Patent ID: 8143856

Claim:
An inverter charger for providing a bi-directional energy flow between an alternating current source and a direct current chargeable voltage source, the inverter charger comprising: an H-bridge rectifier inverter circuit coupled with an alternating current voltage source, the H-bridge rectifier comprises four sets of three parallel connected power MOSFETS connected in a full wave H-bridge configuration, with each MOSFET operating synchronously with the alternating current voltage source wave form to produce a full wave rectified output of the alternating current voltage source; a direct current voltage to direct current voltage converter (DC-to-DC converter) coupled between the H-bridge inverter circuit and a direct current chargeable voltage source having a direct current voltage, the DC-to-DC converter switchable between a charge configuration and an inverter configuration; the charge configuration including a boost circuit operably coupled with the H-bridge, the H-bridge rectifier providing a full wave rectified output signal to the boost circuit, the boost circuit configured to up convert the full wave rectified output signal, the charge configuration further including a buck circuit operably coupled with the boost circuit, the buck circuit configured to provide a regulated charge current to the direct current chargeable voltage source; and the inverter configuration including the boost circuit operably coupled with the direct current chargeable voltage source, the boost circuit configured to up convert the direct current voltage of the direct current chargeable voltage source, and the buck circuit configured to provide a full wave rectified signal wave form to the H-bridge, the H-bridge configured to tie an alternating current voltage waveform to the alternating current voltage source.