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Analogue computer for solving simultaneous equations

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1953-05-27
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Granted: 1959-11-03
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Expires: 1973-05-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Keith P Lanneau
  • 👤 Jr Lindsay L Griffin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 19:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/12; G06G7/32; G06G7/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
A COMPITER FOR SOLVING A SERIES OF AT LEAST TWO SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A SERIES OF N D.C. ELECTRICAL EQUATION CIRCUTIS,WHERIN N REPRESENTS A NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THE NUMBER OF SAID SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS EACH OF SAID EQUATIONS CIRCUIT INCLUDING AN A.C. AMPLIFER SYSTEM ADAPTED TO DEVELOPE A D.C OUTPUT VOLTAGE CHARTISTIC IN POLARITY AND MAGNITUDE OF ANY UNBLANCE BETWEEN TWO D.C. VOLTAGE SEPARABLY IMPRESSED THEREON, SAID AMPLIFER SYSTEM INCLUDING A CHOPPAR CONVERTED HAVING A PAOR OF INPUT TERMINALS, A HIGH GAIN A.C. AMPLIFER, TRANSFRMER COUPLED TO SAID CONVERTER, A PHASE DISCRIMINATING RECTIFICATION CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID HIGH GAIN AMPLIFER TO DEVELOPE A D.C. VOLTAGE OUTPUT, AND MEANS TO AMPLIFY THE POWER OF SAID OUTPUT, PLUS A SERIES OF 2N RESISTOR ELEMENTS OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL VALUE CONNECTED TO FORM FIRST AND SECOND NETWORKS OF N RESISTOR ELEMENT EACH, WHERIN EACH NETWORK ANS EACH RESISTOR ELEMENTS THERIN HAS A COUNTERPART IN EACH OF N-1CIRCUITS, AND EACH OF AT LEAST N+1 RESISTOR ELEMENTS IN SAID CIRCUIT CORRESPONDS TO A TERM IN ONE SAID EQUATION, AT LEAST N VARIABLE VOLTAGE DIVIDER MEANS RESPECTIVELY COUPLED TO INDIVIDUAL RESISTOR ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST NETWORK, VARIABLE VOLTAGE DIVIDER MEANS COUPLED TO AT LEAST ONE RESISTOR ELEMENT IN SAID SECOND NETWORK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND NETWORKS BEING INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED TO A SEPARATE ONE OF SAID PAIR OF CHOPPER CONVERTER INPUT TERMINALS, MEANS FOR IMPRESSING A D.C. VOLTAGE OF CON-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A COMPITER FOR SOLVING A SERIES OF AT LEAST TWO SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A SERIES OF N D.C. ELECTRICAL EQUATION CIRCUTIS,WHERIN N REPRESENTS A NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THE NUMBER OF SAID SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS EACH OF SAID EQUATIONS CIRCUIT INCLUDING AN A.C. AMPLIFER SYSTEM ADAPTED TO DEVELOPE A D.C OUTPUT VOLTAGE CHARTISTIC IN POLARITY AND MAGNITUDE OF ANY UNBLANCE BETWEEN TWO D.C. VOLTAGE SEPARABLY IMPRESSED THEREON, SAID AMPLIFER SYSTEM INCLUDING A CHOPPAR CONVERTED HAVING A PAOR OF INPUT TERMINALS, A HIGH GAIN A.C. AMPLIFER, TRANSFRMER COUPLED TO SAID CONVERTER, A PHASE DISCRIMINATING RECTIFICATION CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID HIGH GAIN AMPLIFER TO DEVELOPE A D.C. VOLTAGE OUTPUT, AND MEANS TO AMPLIFY THE POWER OF SAID OUTPUT, PLUS A SERIES OF 2N RESISTOR ELEMENTS OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL VALUE CONNECTED TO FORM FIRST AND SECOND NETWORKS OF N RESISTOR ELEMENT EACH, WHERIN EACH NETWORK ANS EACH RESISTOR ELEMENTS THERIN HAS A COUNTERPART IN EACH OF N-1CIRCUITS, AND EACH OF AT LEAST N+1 RESISTOR ELEMENTS IN SAID CIRCUIT CORRESPONDS TO A TERM IN ONE SAID EQUATION, AT LEAST N VARIABLE VOLTAGE DIVIDER MEANS RESPECTIVELY COUPLED TO INDIVIDUAL RESISTOR ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST NETWORK, VARIABLE VOLTAGE DIVIDER MEANS COUPLED TO AT LEAST ONE RESISTOR ELEMENT IN SAID SECOND NETWORK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND NETWORKS BEING INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED TO A SEPARATE ONE OF SAID PAIR OF CHOPPER CONVERTER INPUT TERMINALS, MEANS FOR IMPRESSING A D.C. VOLTAGE OF CON-

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