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AC-DC converter circuit and power supply

US7746677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 9, 2006
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M7/064
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power supply comprises an AC-DC converter circuit, which comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The converter also comprises a rectifier circuit connected to the first and second capacitor and operative to charge both the first and the second capacitor and to discharge the first capacitor independently of the second capacitor. The power supply also comprises an acoustic transformer.

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