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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2001
Fabrice Frebel, Limbourg, BE;
Paul Bleus, Liege, BE;
C.E. & T., Wandre, BE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a dc-to-dc converter controlled by a rectangular signal comprising an input for a direct voltage source (V ), a transformer comprising a primary coil ( ) connected to the direct voltage source (V ) and a D2 secondary coil ( ), a single switch (S) series-connected with the primary ( ) and the direct voltage source (V ), an output comprising the transformer secondary ( ) and at least a tertiary coil ( ) located in the proximity of the primary ( ) and secondary ( ) coils at the transformer core series-connected with a first diode (D ). The invention is characterized in that the tertiary coil ( ) is arranged on a branch parallel to the branch comprising the primary coil ( ) and has the same winding direction as the primary coil ( ), and the converter further comprises a capacitor (C) with magnetic inversion for resetting the transformer, located between the branch comprising the primary coil ( ) and the switch (S) and the branch comprising the tertiary coil ( ) and the first diode (D ), and the second diode (D ) having the blocking direction with respect to the direct voltage source (V ), itself series-connected to the tertiary coil ( ).