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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1997
Katsumi Sato, Kadoma, JP;
Masanori Mishima, Kadoma, JP;
Minoru Maehara, Kadoma, JP;
Kenichi Yuki, Kadoma, JP;
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An inverter device includes a rectifier for rectifying an AC voltage produced by an A.C. power source; an inverter circuit receiving a first DC output voltage and outputting a high frequency voltage for operating a load circuit; and auxiliary power supply means including a smoothing capacitor connected across the rectifier for smoothing current supplied to the load circuit, wherein the inverter circuit includes DC/DC converter receiving the first DC output voltage, for outputting a second DC output voltage less than a peak value of the first DC output voltage, and DC/AC converter receiving the second DC output voltage for outputting the high frequency voltage, the DC/DC converter and DC/AC converter sharing a common switching element, the DC/AC converter receiving a DC voltage less than the voltage produced by the A.C. power source.