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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Peterson, Vestal, NY (US);
Assignee:
Ault Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ; H02M / ; H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 18 ; 363 18 ; 363 97 ; 363 49 ;
Abstract
A direct current to direct current converter utilizes a MOSFET half-bridge configuration in which the inherent magnetizing and leakage inductances of the transformer are used as the only inductances in the frequency-determining circuit. Diodes are used to limit the voltages across the capacitor of the frequency determining circuit and hence limit the short circuit and open circuit characteristics of the converter. A self-starting circuit insures that the circuit will start up when initially energized. Regulation of the circuit is provided by varying the on times of at least one of the two MOSFET transistors in the half-bridge configuration.