the power terminals and when the switch is on, the charge of the storage element with a biasing depending on the sign of the halfwave.

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