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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Hengchun Mao, Plano, TX (US);
Yan-fei Liu, Kingston, CA;
Renhua Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An embodiment high efficiency power regulator comprises a three-terminal converter and a protection device. The three-terminal converter comprises a first terminal coupled to a positive terminal of an input voltage bus, a second terminal coupled to a positive terminal of an output voltage bus and a third terminal coupled to the protection device. The protection device comprises an inrush current limiting element connected in series with a reverse polarity protection device.