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Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2008
Applicants:

Hidekazu Takenaka, Utsunomiya, JP;

Toshihiro Sone, Takanezawa-machi, JP;

Inventors:

Hidekazu Takenaka, Utsunomiya, JP;

Toshihiro Sone, Takanezawa-machi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

When the three U-, V-, W-phase arms of a DC/DC converter are turned on, they are alternately turned on by gate drive signals. When the U-, V-, W-phase arms are alternately turned on, an upper arm switching device of the U-phase arm, for example, is turned on, and thereafter a lower arm switching device of the U-phase arm is turned on. Thereafter, an upper arm switching device of the V-phase arm which is next to the U-phase arm is turned on, and thereafter a lower arm switching device of the V-phase arm is turned on. The upper and lower arm switching devices are thus turned on in a rotation switching process.


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