摘要:
An inverter controlled DC arc welder of consumable electrode type includes an input rectifier for rectifying AC input power, an inverter for converting the rectifier output to high frequency AC power, an output transformer for stepping down the inverter output voltage, and an output rectifier for rectifying the transformer output voltage to provide a DC output voltage to be applied to a welder load. The welder further includes means for detecting current flowing through the welder load to produce a detection signal, a differentiator circuit for differentiating the detection signal, and correction means for correcting a predetermined reference voltage in accordance with the differentiator output voltage. Feedback control means controls the inverter in accordance with the difference between the transformer output and the corrected reference voltage.
摘要:
An arc welder provided with a low frequency square waveform a.c. power supply as a main power supply for welding in order to improve its power of recovering an arc which may go out at the time of polarity transition of a welding load and an auxiliary d.c. power supply for super-posing its output upon the input of the main power supply to further improve the recovering power, in which a switching element is inserted in a supply path of the output of the auxiliary d.c. power supply and the switching element is put in conduction by a suitable control device only for a necessary shortest arc recovery time in order to reduce a power loss due to continuous supply of the auxiliary d.c. output. The welder may include a diode which is put in conduction in response to an excessive transient voltage induced at the input of an invertor of the main power supply at the time of polarity transition of the welding load and, in order to prevent excessive charge of the capacitor in this case, the conduction time of the switching element may be extended to discharge an excess charge through the switching element to the invertor when a voltage across the capacitor exceeds a predetermined value.
摘要:
A power supply apparatus for a plasma arc cutter includes an inverter which converts DC power to high-frequency power. An output developing circuit rectifies and smooths the high-frequency power for application between a torch electrode and a workpiece which form together a plasma load. A current detecting unit detects current flowing through the plasma load. A reference signal generating unit generates a reference signal including a preset DC signal and a predetermined AC signal superposed on the DC signal. A control units control the inverter, in accordance with the difference between the output of the current detecting unit and the reference signal, so that the output current to be supplied between the electrode and the workpiece has a predetermined constant DC current and a predetermined AC current superposed on the DC current.The reference signal generating unit can vary the frequency and amplitude of the AC signal in the reference signal.
摘要:
A plasma-arc power supply apparatus includes a main electrode terminal, a nozzle electrode terminal and a workpiece terminal which are respectively coupled to a main electrode, a nozzle electrode and a workpiece of a plasma-arc apparatus. A DC power supply has its first output terminal coupled to the main electrode terminal, and a second output terminal. A pilot arc path is coupled between the second output terminal and the nozzle electrode terminal. A switch is connected in the pilot arc path. A plasma-arc path is coupled between the second output terminal and the workpiece terminal. A current detector has its first input coupled to the plasma-arc path, has its second input coupled to the pilot arc path, and produce a detection signal corresponding to the values of pilot arc and plasma-arc currents in the pilot arc and and plasma-arc paths, respectively. When the pilot arc current is flowing, a control unit closes the switch and controls current from the DC power supply in accordance with the difference between detection signal and a predetermined pilot arc reference signal, and when the plasma-arc current is flowing, the control unit opens the switch and controls current from the DC power supply in accordance with the difference between the detection signal and a predetermined plasma-arc signal.
摘要:
DC power from a smoothing capacitor is converted into high frequency power by an inverter, and then lowered by an output transformer. The lowered high frequency power is converted into DC power by an output rectifier and a DC reactor, and then supplied to a load. The load is short-circuited and then opened to initiate arcing. The short-circuiting and the arcing alternate. An auxiliary rectifier provides a load-voltage representative signal, and a current detector detects a load current. A load-current representative signal is differentiated by a differentiation circuit. The signals from the auxiliary rectifier, the current detector and the differentiation circuit, and a reference signal are applied to an operational amplifier. A control circuit controls the inverter such that the output of the operational amplifier can be zero. An integration circuit receives at least the load-voltage representative signal to detect a period of a cycle consisting of the arcing and the short-circuiting and provide an operation-cycle-period representative signal to the operational amplifier.
