A power terminal is connected to a DC power source. A differential amplifier has primary and secondary input terminals and an output terminal, and a device applies a reference voltage to the secondary input terminal of the differential amplifier. A phase inverter has an input terminal connected to the output terminal of the differential amplifier and has primary and secondary output terminals that output two output signals of opposite phase. A push-pull drive circuit has primary and secondary input terminals connected to the primary and secondary output terminals of the phase inverter, and has primary and secondary output terminals connected to a switching element that alternately turns on and off by being driven by the two output signals of opposite phase that are provided from the output terminals of the phase inverter. An autotransformer has a tap connected to the power terminal and taps, provided at both sides of the tap connected to the power terminal, that are connected to the primary and secondary output terminals at the push-pull drive circuit, respectively. A capacitive load may be connected at both sides of the autotransformer. A positive feedback path connects one terminal of the autotransformer to the primary input terminal of the differential amplifier, and a sinusoidal AC voltage is applied to the capacitive load. A duty ratio conversion circuit automatically changes the duty ratio of drive signals for the push-pull drive circuit according to the resonance frequency that is determined by the inductance of the autotransformer and the capacitance of the capacitive load. The duty ratio conversion circuit is connected between the phase inverter and the push-pull drive circuit.