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PATENT DOCUMENTS 'US00795716052 (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 7,957,160 B2 jun. 7, 2011 4055799 A 1DI9TT Laster 41c09%0 4 "71999 Courier Mise AS49121 8 LOI9KS Gale 568938 1986 Rasy AS81808 41986 Herborg (Continsed) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS De MOSHE AL 1986 Continved) (OTHER PUBLICATIONS US. Appl No, 60973228, filed Sep. 1S, 2007, Habeoek (Continved) Primary Examiner — Bao QVia 74) Attorney, Agent, oF Firm Offices PC: Craige Thompson Thompson Patent Law 6 ABSTRACT Methods and apparatus to provide law harmonic distortion AC power for distribution by converting energy fom natural ‘or renewable sources into electrical form, and constructing a current waverorm on a primary winding ofa transformer by recapturing inductive energy previously stored inthe trans- Forme so as to transform the converted electrical energy ima substantially sinusoidal AC woltage ata secondary winding of the tansfomer. For example, AC power may'be supplied to a ullity power grid rom ra electrical energy from renewable energy’ sourees (e2, solar cells). An inverter may constrict the primary winding current waveform using two unidiree- ‘ional switches. On each half eyele, one ofthe switches frst applies energy previously recaptured from primary winding induetanee, and then applies the raw energy tothe transformer primary winding atthe uly power grid frequency. Aecord- ingly, the constructed primary winding current may exhibit substantially improved total barmonie distortion, 13 Claims, 16 Drawing SheetsUS 7,957,160 B2 Page 2 USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS AGGLTAT A 41987 Gray Se oes's47 A $1987 Balan Senos A RIDE Rabe 768075 A RIDES. 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