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US 12,027,991 B2Granted
Rectifier and power supply device
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsFranziska Lambrecht, Markus Schwarz, Harald Schweigert, Jörg Zapf
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a rectifier. The rectifier may include: a rectifier circuit formed with current valves with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches; and a switching controller driving the MEMS switches to switch and open. The switching controller opens the MEMS switches when a voltage feeding the rectifier falls below a minimum distance from a zero voltage.
Claims10
A rectifier comprising:
- a rectifier circuit formed with current valves with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches;
- and
- a switching controller driving the MEMS switches to switch and open;
- wherein the switching controller opens the MEMS switches when a voltage feeding the rectifier falls below a minimum distance from a zero voltage.
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A power supply device comprising:
- a rectifier with a rectifier circuit formed with current valves with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches;
- and
- a switching controller driving the MEMS switches to switch and open;
- wherein the switching controller opens the MEMS switches when a voltage feeding the rectifier falls below a minimum distance from a zero voltage.
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A system comprising:
- a terminal device;
- and
- a power supply device with a rectifier;
- wherein the rectifier includes a rectifier circuit formed with current valves with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches, and a switching controller driving the MEMS switches to switch and open;
- wherein the switching controller opens the MEMS switches when a voltage feeding the rectifier falls below a minimum distance from a zero voltage;
- wherein the terminal device is connectable to the power supply device in order to supply power to the terminal device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.