Abstract:
A circulating current control for a phase shifted full bridge inverter is provided to control the powder dissipation and efficiency of the converter responsive to changing operating conditions. The minimum circulating current necessary for zero-voltage switching is regulated by adjusting the reset current of saturable reactors. Therefore, zero-voltage switching can be achieved with a minimum of condition losses. The converters efficiency is optimized over a wide range of operating conditions.
Abstract:
In a power supply apparatus for a load such a toroidal core testing apparatus, an input current is supplied to the load, and an output voltage of the load is obtained. A current corresponding to one part of the output voltage is negatively fed back to the input current.
Abstract:
A stabilizing power supply apparatus including, as a switching element, a magnetic amplifier supplied with a rectangular wave voltage produced by an inverter and controlled by a reset current. An error sensing circuit senses a difference between the output voltage of the magnetic amplifier and a reference voltage to produce an error signal corresponding to the sensed difference. An amplifier circuit amplifies the error signal into the reset current for the magnetic amplifier. The amplifier circuit includes a NPN-type transistor for amplifying the control current into the reset current and first and second diodes. The first diode has an anode terminal connected to a negative power supply line and a cathode terminal connected to the collector of the transistor in order that charge will not accumulate on the transistor base. The second diode has an anode terminal connected to the emitter of the transistor and a cathode terminal connected to the magnetic amplifier. The reset current is applied to the magnetic amplifier through the second diode to hold the output voltage of the apparatus constant by regulating the on/off timing of the magnetic amplifier in accordance with the difference between the magnitude of the output voltage and the magnitude of the reference voltage.
Abstract:
A multiple-output DC-DC converter has an electronically controllable reactor (64,66) connected in series with each output circuit. In response to variations in voltage of the output circuits (80,82), control signals are fed back to vary the permeance of the electronically controllable reactor (64,66) in each output circuit. The voltage in any output circuit is thereby made independent of input voltage variations and load fluctuations in any other output circuit.
Abstract:
In a television receiver regulated power supply that is responsive to the state of a remote on/off command signal, the AC mains supply voltage is connected to the input terminals of a bridge rectifier through the mechanical switch portion of an on/off relay. A remote control circuit energizes the relay coil to close the mechanical switch upon receipt of the on-state command signal. The bridge rectifier then develops an unregulated DC voltage that is applied to a high frequency inverter for developing an alternating polarity input voltage. The alternating polarity input voltage is applied to a self-regulating or ferroresonant power supply circuit to produce regulated output voltages for various television receiver load circuits such as the ultor load and the horizontal deflection circuit. During a fault operating condition of the self-regulating circuit wherein the output voltages would tend to increase excessively, a protection circuit detects the occurrence of the fault operating condition and disables the remote control circuit to deenergize the relay coil and open the mechanical on/off switch. Operation of the self-regulating circuit stops to thereby deenergize the television receiver load circuits.
Abstract:
A linear power supply is preregulated to compensate for variations in load and power line voltage. The inductance on the primary side of the power supply step down transformer is varied by a current controlled inductor to efficiently maintain the desired power supply output voltage. A variable current is supplied to the inductor by a d.c. power source under control of an integrator which monitors output voltage fluctuations. In one embodiment of the invention, a voltage selector is included for use with power supplies which provide more than one output voltage. This selector automatically selects the most heavily loaded output voltage for control of the inductor.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a voltage regulation-unbalanced voltage compensation control connected intermediate the supply and load of the polyphase system, the control including separately adjustable variable impedance elements provided by saturable core reactors for independently varying the voltage drops between the supply and load terminals for each phase. The independent adjustment of the variable impedance elements is effected by a feedback control network varying the magnitude of current supplied to the DC control winding of each saturable core reactor in response to the existing load voltages across the load terminals.
Abstract:
A high power tube in applications requiring reduced AC hum in the amplified signal, utilizes a direct current heated filament. In order to reduce the incidence of tube failure and maintain a stable mode of operation, the direct current is produced by a regulated source of DC voltage. The regulated source includes a transformer having a primary winding coupled to a source of alternating line voltage and also includes a secondary winding at which a transformed low voltage is generated. A rectifier is coupled to the secondary winding for rectifying the transformed voltage to produce a pulsating direct voltage which is applied to the tube filament by a filter. The primary winding of the transformer is coupled to the AC source by means of a saturable reactor. A control circuit senses the voltage across the filament and controls the reactor in a feedback manner.
Abstract:
An alternating current power control circuit utilizing progressive variation of magnetic flux in associated magnetic paths. Voltage and current sensors at an output provide feedback signals to permeance control devices to apportion flux between a pair of magnetic paths such that the primary magnetizing current remains essentially unchanged during the control process.
Abstract:
A stabilized DC power supply device providing a plurality of different stabilized DC powers with regulated voltage levels. Stabilized DC powers with rated currents of 2A. or less are taken out from transistor series regulator circuits, another stabilized power with rated current of 8-10A. or more is output from a magnetic amplifier regulator circuit and other powers with rated current of 8-10A. or less are obtained from transistor switching regulator circuits. The regulated voltage output from one of the switching regulator circuits is used as an input DC power for the series regulator circuits and is fed to them through an DC-AC inverter circuit and respective rectifier circuits. Input powers to both the switching regulator circuits and the magnetic amplifier regulator circuit are from a DC power source through a single DC-AC inverter circuit. The device is small in size and good in efficiency. Overvoltage and overcurrent prospective circuits are provided to stop the operation of the DC-AC inverter circuit when either overcurrent or overvoltage occurs.