摘要:
Power supply apparatus includes a converter which converts a commercial AC voltage into a DC voltage. An inverter converts the DC voltage into a high frequency voltage. The high frequency voltage is voltage-transformed by a transformer, and then rectified and smoothed by a rectifier and a smoothing reactor into a DC voltage. This DC voltage is applied between a workpiece and a torch. A high frequency voltage generator generates a high frequency voltage and applies it to a primary winding of a coupling transformer. A boosted high frequency voltage is induced in a first secondary winding and applied between the workpiece and the torch, so that arcing is initiated. The coupling transformer includes a second secondary winding in which another high frequency voltage is induced. The high frequency voltage induced in the second secondary winding is converted into a DC voltage by a diode and a smoothing capacitor for application between the workpiece and the torch, so that the arcing is sustained.
摘要:
A power supply apparatus for arc-utilizing equipment includes a first converter for converting a received AC voltage to a DC voltage. An inverter converts the DC voltage to a high-frequency voltage, which is applied to a voltage-transformer with primary and second windings. A voltage-transformed high-frequency voltage induced in the secondary winding is converted to a DC voltage in a second converter, which is developed between two output terminals. The respective ones of the two output terminals are connected to a torch electrode of the arc-utilizing equipment and a workpiece. A bypass capacitor and a high-frequency voltage generator circuit are serially connected between the two output terminals. A control circuit controls the high-frequency voltage generator circuit and the inverter circuit. The bypass capacitor is connected directly between one of the two output terminals and the high-frequency voltage generator circuit.
摘要:
A power supply apparatus for welders includes an input-side AC-to-DC converter for converting an input commercial AC voltage into a DC voltage, which is, in turn, converted to a high-frequency voltage in an inverter. The high-frequency voltage is transformed to a high-frequency voltage having a desired magnitude in a transformer. The transformed high-frequency voltage is then converted back to a DC voltage in an output-side high-frequency-to-DC converter. The DC voltage is developed between output terminals of the power supply apparatus. A current detector detects the current flowing through the output terminals and develops a detected-current representative signal. A voltage detector detects the voltage between the output terminals and develops a detected-voltage representative signal. A CPU has three control modes and controls, in a first mode, the inverter in such a manner that the current representative signal becomes equal to a reference-current representative signal. In a second mode, the CPU activates and, then, deactivates a high-frequency generator, which provides a high-frequency voltage between the output terminals, and, thereafter, performs the first mode of control. In a third control mode, the CPU controls the inverter in such a manner that the voltage representative signal becomes equal to a reference-voltage representative signal and also controls a wire feeder for feeding a wire to be connected to one of the output terminals.
摘要:
An arc welding apparatus includes a main power supply circuit for outputting an arc current, a control circuit for controlling the main power supply circuit, and a high-frequency voltage generating circuit for generating a high-frequency voltage. When an operation switch is turned on for a first time since the apparatus is powered on, the control circuit activates the main power supply circuit to output a high voltage, and the high-frequency voltage generating circuit to generate a high-frequency voltage. With the high voltage superimposed on the high-frequency voltage, the control circuit passes a welding arc current through a torch and a base material. The switch is then turned off, and the control circuit passes a pilot arc current through the torch and the base material. The switch is turned on again, and the control circuit activates the main power supply circuit to output a high voltage, thereby allowing smooth arc transition.
摘要:
An arc welding apparatus includes a main power supply circuit for outputting an arc current, a control circuit for controlling the main power supply circuit, and a high-frequency voltage generating circuit for generating a high-frequency voltage. When an operation switch is turned on for a first time since the apparatus is powered on, the control circuit activates the main power supply circuit to output a high voltage, and the high-frequency voltage generating circuit to generate a high-frequency voltage. With the high voltage superimposed on the high-frequency voltage, the control circuit passes a welding arc current through a torch and a base material. The switch is then turned off, and the control circuit passes a pilot arc current through the torch and the base material. The switch is turned on again, and the control circuit activates the main power supply circuit to output a high voltage, thereby allowing smooth arc transition.