Sine wave generator comprising a resonant load energized by a plurality of resonant charge-discharge stages

Claim 1

IN A SOLID STATE POWER GENERATOR OPERATED FROM A SOURCE OF DIRECT CURRENT VOLTAGE AND UTILIZING THE "GATLING GUN" APPROACH WHEREIN A LARGE AMOUNT OF SINE WAVE POWER IS GENERATED THROUGH THE SEQUENTIAL OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY SMALLER POWER HANDLING STAGES THE COMBINATION OF: A RESONANT TANK CIRCUIT; A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL CIRCUIT SECTIONS, SAID CHARGING CIRA CHARGING AND A DISCHARGING CIRCUIT, SAID CHARGING CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH DEVICE, AN INDUCTANCE, AND A CAPACITANCE COUPLED IN SERIES COMBINATION TO SAID SOURCE; AND SAID DISCHARGING CIRCUIT COMPRISING ANOTHER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH, ANOTHER INDUCTANCE, AND SAID CAPACITANCE CONNECTED IN SERIES COMBINATION TO SAID RESONANT TANK CIRCUIT; AND MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY CONTROLLING THE CONDUCTIVITY OF SAID SWITCH DEVICES TO PRODUCE SAID LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER IN SAID RESONANT TANK CIRCUIT.