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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Laurence P. Sadwick, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mohammad M. Mojarradi, La Canada, CA (US);
Laurence P. Sadwick, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mohammad M. Mojarradi, La Canada, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of an apparatus for supplying and switching power may include a power source, a transformer, a full bridge rectifier and a control switch. The transformer has a first winding and a second winding, the first winding being connected to the power source, the second winding having a first tap and a second tap, with the first tap being connected to a first load output. The full bridge rectifier includes four nodes, the first being connected to the second tap of the second winding, the second being connected to a second load output, the third being connected to a reference voltage source. The control switch is connected between a fourth of the four nodes and the reference voltage source.