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Method and apparatus for providing pulse width modulation

US6867645B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2000
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P27/08
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pulse width modulation scheme allows the creation of a unipolar pulse width modulated output signal. Two switching circuits (104, 204), preferably different legs of an inverter circuit, can operate to not only modulate an input voltage but also to reverse the polarity of the PWM output signal. Both switching circuits can be configured to accomplish both features, thus the switching load is spread out across all four switches.

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