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AC-DC converter, method of controlling the same, motor driver, compressor driver, air-conditioner, and heat pump type water heater

US8508165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2008
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B70/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rectifier connected with an AC source through a reactor, a plurality of capacitors connected in series between output terminals of the rectifier, first switching means connected between one input terminal of the rectifier and a connection point of a plurality of capacitors, second switching means connected between the other input terminal of the rectifier and the connection point of a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of diodes connected with the plurality of capacitors in inverse-parallel are provided.

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