Patent ID: 6992904

Claim:
A power converter module adapted to provide a regulated direct current voltage to a load, said power converter module comprising: a rectifier having first and second rectifier terminals adapted to be coupled electrically to an external alternating current power source, a third rectifier terminal connected electrically to a first node, and a fourth rectifier terminal connected electrically to a grounded node; a metal thin film capacitor adapted to interconnect one of said first and second rectifier terminals of said rectifier to the external alternating current power source; and a voltage regulating circuit adapted to interconnect said rectifier to the load, said voltage regulating circuit including a limiting resistor having a first resistor terminal connected electrically to said first node, and a second resistor terminal connected electrically to a second node, a first filter capacitor having a first capacitor terminal connected electrically to a third node, and a second capacitor terminal connected electrically to said grounded node, and a voltage regulator interconnecting said second and third nodes, and having a regulator terminal connected electrically to said grounded node, wherein the regulated direct current voltage is provided to the load through said third and grounded nodes.