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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rajapandian Ayyanar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ned Mohan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 ;
Abstract
A DC—DC power converter includes input terminals and a rectifier circuit. An additional circuit is connected to the input terminals and the rectifier. The latter circuit is adapted to generate a varying voltage at output terminals of the rectifier that varies in amplitude from a maximum voltage value to a non-zero voltage value between the maximum voltage value and zero.