US3355653A
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Variable pulse width regulated power supply
Assignee: Lorain Products Corp
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Filing: 1964-02-04
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Granted: 1967-11-28
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Expires: 1984-02-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Pantelis P Paradissis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:26
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/505; H02M7/515; H02M7/525
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY COMPRISING: DIRECT CURRENT INPUT MEANS; QUASI-SQUAREWAVE GENERATOR MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SEMI-CONDUCTOR SWITCHES CONNECTED TO RECEIVE CURRENT FROM SAID DIRECT CURRENT INPUT MEANS FOR GENERATING A QUASI-SQUAREWAVE THEREFROM, A PAIR OF COMMUTATING CAPACITORS SERIALLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SWITCHES AND A COMMUTATING SWITCH CONNECTED TO SAID PAIR OF SWITCHES AND INTERMEDIATE SAID CAPACITORS; CURRENT CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID QUASI-SQUAREWAVE GENERATOR MEANS; PULSE GENERATOR MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CURRENT CONTROL MEANS AND SAID COMMUTATING SWITCH TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL FROM SAID CURRENT CONTROL MEANS INDICATIVE OF THE CURRENT FLOWING THERETHROUGH AND FOR REGULATING THE DURATION OF CONDUCTION OF SAID SWITCHES BY ACTUATING SAID COMMUTATING SWITCH; OSCILLATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SWITCHES FOR ALTERNATELY RENDERING SAID SWITCHES CONDUCTING THEREBY CAUSING SAID QUASI-SQUAREWAVE GENERATOR TO GENERATE ALTERNATE SPACED POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PULSES; FREQUENCY REGULATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID OSCILLATOR MEANS FOR REGULATING THE FREQUENCY THEREOF; AND ALTERNATING CURRENT OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID QUASISQUAREWAVE GENERATOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY COMPRISING: DIRECT CURRENT INPUT MEANS; QUASI-SQUAREWAVE GENERATOR MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SEMI-CONDUCTOR SWITCHES CONNECTED TO RECEIVE CURRENT FROM SAID DIRECT CURRENT INPUT MEANS FOR GENERATING A QUASI-SQUAREWAVE THEREFROM, A PAIR OF COMMUTATING CAPACITORS SERIALLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SWITCHES AND A COMMUTATING SWITCH CONNECTED TO SAID PAIR OF SWITCHES AND INTERMEDIATE SAID CAPACITORS; CURRENT CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID QUASI-SQUAREWAVE GENERATOR MEANS; PULSE GENERATOR MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CURRENT CONTROL MEANS AND SAID COMMUTATING SWITCH TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL FROM SAID CURRENT CONTROL MEANS INDICATIVE OF THE CURRENT FLOWING THERETHROUGH AND FOR REGULATING THE DURATION OF CONDUCTION OF SAID SWITCHES BY ACTUATING SAID COMMUTATING SWITCH; OSCILLATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SWITCHES FOR ALTERNATELY RENDERING SAID SWITCHES CONDUCTING THEREBY CAUSING SAID QUASI-SQUAREWAVE GENERATOR TO GENERATE ALTERNATE SPACED POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PULSES; FREQUENCY REGULATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID OSCILLATOR MEANS FOR REGULATING THE FREQUENCY THEREOF; AND ALTERNATING CURRENT OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID QUASISQUAREWAVE GENERATOR.
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