Patent · US Active

Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus

US8503197B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by
13References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2009
Grant dateAug 6, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 30, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/3385
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The power supply apparatus for obtaining a direct current from an alternating voltage source includes a first DC/DC converter for outputting a first direct current and a second DC/DC converter for a second direct current lower than the first direct current from the first DC/DC converter, and the output voltage of the first DC/DC converter is changed to a lower direct current and the second DC/DC converter is driven in a continuously-conducting state.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.