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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Digiq Power Ltd., Kingston, CA;
Inventor:
Yan-Fei Liu, Kingston, CA;
Assignee:
DIGIQ POWER LTD., Kingston, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/42 (2007.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 7/219 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/4233 (2013.01); H02M 1/0048 (2021.05); H02M 1/0058 (2021.05); H02M 1/0067 (2021.05); H02M 1/083 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 1/4225 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 3/33571 (2021.05); H02M 7/219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for converting an input AC voltage of a voltage source into an output DC voltage is proposed. The proposed system and method include at least two MEMS switches coupled in parallel with a corresponding voltage clamp switch within a MEMS rectifier. The MEMS switches achieve Zero-Voltage-Zero-Current (ZVZC) Turn on and Zero-Current-Zero-Voltage (ZCZV) Turn off through the inclusion of at least one high frequency switch and a current diverting circuit which ensure that when the at least two MEMS switches transition between an on-state and off-state there is no voltage or current present in the at least two MEMS switches.