Patent ID: 7948776

Claim:
A zero-voltage switching high-frequency inverter comprising: a first switch and a second switch that are connected in series between power sources; a first capacitor and a second capacitor that are connected in series between the power sources; an impedance element and an inductor element that are connected in series between a connecting path connecting the first switch and the second switch and a connecting path connecting the first capacitor and the second capacitor; and a third capacitor connected in parallel to the impedance element and the inductor element, wherein when a ratio of an amplitude of a current flowing through the impedance element (lomax) relative to an amplitude of a current flowing through the first switch and the second switch (lsmax) is Ar (lomax/lsmax), an electrostatic capacity of the first capacitor is C C1 , an electrostatic capacity of the second capacitor is C C2 , and an electrostatic capacity of the third capacitor is C C3 , the electrostatic capacity C C1 of the first capacitor, the electrostatic capacity C C2 of the second capacitor, and the electrostatic capacity C C3 of the third capacitor are chosen such that an expression Ar=1+C C3 /(C C1 +C C2 ) is satisfied.