A microwave-rectifying circuit for rectifying AC power is equipped with: an input line into which AC power is inputted; multiple branch lines which branch off from the branching point on the output side of the input line into n lines; rectifiers which rectify the AC power flowing through the branch lines and are positioned in each of the multiple branch lines; and phase shift units which are provided upstream from the rectifier in at least n1 branch lines among the multiple branch lines, and shift the phase of the AC power in a manner such that relative to the AC power which flows through one branch line and arrives at the corresponding rectifier, the AC power which flows through each of the other n1 branch lines and arrives at the corresponding rectifier exhibits a phase difference of k180/n.

The present disclosure relates to a voltage regulation circuit (100). The voltage regulation circuit (100) comprises a transformer (130) having a primary winding (132) having a first end (132A) and a second end (132B), and a first secondary winding (134) having a first end (134A) and a second end (134B), wherein the first end (132A) of the primary winding (132) is configured to receive an input voltage and the second end (132B) of the primary winding (132) is configured to produce an output voltage, wherein the first end (134A) of the first secondary winding (134) is connected to a neutral node (180), wherein the primary winding (132) produces a primary voltage based on the input voltage, and wherein a secondary voltage of the first secondary winding (134) is out-of-phase to the primary voltage of the primary winding (132); and a first switch (160) configured to connect the second end (134B) of the first secondary winding (134) with the second end (132B) of the primary winding (132), wherein, when the first switch (160) is connected, the output voltage is the secondary voltage.

A transformer is provided between a power supply and a load, and includes a front stage circuit and a rear stage circuit each having a function of performing switching so as to alternately invert a polarity of output relative to input. The transformer further includes: a series unit provided in at least one of both circuits and composed of a pair of reactance elements connected in series to each other via a connection point; and a switch device which, with both ends of the series unit serving as a first port, causes a part between one end of the series unit and the connection point, and a part between the other end of the series unit and the connection point, to serve as a second port alternately through switching while inverting a polarity, and executes power transmission from the first port to the second port or vice versa.

A transformer is provided between a power supply and a load, and includes a front stage circuit and a rear stage circuit each having a function of performing switching so as to alternately invert a polarity of output relative to input. The transformer further includes: a series unit provided in at least one of both circuits and composed of a pair of reactance elements connected in series to each other via a connection point; and a switch device which, with both ends of the series unit serving as a first port, causes a part between one end of the series unit and the connection point, and a part between the other end of the series unit and the connection point, to serve as a second port alternately through switching while inverting a polarity, and executes power transmission from the first port to the second port or vice versa.

A communication network includes a first electrical cable, a home network translation device, and a first termination device. The home network translation device is communicatively coupled between an optical cable and the first electrical cable, and the home network translation device is configured to translate data between an optical protocol on the optical cable and a home networking protocol on the first electrical cable. The first termination device is communicatively coupled to the first electrical cable and is configured to translate data between the home networking protocol on the first electrical cable and an additional protocol on an additional communication medium communicatively coupled to the first termination device.

An improved electrical power conversion system converts a high voltage (HV) from a HV electrical power supply to a low voltage. The electrical power conversion system includes at least one power converter and at least one RC network connected in series. The RC network includes a plurality of resistive components and a plurality of capacitive components electrically connected in series. The at least one RC network and at least one power converter are arranged to be connected across a line potential of the HV electrical power supply.

An electrical isolation device including a support with thickness E including two faces facing one another, referred to, respectively, as the two faces having a length L, a width l; on each face of the support, a plurality of voltage dividers is positioned extending over the length, each voltage divider including electrical components that are connected in series and arranged according to a first and a second stage, each first stage including a row of even components and a row of odd components, the rows being parallel, and adjacent, and the second stage corresponding to a linear arrangement of components.

An electrical isolation device including a support with thickness E including two faces facing one another, referred to, respectively, as the two faces having a length L, a width l; on each face of the support, a plurality of voltage dividers is positioned extending over the length, each voltage divider including electrical components that are connected in series and arranged according to a first and a second stage, each first stage including a row of even components and a row of odd components, the rows being parallel, and adjacent, and the second stage corresponding to a linear arrangement of components.

The present disclosure provides exemplary embodiments of voltage harvesting devices used in power distribution systems, and provides power distribution system architectures utilizing the voltage harvesting devices. Generally, the voltage harvesting devices transform distribution line AC voltages to produce a low wattage output for distribution system communication and control type devices. The voltage harvesting device can operate whether irrespective of the presence of load current.

The method of controlling power transmission to a load permits: to eliminate over-voltage in an electric circuit; to decrease energy losses and time of charging of an energy storing device; to increase service life of switches and provide very high reliability of power transmission to a load. The conception is following: controlling power transmission to a load from additional circuit so that current can be transferred from additional circuit to operating circuit (circuit with a load) and vice versa from operating circuit to additional circuit without interruption (without switching off) circuit of the load.