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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Ryuji Yamamoto, Daido, JP;
Kazunori Nohara, Hirakata, JP;
Tomoshi Yoshida, Nishinomiya, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A power circuit outputs and applies an AC voltage and a DC voltage to respective terminals of a capacitor, so as to obtain an AC output voltage shifted in accordance with the DC voltage component. The power circuit comprises a first voltage adjuster for outputting an AC voltage and a first DC voltage, and a second voltage adjuster for outputting a second DC voltage. For a predetermined duration after turning on power, the power circuit supplies the first DC voltage from the first voltage adjuster and the second DC voltage from the second voltage adjuster, for application to respective terminals of the capacitor. After the predetermined duration has passed, the power circuit changes the voltage output from the first voltage adjuster to the AC voltage, and supplies the AC voltage and the second DC voltage for application to the respective terminals of the capacitor. With this arrangement, a required potential can be quickly achieved at the time of turning on power.