IP Library Granted Patent US 9,780,693
Granted Patent B2
US 9,780,693 · App. 15/042,788 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

Resonant inverter and resonance power supply apparatus

Inventor: Katsunori Imai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TDK Corporation
H02M7/537H02M3/1588H02M3/335H02M7/5381H02M2001/0058H02M2007/4815Y02B70/1441
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Patent No.
US 9,780,693
App. No.
15/042,788
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resonant inverter includes first and second switches, first and second capacitive elements, a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, and a third capacitive element. The first and second switches are alternately turned on and off. The first and second capacitive elements are connected in parallel to the first switch and the second switch, respectively. The first coil is disposed between the first switch and an input voltage terminal. The second coil is disposed between the second switch and the input voltage terminal. The third coil and a third capacitive element are connected in series to each other and connected in parallel to a series circuit of the first and second coils. The first and second capacitive elements and the first and second coils constitute a plurality of first resonant circuits. The third coil and the third capacitive element constitute a single second resonant circuit.

Claims (10)

1. A resonant inverter comprising:

first and second switches that are alternately turned on and off; and

first and second capacitive elements connected in parallel to the first switch and the second switch, respectively;

a first coil disposed between the first switch and an input voltage terminal;

a second coil disposed between the second switch and the input voltage terminal; and

a third coil and a third capacitive element connected in series to each other and connected in parallel to a series circuit of the first and second coils,

wherein the first and second capacitive elements and the first and second coils constitute a plurality of first resonant circuits, the third coil and the third capacitive element constitute a single second resonant circuit, and the first coil is directly connected to the third capacitive element.

2. The resonant inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the second resonant circuit has a resonant frequency larger than twice and smaller than or equal to 2.75 times a driving frequency at which the first and second switches are driven.

3. A resonance power supply apparatus comprising the resonant inverter according to claim 1 and a resonant rectifier connected to the resonant inverter.

4. A resonance power supply apparatus comprising the resonant inverter according to claim 2 and a resonant rectifier connected to the resonant inverter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2016
From: IMAI, KATSUNORI
To: TDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037726/0934 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-027364 · Feb 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160241163A1 · Aug 18, 2016