Patent ID: 8242704
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for power conversion, the apparatus couplable to a power source, the apparatus comprising: a primary module comprising a transformer having a transformer primary; a first secondary module couplable to a first load, the first secondary module comprising a first transformer secondary magnetically coupled to the transformer primary; a second secondary module couplable to a second load, the second secondary module comprising a second transformer secondary magnetically coupled to the transformer primary, the second secondary module couplable in series through the first or second load to the first secondary module a first bypass circuit coupled to the first secondary module, the first bypass circuit to bypass the first secondary module and the first load in response to a detected fault, the detected fault comprising an open circuit; and a second bypass circuit coupled to the second secondary module, wherein each of the first bypass circuit and the second bypass circuit comprises a switch in parallel with a diode.