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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony Troiano, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 61 ; 320128 ; 307110 ;
Abstract
A voltage converter transforms a high voltage alternating current (ac) input source into a lower voltage direct current (dc) output voltage. The line frequency of the ac current switches an electronic switch to alternately reconfigure a combination of capacitors and diodes to perform energy storage and effect voltage division. The dc output voltage is approximately one half of the peak ac input voltage at no load.