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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique ET Aux Energies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
Institut Polytechnique DE Grenoble, Grenoble, FR;
Rawad Makhoul, Grenoble, FR;
Pierre Perichon, Grenoble, FR;
Xavier Maynard, Grenoble, FR;
Jia Zhuang, Grenoble, FR;
Yves Lembeye, Saint Georges de Commiers, FR;
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, Paris, FR;
INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A power converter for converting a DC input voltage into an AC output voltage, the power converter having a structure of Phi-2 type, and includes an input terminal for the DC input voltage, an output terminal for the AC output voltage, a power switch equipped with a control electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode linked to a reference potential, the power switch being configured to receive a drive signal at the control electrode, the converter further comprising a self-oscillating circuit, connected between the output terminal and the control electrode, and configured to supply and maintain a sinusoidal drive signal to the power switch from the output voltage.