Patent ID: 8681511

Claim:
An alternating current-direct current converter device configured to cause a current to intermittently flow on a primary winding of a transformer by switching a switching circuit connected to a middle point of each power supply line of a three-phase alternating-current power supply, to rectify and smooth a voltage generated on a secondary winding of the transformer, and to output the voltage to a load, wherein the transformer including two primary windings for each respective phase of the three phase alternating current power supply, the switching circuit comprising: a series circuit connected to each interphase of the three-phase alternating current power supply, the series circuit including a first primary winding of the transformer, a bidirectional switch, and a second primary winding of the transformer, the first primary winding being connected to one main terminal of the bidirectional switch, the second primary winding being connected to a further main terminal of the bidirectional switch and a current of a same phase as the bidirectional switch flow; a drive circuit power supply generating circuit which generates a direct-current positive voltage and a direct-current negative voltage by use of an alternating-current power supply voltage applied thereto, both of the direct-current positive voltage and direct-current of negative voltage being un-isolated with respect to the alternating current power supply, the alternating current power supply voltage being applied from the middle point of the power supply line between two ends of the series circuit; and a drive circuit which applies the direct current positive voltage and the direct current negative voltage generated by the drive circuit power supply generating circuit to a control terminal of the bidirectional switch, and which performs on-off drive of the bidirectional switch, and wherein the bidirectional switch includes two semiconductor switching elements connected in series, one main terminal of the respective two semiconductor switching elements are connected to each other; and a connecting point between the one main terminal of the respective two semiconductor switching elements is a common reference potential point of two control terminals of the bidirectional switch, and the reference potential point of the bidirectional switch is connected to a common reference potential point of the direct current positive voltage and the direct current negative voltage generated by drive circuit power supply generating circuit.