Universal power adapter and an associated method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9853555
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14856657

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A universal power adapter includes a power converter configured to generate an output power based on a switching frequency of the power converter. The universal power adapter also includes a frequency controller operatively coupled to the power converter and configured to control the switching frequency of the power converter. The universal power adapter further includes a switch capacitor circuit having a plurality of capacitive elements, operatively coupled to the power converter. The switch capacitor circuit is configured to switch between the plurality of capacitive elements. The universal power adapter also includes a capacitance controller operatively coupled to the switch capacitor circuit and configured to control the switch capacitor circuit to control switching between the plurality of capacitive elements to maintain a control parameter within a threshold range of.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Glaser, John Stanley Niskayuna, US 47 995
Levy, Yehuda Daniel Jerusalem, IL 15 46
Peng, Han Rexford, US 15 66
Ramabhadran, Ramanujam Niskayuna, US 37 144

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