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Power supply and DC-DC converter with voltage drop circuit therein

US9350242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2014
Grant dateMay 24, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A power supply includes a rectifier circuit to rectify power, a smoothing circuit unit to smoothen a voltage of the rectified power, and a voltage drop circuit unit to drop the smoothened voltage. The voltage drop circuit unit includes an electric charge storage circuit to output the voltage-dropped voltage, a resonance circuit to receive first current from the smoothing circuit unit and to supply second current to the electric charge storage circuit, and a current interruption circuit to control the first current and the second current using zero current switching for performing switching when current does not flow using a resonance circuit.

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