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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Applicant:
William Vincent Fitzgerald, Zionsville, IN (US);
Inventor:
William Vincent Fitzgerald, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/217 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to apparatus and method for reducing power losses in a power supply. There is provided an apparatus comprising means for coupling a first signal (S) to a reference level (ground) when the coupling means is conductive, means for placing the coupling means in a conductive state during a duration of a portion of a period of a second signal (S), and means for altering the duration of conduction of the coupling means in response to an amplitude of the second signal.