Patent ID: 9667130
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H02H,H02M

Claim:
1. An AC/DC converter, comprising: a first terminal and a second terminal configured to receive an AC voltage; a third terminal and a fourth terminal configured to supply a first DC voltage; at least one first capacitive element connected between the third and fourth terminals; a rectifying bridge having input terminals respectively coupled to the first and second terminals and having output terminals respectively connected to the third and fourth terminals; and a first inductive element coupled in series with a first switch between one of the first and second terminals and one of the input terminals of the rectifying bridge; and a rectifying element coupling an intermediate node between the first inductive element and the first switch to at least a fifth terminal that is configured to supply at least a second voltage referenced to the potential of the fourth terminal and having an amplitude smaller than an amplitude of the first voltage.