A DC-link charging arrangement is described having a DC-link capacitor, rectifier means, and contactor means arranged between supply voltage ports and the rectifier means and having at least one contactor. Such a charging arrangement should enable charging of a DC-link capacitor in a simple way with low losses. To this end a charging capacitor is arranged bridging the at least one contactor.

A DC-link charging arrangement is described having a DC-link capacitor, rectifier means, and contactor means arranged between supply voltage ports and the rectifier means and having at least one contactor. Such a charging arrangement should enable charging of a DC-link capacitor in a simple way with low losses. To this end a charging capacitor is arranged bridging the at least one contactor.

An LED illumination device for rapidly releasing residual capacitance, which includes a bridge rectifier chip, a current-limiting chip, a light-emitting group, a resistor group and a capacitor. The light-emitting group includes a plurality of first and second LED chips. The resistor group includes a plurality of first and second resistor chips. The first working voltage of the first LED chip is different from the second working voltage of the second LED chip. The first resistance value of the first resistor chip is different from the second resistance value of the second resistor chip. Each first LED chip corresponds to one of the first resistor chips, and each second LED chip corresponds to one of the second resistor chips. When the power supply is turned off, the residual capacitance remaining in the capacitor can be released by cooperation of the first resistor chips and the second resistor chips.

An LED illumination device for rapidly releasing residual capacitance, which includes a bridge rectifier chip, a current-limiting chip, a light-emitting group, a resistor group and a capacitor. The light-emitting group includes a plurality of first and second LED chips. The resistor group includes a plurality of first and second resistor chips. The first working voltage of the first LED chip is different from the second working voltage of the second LED chip. The first resistance value of the first resistor chip is different from the second resistance value of the second resistor chip. Each first LED chip corresponds to one of the first resistor chips, and each second LED chip corresponds to one of the second resistor chips. When the power supply is turned off, the residual capacitance remaining in the capacitor can be released by cooperation of the first resistor chips and the second resistor chips.

A mode of a rectifier may be changed between at least fully passive and fully synchronous based upon direct current (DC) output by the rectifier and/or direct current voltage output by the rectifier. This extends the range of direct current output by the rectifier for a given range of DC voltage output by the rectifier.

Structures and functions of power supplies are disclosed. In an example, a power supply includes a power factor correction circuit and a bypass circuit. The bypass circuit bypasses the power factor correction circuit when the switch of the bypass circuit is on in response to a predetermined range of input power of the power supply. The bypass circuit also includes a delay circuit to delay the activation of the bypass circuits in response to the predetermined range of input power of the power supply for a predetermined time period.

EMI noise is reduced and a component mounting area is suppressed, and downsizing of a power supply device is achieved. Power supply device includes transistor block, gate drive circuit block, and driver block. First gate terminal and second gate terminal are disposed on the same side as gate drive circuit block when viewed from a center of transistor block. Two output terminals are disposed on the same side as transistor block when viewed from a center of gate drive circuit block. At least a part of first drain terminal is included in a region sandwiched between first source terminal and second source terminal. Second drain terminal is disposed at a position deviating from an extension region that extends the region sandwiched between the first source terminal and the second source terminal beyond second source terminal as viewed from first drain terminal.

A bleeder current control method. The bleeder current control method includes the following steps: The rectifier bridge transmits a post-bridge input signal to the power system. The shaping circuit obtains the post-bridge input signal and shapes it into a bleeder current reference signal, the bleeder current reference signal is inversely correlated with the initial post-bridge input signal. Acquiring a current sampling signal representing the bleeder current, and comparing the error of the current sampling signal with the bleeder current reference signal to obtain an error signal. The current sampling signal is controlled according to the error signal, so that the current sampling signal is output based on the waveform of the bleeder current reference signal. Thus, a reliable and full-time sine wave envelope signal is provided to the power system, so as to reduce the loss caused by the bleeder current to the power system.

A system includes a transformer rectifier unit (TRU) having three inputs, a first AC bus configured to supply power to a first of the three inputs, a second AC bus configured to supply power to a second of the three inputs, and a third AC bus configured to supply power to a third of the three inputs. The system includes a power quality sense device electrically connected to each of the first, second and third AC busses. The system includes an electrically held contactor electrically connected between the TRU and the power quality sense device. The electrically held contactor is configured and adapted to be switched ON or OFF depending on whether the power quality sense device is energized or de-energized.

An LED illumination device for rapidly releasing residual capacitance, which includes a bridge rectifier chip, a current-limiting chip, a light-emitting group, a resistor group and a capacitor. The light-emitting group includes a plurality of first and second LED chips. The resistor group includes a plurality of first and second resistor chips. The first working voltage of the first LED chip is different from the second working voltage of the second LED chip. The first resistance value of the first resistor chip is different from the second resistance value of the second resistor chip. Each first LED chip corresponds to one of the first resistor chips, and each second LED chip corresponds to one of the second resistor chips. When the power supply is turned off, the residual capacitance remaining in the capacitor can be released by cooperation of the first resistor chips and the second resistor chips.