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US3230382A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

D.c.-a.c.-d.c. voltage converter

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-22
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1981-12-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert C Burns
  • 👤 Earl D Crawfis
  • 👤 Hecht Herbert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:43
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/325; H02M3/335

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
A VOLTAGE SUPPLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF LINE TERMINALS, A PAIR OF DIRECT CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS, AN INVERTER ENERGIZED FROM SAID LINE TERMINALS, AN OVER-DRIVEN AMPLIFIER COUPLED TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID INVERTER, SAID AMPLIFIER FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT IS DRIVEN TO SATURATION BY THE NORMAL OUTPUT OF SAID INVERTER, A BRIDGE RECTIFIER CONTAINING A PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS AND A PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS, COUPLING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE OUTPUTS OF SAID AMPLIFIER AND THE INPUT TERMINALS OF SAID BRIGDE RECTIFIER, CONDUCTING MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST OF SAID PAIR OF LINE TERMINALS TO THE FIRST OF SAID PAIR OF BRIDGE OUTPUT TERMINALS, CONDUCTING MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND OF SAID PAIR OF BRIDGE OUTPUT TERMINALS TO THE FIRST OF SAID PAIR OF DIRECT CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS, CONDUCTING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE SECOND OF SAID LINE TERMINALS AND THE SECOND OF SAID DIRECT CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS, AND A PAIR OF ALTERNATING CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE OUTPUT OF SAID INVERTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
A VOLTAGE SUPPLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF LINE TERMINALS, A PAIR OF DIRECT CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS, AN INVERTER ENERGIZED FROM SAID LINE TERMINALS, AN OVER-DRIVEN AMPLIFIER COUPLED TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID INVERTER, SAID AMPLIFIER FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT IS DRIVEN TO SATURATION BY THE NORMAL OUTPUT OF SAID INVERTER, A BRIDGE RECTIFIER CONTAINING A PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS AND A PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS, COUPLING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE OUTPUTS OF SAID AMPLIFIER AND THE INPUT TERMINALS OF SAID BRIGDE RECTIFIER, CONDUCTING MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST OF SAID PAIR OF LINE TERMINALS TO THE FIRST OF SAID PAIR OF BRIDGE OUTPUT TERMINALS, CONDUCTING MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND OF SAID PAIR OF BRIDGE OUTPUT TERMINALS TO THE FIRST OF SAID PAIR OF DIRECT CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS, CONDUCTING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE SECOND OF SAID LINE TERMINALS AND THE SECOND OF SAID DIRECT CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS, AND A PAIR OF ALTERNATING CURRENT LOAD TERMINALS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE OUTPUT OF SAID INVERTER.

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