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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8004267 | Power converter system for an automotive vehicle and method for configuring same A DC/DC power converter includes an electrically configurable transformer/inductor. The electrically configurable transformer/inductor receives a power plug. The power plug, depending on its configuration, configures the operation of the transformer/inductor and the... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7710097 | Power supply with reduced power losses during standby mode There is provided a power supply for an electrical device operable in active mode and in standby mode. The power supply comprises a transformer having a primary winding on the primary side and a secondary winding on the secondary side. The primary winding is connect... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7486066 | Transformer, multi-output switching power supply, liquid crystal television The present invention aims to obtain a stable output voltage without requiring an extra circuit by suppressing influence of noise of the primary winding and voltage induction by leakage inductance. In a transformer 3 used in a multi-output switching power sup... | 02/03/2009 |
| 6741068 | Voltage stabilizer for electrical energy transportation and distribution applications Voltage stabiliser for electrical energy transportation and distribution applications, which consists of one or several electromagnetic devices of transformer type which, at discrete intervals, regulates the output voltage that reaches the consumer, taking the form ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 5907236 | Resonance tapped transformer A resonance tapped transformer circuit in which the effective turns ratio of the transformer is dependent on the frequency of the input signal. The transformer selectively connects one or more primary coils of the transformer in series and/or in parallel ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5001623 | Automatically switching multiple input voltage power supply A power supply which automatically adapts to different input power sources. A double pole, double throw, latching relay switches the primaries of the rectifier transformer to a series or to a parallel configuration depending upon the output voltage of the... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4937731 | Power supply with automatic input voltage doubling An automatic input switching circuit for a power supply includes a transformer with two primary windings, normally connected in series and connectible in parallel by relay contacts for operation in a doubler mode. The secondary winding supplies a rectifie... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4533892 | Split structure type transformer A split structure type transformer has a core upper and lower split-up secondary windings and a primary winding which are wound about the core, a single tap winding having a plurality of tap winding parts and a plurality of tap terminals, and a single tap... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4488201 | A.C. Power entry module An A.C. power entry module for supplying A.C. power to equipment which provides A.C. fusing, power on-off switching, RFI filtering and selection of voltage. The module can be utilized for both U.S. and European style fusing and a number of different volta... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4441149 | Multi-voltage transformer input circuits with primary reactor voltage control A multi-voltage transformer input circuit, which may have multi-phase input, and where the input or each phase of the input has a primary reactor voltage control, is provided by the present invention. The primary winding of the transformer, or each phase ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4102298 | Device for deposition of semi-conductor material A device for supplying heating current to a semiconductor carrier in connection with the thermal separation from a reactance gas, and deposition of semiconductor material upon such a carrier, with the device being operative to supply various voltage-curre... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3938031 | Adjustable voltage power supply An adjustable voltage alternating current power supply is provided which is especially suitable for supplying loads of variable resistance. The power supply consists of a transformer having two secondary windings with solid-state switches for alternativel... | 02/10/1976 |