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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip H Peters, Greenwich, NY (US);
Abdallah M Itani, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ; H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 62 ; 363124 ; 363163 ; 307261 ; 318811 ;
Abstract
Four switching elements are configured to reduce the voltage of either an alternating or a direct current electrical power source. The present circuit effectively operates like a variable autotransformer when used with a.c. input power. Additionally, when employed with a conventional resistive load, the present invention exhibits a power factor near unity.