Abstract:
A control system for a direct-current servo motor drive amplifier which changes the magnitude of the voltage supplied to the amplifier according to the magnitude of the input signal to the amplifier in order to reduce the power loss in the amplifier and thereby permit the use of lower rated components, for example, transistors. The amplifier input signal is supplied to a plurality of operational amplifiers in a level-detecting circuit that operates to selectively connect a plurality of voltage sources to supply the voltage requirements of the drive amplifier in accordance with the magnitude of the input signal. An embodiment of the voltage-switching circuit employing controlled rectifiers and an embodiment employing transistors are disclosed.
Abstract:
Controlled power supply system for connection to an AC source and having two oppositely connected silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs) for conducting current in opposite directions to an electrical load. Two sawtooth waves of opposite slope and phasedisplaced by 180* are combined with an error signal to determine the firing times of the SCRs. The error signal represents the difference between a desired value and the actual value of a load variable, such as rotational speed when the load is an electric motor. Each sawtooth wave has a period equal to the AC source signal and during each cycle has a straight line slope for 270*, is abruptly reset to a reference level, and remains at the reference level for the remaining 90* of the cycle.