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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., Mebane, NC (US);
Matthew J. Buchholz, Canon City, CO (US);
Larry R. Ratzlaff, Elgin, IL (US);
Rick L. Mantz, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT INC., Mebane, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a reactive power supply circuit comprising: a capacitor configured to provide an output of the power supply circuit based on power received from a power source, a processor configured to control the output based on at least one of: a state of a first switch that selectively couples the capacitor to the power source based on a detected level of the output, and a state of at least one second switch that selectively couples the capacitor to the power source based on a determination of a state of one or more loads coupled to the output.