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US4222098A
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Base drive for paralleled inverter systems
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1978-02-16
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Granted: 1980-09-09
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Expires: 1998-02-16
Abstract
Abstract In a paralleled inverter system, a positive feedback current derived from the total current from all of the modules of the inverter system is applied to the base drive of each of the power transistors of all modules, thereby to provide all modules protection against open or short circuit faults occuring in any of the modules, and force more equal current sharing among the modules during turn-on of the power transistors.
Inventors
- 👤 with respect to an invention of Frosch Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 👤 Satoshi Nagano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:25
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/53; H02M7/537; H02M7/538; H02M7/5381; H02H; H02H7/00; H02H7/10; H02H7/12; H02H7/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
In an inverter system having a plurality of inverter modules connected in parallel to a load for inverting power from a source through power transistors under control of a clock input signal, the improvement comprised of a positive feedback current derived from the total current to the load from all of the modules of the inverter system and applied to the base drive of each of the power transistors of all modules thereby providing all modules protection against open or short circuit faults occuring in any of the modules.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
In an inverter system having a plurality of inverter modules connected in parallel to a load for inverting power from a source through power transistors under control of a clock input signal, the improvement comprised of a positive feedback current derived from the total current to the load from all of the modules of the inverter system and applied to the base drive of each of the power transistors of all modules thereby providing all modules protection against open or short circuit faults occuring in any of the modules.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
An improved base drive arrangement for power transistors in paralleled inverter modules connected to a common load comprising means for deriving substantially equal positive feedback currents for all modules from the total load current, and means for combining said positive feedback currents with base drive currents for the power transistors of each of the modules, where said base drive currents are derived from a common clock pulse signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
An improved base drive arrangement for power transistors in paralleled inverter modules connected to a common load comprising means for deriving substantially equal positive feedback currents for all modules from the total load current, and means for combining said positive feedback currents with base drive currents for the power transistors of each of the modules, where said base drive currents are derived from a common clock pulse signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The improvement defined by claim 2 wherein said base drive currents for power transistors of all modules are set substantially equal and only slightly higher than the derived feedback currents so that, under overload conditions, the feedback current to a power transistor of any one module can affect control over the base drive current of the power transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The improvement defined by claim 3 wherein base drive currents to power transistors of said modules are coupled to said power transistors by current pulse transformers, and wherein said combining means for each module is comprised of a separate winding on said current pulse transformer connected in series with said load.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improvement defined by claim 4 wherein each module includes two power transistors and said current pulse transformer includes two primary windings and two secondary windings for alternately driving on said two power transistors.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-09-09 | 1984-03-10 | 1984-09-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-09-09 | 1988-03-10 | 1988-09-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-09-09 | 1992-03-10 | 1992-09-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |