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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
May. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Benoît Peron, Tours, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomas Microelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/00 ;
Abstract
A device and associated method for limiting a current surge in a capacitor connected to the output of a rectifying bridge having its input connected to an a.c. voltage, the bridge being a composite bridge and being associated with means for synchronizing the turning-on of the bridge from zero crossings of the voltage of the a.c. power supply.