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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Bing Shen, Cary, NC (US);
Robert Hendry, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Cynthia Watkins, Dunn, NC (US);
Rama Venkatasubramanian, Cary, NC (US);
Bing Shen, Cary, NC (US);
Robert Hendry, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Cynthia Watkins, Dunn, NC (US);
Rama Venkatasubramanian, Cary, NC (US);
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A power conversion unit and method for converting DC power. The power conversion unit includes a self-oscillating device configured to convert a DC voltage into a self-oscillating alternating current AC signal, a transformer connected to the self-oscillating device and configured to transform the self-oscillating AC signal into a transformed AC signal, and an AC-to-DC converter configured to convert the transformed AC signal into a DC signal. The method generates a self-oscillating current, transforms the self-oscillating current into a transformed AC signal, and converts the transformed AC signal into a DC signal.