US Patent Issued to Rompower Technology Holdings on Dec. 30 for "Energy extraction and utilization from the parasitic elements in power converters" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,750, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Rompower Technology Holdings LLC (Milford, Del.).

"Energy extraction and utilization from the parasitic elements in power converters" was invented by Ionel Jitaru (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switching power conversion apparatus includes an input voltage source, an output load, a first switch connected to a switching node, and a second switch connected to the switching node. An inductive element has a magnetizing current connected to the switching node. The inductive element delivers energy via the first and second switches from the voltage source to the load during power con...