20080285316 | AC/DC CONVERTER AND AC/DC CONVERSION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an AC/DC converter which is simple in circuit configuration, generates little ElectroMagnetic Interference (EMI) and has no transformer so that it can be reduced in weight and size and improved in AC/DC conversion efficiency, and an AC/DC conversion method using the same. The AC/DC converter includes a rectification circuit for converting a commercial AC (85-264V) voltage into a ripple AC voltage, a first control circuit for comparing the converted ripple AC voltage with a reference voltage and outputting a first pulse control signal as a result of the comparison, a first switching circuit for switching and outputting the ripple AC voltage from the rectification circuit in response to the first pulse control signal outputted from the first control circuit, and a first charge storage circuit for smoothing the ripple AC voltage outputted from the first switching circuit to convert it into a primary DC voltage. | 11-20-2008 |