Patent ID: 8106536

Claim:
A system for supplying power to an electrical device, the system comprising: an AC source; a plurality of AC/DC converters, wherein an input side of each AC/DC converter is connected to the AC source and wherein an output side of each AC/DC converter is connected to an electrical conductor that couples to the electrical device; each of the AC/DC converters comprising a switching mechanism that permits each AC/DC converter to be clocked independently of a frequency of the AC source; a single controller coupled to the AC/DC converters, wherein the controller is operable to regulate a function of each AC/DC converter; wherein the plurality of AC/DC converters are operable to supply a high DC voltage to the electrical device via the electrical conductor; wherein each of the AC/DC converter outputs is independently controlled by the controller such that the system lacks a master converter, the operation of which determines the operation of the other AC/DC converter switching mechanisms.