Patent ID: 7157884

Claim:
A method for energizing an electric energy storage device, to a dc voltage, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a circuit, said circuit having an electric power source for supplying electric energy to a control capacitor through a first electrical switch and through an electrical load device, and said circuit also having said electric energy storage device for receiving electric energy stored by said control capacitor through a second electrical switch and through said electrical load device then; (b) beginning an energizing cycle by closing said first electrical switch connecting said electric power source with said electrical load device and said control capacitor in a series electrical configuration then; (c) energizing said control capacitor through said electrical load device with electric energy from said electric power source then; (d) opening said first electrical switch then; (e) closing said second electrical switch connecting said energized control capacitor with said electric energy storage device and said electrical load device in a series electrical configuration then; (f) opening said second electrical switch, thus completing one said energizing cycle and; (g) repeating said energizing cycle until said electric energy storage device is energized with electric energy from said electric power source.