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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicolaas Hendrik Mario Pol, Shanghai, CN;
Feng-Kang Hu, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Yimin Chen, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/702 ;
Abstract
A self-oscillating bridge circuit comprises a start circuit for rendering one of the switches conductive for the first time at the start of operation. The start circuit is configured in such a way that it does not influence the switching of the bridge switches during stationary operation.