US3267331A
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Capacitor trigger and fault circuit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-15
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1983-05-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard J Melhart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:01
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02H; H02H3/00; H02H3/02; H02H3/021; H02H3/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR PRODUCING A CAPACITOR DISCHARGE THROUGH A LOAD COIL WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A LOAD COIL, (B) A MAIN CAPACITOR BANK DISCHARGE CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID LOAD COIL, (C) A CROWBAR CIRCUIT CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY ACROSS SAID LOAD COIL, (D) A PULSE DELAY CIRCUIT CONNECTED WITH SAID CROWBAR CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRICALLY COMPLETING SAID CROWBAR CIRCUIT SUBSEQUENT TO COMPLETION OF AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE THROUGH SAID LOAD COIL, AND (E) A TRIGGER CIRCUIT FOR TRIGGERING SAID MAIN CAPACITOR DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND SAID PULSE DELAY CIRCUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR PRODUCING A CAPACITOR DISCHARGE THROUGH A LOAD COIL WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A LOAD COIL, (B) A MAIN CAPACITOR BANK DISCHARGE CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID LOAD COIL, (C) A CROWBAR CIRCUIT CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY ACROSS SAID LOAD COIL, (D) A PULSE DELAY CIRCUIT CONNECTED WITH SAID CROWBAR CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRICALLY COMPLETING SAID CROWBAR CIRCUIT SUBSEQUENT TO COMPLETION OF AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE THROUGH SAID LOAD COIL, AND (E) A TRIGGER CIRCUIT FOR TRIGGERING SAID MAIN CAPACITOR DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND SAID PULSE DELAY CIRCUIT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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