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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Kazuya Uekawa, Nara, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuya Uekawa, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H02P 1/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A load control device having a power control element connected in series to a series circuit of a load and an alternating power supply and a snubber circuit comprises suppressing means for suppressing current flowing through the snubber circuit when the load is not in operation and for suppressing current flowing through the snubber circuit during a predetermined period which begins when the power control element shifts from an ON state to an OFF state.