Apparatus, and associated method, for converting electrical power into form for powering a load device
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1. A power converter for converting input power of a selected input power characteristic into output power of a selected output characteristic, said power converter comprising:
- a switch element having an input side coupled to receive at least a representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic, and having an output said, said switch element positionable in a closed position in which the input side and the output side are electrically connected when the representation of the input power exhibits a representation characteristic beyond a threshold; and
a voltage converter positioned in parallel with said switch element and having an input side coupled to receive the at least the representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic and having an output side, said voltage converter selectably converting the at least the representation of the input power when selected to be operable.
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A power converter, and an associated method, for converting input power into output power. The power converter is capable of converting direct current input power as well as alternating current input power into direct current output power available for use to power an electrical load device, such as a consumer electronic device. The power conversion is performed at improved levels of efficiency, and less input power is dissipated as thermal energy.
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1. A power converter for converting input power of a selected input power characteristic into output power of a selected output characteristic, said power converter comprising:
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a switch element having an input side coupled to receive at least a representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic, and having an output said, said switch element positionable in a closed position in which the input side and the output side are electrically connected when the representation of the input power exhibits a representation characteristic beyond a threshold; and
a voltage converter positioned in parallel with said switch element and having an input side coupled to receive the at least the representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic and having an output side, said voltage converter selectably converting the at least the representation of the input power when selected to be operable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for converting input power of a selected input power of a selected input power characteristic into output characteristic, said method comprising the operations of:
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providing at least a representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic to a first side of a switch element;
providing at least the representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic to a first side of a voltage converter that is connected in parallel with the switch element; and
closing the switch element to shunt the representation of the input power that exhibits the selected input power characteristic across the voltage converter to a second side of the switch element when the representation of the input power exhibits a representation characteristic beyond a selected threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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