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AC controller with reverse blocking IGBT

US6771056B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2002
Grant dateAug 3, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M5/2935
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating an alternating-current (AC) controller system includes providing a first bi-directional switch coupled to a load and an AC power source. The first bi-directional switch is a solid-state device. The first switch is turned on in a first half-cycle of an AC cycle. The first switch is turned off in the first half-cycle of the AC cycle.

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