Abstract: A switching circuit having an input voltage source for producing a DC voltage, a transformer having a pair of inductively coupled primary windings, a controller for electrically coupling the produced DC voltage across a first one of the pair of windings during a first portion of a cycle to induce a voltage in a second one of the pair of windings during such first portion of the cycle and for electrically coupling the produced DC voltage across the second one of the pair of windings during a second, subsequent portion of the cycle to induce the voltage in the first one of the pair of windings during the second portion of the cycle, and a circuit, responsive to the and in response to a level of the voltages induced in the pair of windings exceeding a predetermined voltage, for directing energy related to the excessive voltages back to the voltage source means.

Abstract: A switching circuit which provides excess voltage and a circuit, responsive to the excess voltage, to direct energy related to the excess voltage back to a voltage source coupled to the switching circuit is described. The circuit responsive to the excess voltage includes a capacitor, an inductor, and a transistor to couple and decouple the capacitor and the inductor. The transistor couples the capacitor to the inductor to transfer energy related to excess voltage stored in the capacitor to the inductor for storage, and decouples the capacitor from the inductor to transfer energy stored in the inductor to the voltage source. The circuit also includes a comparator, responsive to the level of the excess voltage, to provide a control signal to the transistor to control the coupling and decoupling of the capacitor and the inductor.