Electrical high voltage power supply apparatus

Claim 1

BATTERY CONSERVING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS OF THE TYPE CONVERING A LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY SOURCE TO A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR CHARGING AN ENERGY STORAGE LOAD MEANS COMPRISING: A LOW VOLTAGE UNIDIRECTIONAL ENERGY SOURCE; HIGH VOLTAGE ENERGY STORAGE LOAD MEANS; OSCILLATOR INVERTER MEANS COMPRISING SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFIER MEANS ENERGIZED BY SAID LOW VOLTAGE SOURCE CONNECTED TO CONVERT SAID LOW VOLTAGE SOURCE TO A HIGH VOLTAGE, SAID OSCILLATOR INVERTER MEANS BEING DESIGNED TO BE CAPABLE OF CHARGING SAID HIGH VOLTAGE LOAD MENS RAPIDLY TO A STATE OF CHARGE IN EXCESS OF A MAXIMUM DESIRED STATE FROM SAID LOW VOLTAGE SOURCE; OSCILLATOR INVERTER DISABLING MEANS INCLUDING A RAID CYCLING PULSING CIRCUIT, SAID MEANS HAVING AN INPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO SAID LOAD MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO THE STATE OF CHARGE ON SAID LOAD MEANS TO PROVIDE A PULSING OUTPUT SIGNAL UPON THE DESIRED STATE OF CHARGE BEING SENSED, SAID PULSING OUTPUT SIGNAL BEING APPLIED TO SAID OSCILLATOR INVERTER TO TEMPORARILY DISABLE SAID OSCILLATOR INVERTER; AND OSCILLATOR INVERTER RESTARTING MEANS INCLUDING A SECOND PULSING CIRCUIT, WHICH HAS A SLOW REPETITION RATE WITH RESPECT TO THE RAPID CYCLING PULSING CIRCUIT, SAID OSCILLATOR INVERTER RESTARTING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFIER MEANS TO PERIODICALLY APPLY A CURRENT PULSE THERETO TO RESTART SAID OSCILLATOR INVERTER.