Power supply

Abstract

A power supply to convert AC power to DC power with a relatively constant voltage and linear current delivery. The DC power may be positive and/or negative voltage. A fluctuating voltage from an AC voltage source (e.g., a transformer) is utilized to charge and substantially discharge a storage device on a cycle by cycle basis. Both the output of the storage device and the output of the transformer is combined to provide relatively constant voltage to a load. Unlike a typical power supply, (a) the discharge of the storage device forces power into a load, (b) total capacitance may be substantially less than the capacitance of a typical power supply, (c) a shunt capacitor is not required, and (d) the transformer may be continuously utilized throughout the entire cycle (rather than for only a brief portion of each cycle), reducing noise.

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