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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1980
Filed:
May. 08, 1978
Hideki Yukawa, Susono, JP;
Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd., Numazu, JP;
Abstract
A battery charger including a hybrid bridge rectifier circuit adapted to rectify the output of an AC generator to charge a battery is characterized in that the rectifier circuit includes thyristors having the anodes connected to each other to form the negative output terminal of the rectifier circuit and diodes having the cathodes connected to each other to form the positive output terminal of the rectifier circuit. The anodes of the diodes are respectively connected to the cathodes of the thyristors, and the connecting junctions form the input terminals of the rectifier circuit. There is also provided a control circuit adapted to couple the gates of the thyristors to the positive input terminal of the rectifier circuit.