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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2002
Pasi S. Taimela, Raleigh, NC (US);
Pasi S. Taimela, Raleigh, NC (US);
Powerware Corporation, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A power supply apparatus, such as an uninterruptible power supply, includes an AC input configured to be coupled to an AC power source and an AC output. The apparatus also includes an AC/DC converter circuit, e.g., a boost rectifier circuit, with an input coupled to the AC input. The apparatus further includes a DC/AC converter circuit, e.g., an inverter circuit, configured to be coupled between an output of the AC/DC converter circuit and the AC output. A bypass circuit is operative to establish a coupling between the AC input to the AC output in a first (e.g., bypassed) state and to interrupt the coupling in a second (e.g., 'on line') state. The AC/DC converter circuit is operative to control current at the AC input when the bypass circuit is in the first state. For example, the AC/DC converter circuit may be operative to control current at the AC input to correct a power factor at the AC input port when bypassed, such that the AC/DC converter circuit may act as a line conditioner in the bypassed state.