Abstract: A noise canceling apparatus is provided that uses magnetically-coupled windings to cancel noise currents or noise voltages from a power converter. The apparatus may include a series voltage source or a shunt current source that is placed at input or output terminals of a power converter to eliminate the noise generated from the power converter.

Abstract: A fast transient response power converter is disclosed which makes use of a variable inductor to speed up the converter's output voltage response under fast transient conditions. The inductive element in a switching converter is replaced by two series or parallel inductive elements of which one has a smaller inductance value and the other has a larger inductance value. During the fast transient condition, the total inductance is greatly reduced to allow rapid current change during the transient condition.

Abstract: A family of power converter is invented. Each of these converter accomplishes zero voltage switching to minimize switching losses. Also by the application of coupled inductor, conduction losses can also be minimized. The basic embodiment comprises of two switches connected across the input source. The switches are driven by asymmetrical driving pulses with variable duty cycle. A capacitor is connected to the node joining the two switches and an inductor is in turn connected to it. This inductor is connected to an output filter through a diode. The output filter comprises of an inductor and capacitor and diode combinations. This output filter inductor has two coupled windings which minimize conduction losses. The basic embodiment can be modified to provide converter with boost output or negative output. The embodiment can also be modified for isolated converter with transformer in both half bridge and full bridge circuit.

Abstract: A family of power converter is invented. Each of these converter accomplishes zero voltage switching to minimize switching losses. The basic embodiment comprises of two switches connected across the input source, a series combination of inductor and capacitor is connected to the node joining the two switches. The switches are driven by asymmetrical driving pulses with variable duty cycle. The output comprises of an inductor and capacitor filter and diode combinations. This arrangement minimise output ripple. In order to further reduce dissipation switches are connected in parallel with output diodes and these switches operation in synchronization with the main switches. The basic embodiment can be modified to provide converter with negative output or boost output. The embodiment can also be modified for isolated converter with transformer in both the half bridge and full bridge circuit.