Closed-loop regulating system for a control circuit with a control drive

Claim 2

A closed-loop regulating system for a control circuit having a control loop for controlling said regulating system and a control drive which is limited in speed and acceleration, said regulating system comprising a regulator having an input, an output for providing an output voltage and an amplifier providing amplification of a signal suppLied thereto and having an amplifying gain inversely proportional to the output voltage; a control drive including a position regulator having an input connected to the output of said regulator and an output; and a subsidiary control loop including the regulator and the position regulator for controlling said control drive, wherein the amplitude of a magnitude depending upon the input signal of said position regulator inversely controls the amplification of said regulator.

Claim 3

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said regulator comprises a divider having an input connected to the output of the amplifier thereof and another input coupled to the output of the position regulator of said control drive.

Claim 4

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said regulator comprises a multiplier having an input connected to the output of the amplifier thereof and another input, and a function generator having an output connected to the other input of said multiplier.

Claim 5

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control drive includes a point contact rectifier for providing a control signal for the regulator and means for charging said rectifier with the input signal of said regulator.

Claim 6

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position regulator of said control drive comprises a control amplifier having an amplification which is inversely proportional to the output voltage of the amplifier of the regulator and means for supplying the output signal of said control amplifier to said regulator to control the amplifier of said regulator.

Claim 7

A closed-loop regulating system for damping the rolling of a ship having a control loop for controlling said regulating system and a control drive which is limited in speed and acceleration, said regulating system comprising a regulator having an input, an output and an amplifier providing amplification of a signal supplied thereto; a control drive limited in speed and acceleration, said control drive including a position regulator having an input connected to the output of said regulator, an output and a control amplifier connected between the input and output thereof and having an amplification inversely proportional to its output voltage, a point contact rectifier for providing a control signal for the regulator, means for charging said rectifier with the input signal of said regulator and a function generator connected between said point contact rectifier and said regulator and having an amplification proportional to its output voltage, said function generator being charged via said point contact rectifier by the actual value of said regulator provided for said control drive, said function generator affecting the amplification of said regulator; and a subsidiary control loop including said rectifier and said function generator for controlling said control drive, wherein the amplitude of a magnitude depending upon the input signal of said position regulator inversely controls the amplification of said regulator.

Claim 8

A closed-loop regulating system for damping the rolling of a ship having a control loop for controlling said regulating system and a control drive which is limited in speed and acceleration, said regulating system comprising a regulator having an input, an output and an amplifier providing amplification of a signal supplied thereto; a control drive limited in speed and acceleration, said control drive including a position regulator having an input connected to the output of said regulator, an output and a control amplifier connected between the input and output thereof and having an amplification inversely proportional to its output voltage, a point contact rectifier for providing a control signal for the regulator, means for charging said rectifier with the input signal of said regulator and a function generator connected between said point contact rectifier and said regulator and having an amplification proportional to its output voltage, said function generator being charged via said point contact rectifier by the actual value of said regulator provided for said control drive, said function generator affecting the amplification of said regulator; and a subsidiary control loop including said rectifier and said function generator for controlling said control drive, wherein the amplitude of a magnitude depending upon the input signal of said position regulator inversely controls the amplification of said regulator.

Claim 9

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said subsidiary control loop provides an input signal for the position regulator of said control drive and said input signal is supplied to the other input of the multiplier of said regulator.

Claim 10

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the function generator of said regulator comprises an electronic amplifier having a feedback circuit comprising a pair of parallel branches each of which includes a threshold diode connected in series circuit arrangement with a resistor, and means for biasing the threshold diodes with variable direct voltages.

Claim 11

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the actual value of the regulator is a magnitude proportional to the roll velocity of the ship.

Claim 12

A closed-loop regulating system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising an angle regulator for the roll angle of the ship connected to the Input of said regulator.

Claim 13

A regulating system comprising a first regulator including an amplifier and having an output voltage, an amplifying gain which is inversely proportional to its output voltage and a control drive; and a second regulator including an amplifier superimposed on the first regulator in a manner whereby the amplitude of the output voltage of the first regulator inversely controls the amplification of the second regulator.

Claim 14

A regulating system comprising a first regulator including an amplifier and having an output voltage, an amplifying gain which is inversely proportional to its output voltage and a control drive; and a second regulator including an amplifier superimposed on the first regulator in a manner whereby the amplitude of the output voltage of the first regulator inversely controls the amplification of the second regulator.