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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Raymond John Peto, Puncknowle, GB;
Inventor:
Raymond John Peto, Puncknowle, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/613 (2006.01); G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switching regulator for regulating an ac signal, and method of supplying power thereto wherein the regulator includes a positive half cycle part and a negative half-cycle part arranged to regulate the respective parts of an input ac signal. Each half-cycle part includes a modulating transistor, having an associated modulator diode, and a clamping diode arranged to protect the modulating transistor from reverse-bias voltages and having an associated clamp switch. The regulator further has a first switching controller operable to cause the modulating transistors to switch and a second, separate switching controller operable to cause the clamp switches to switch.