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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Applicant:
John D. Larson, Iii, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
John D. Larson, III, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An AC-DC power converter is composed of AC input, a first rectifying circuit, a second rectifying circuit, a DC-DC converter and a DC output. The DC-DC converter has a DC input. The first rectifying circuit and the second rectifying circuit are connected in parallel between the AC input and the DC input of the DC-DC converter. At least one of the rectifying circuits comprises a phase shifting element that provides a phase shift at the AC line frequency.