Claims
- 1. A power converter comprising:
a controlled rectifier; and a capacitive divider circuit, a signal controlling the controlled rectifier being derived from the capacitive divider circuit.
- 2. A power converter as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a circuit to determine the dc component of the signal controlling a controlled rectifier.
- 3. A power converter as claimed in claim 2 wherein the dc component of the signal is adjusted to provide regulation.
RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application is a divisional of application No. 09/417,867, filed Oct. 13, 1999, which is a divisional of 09/012,475, filed Jan. 23, 1998, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/036,245 filed Jan. 24, 1997.
[0002] The entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Date |
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60036245 |
Jan 1997 |
US |
Divisions (2)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09417867 |
Oct 1999 |
US |
Child |
09821655 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
Parent |
09012475 |
Jan 1998 |
US |
Child |
09417867 |
Oct 1999 |
US |