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Television receiver ferroresonant power supply with permanent magnet biasing
Assignee: RCA Licensing Corp
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Filing: 1981-05-29
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 2001-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A ferroresonant power supply for a television receiver includes a saturable reactor having a magnetizable core and a winding located thereon. Exciting current for the saturable reactor is developed from a source of unregulated input voltage. A magnetic flux is generated in the magnetizable core that links the reactor winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage. A capacitor develops a circulating current that generates a magnetizing force in a core section associated with the reactor winding. A permanent magnet biases the core to produce a second magnetizing force in the associated core section. The resultant of the two magnetizing forces develops a magnetic flux that substantially saturates the magnetizable material of the associated core section during each cycle of the alternating polarity output voltage to regulate the output voltage. The permanent magnet biasing provides temperature stability of the output voltage in that the tendency of the output voltage to vary with temperature variations in the magnetizable material of the associated core section is substantially offset by the accompanying temperature variations of the biasing strength of the permanent magnet. A high voltage generator of the television receiver is responsive to the regulated alternating polarity output voltage to produce a temperature stable, regulated ultor voltage at a picture tube ultor terminal.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald H. Willis
- 👤 Randall C. Clayburn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/10; H04N3/16; H04N3/18; H04N3/185; G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/70; G03F7/70691
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A power supply for a television display system including a regulated ultor power supply with reduced ultor voltage temperature dependence, comprising: a source of input voltage; means coupled to said source for developing an exciting current; a magnetizable core including a saturable core section; a winding located on said core; means responsive to said exciting current for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetizable core that links said winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage; a capacitance associated with said winding for developing a circulating current that generates a first magnetizing force in said saturable core section; a permanent magnet for biasing said core so as to produce a second magnetizing force in said saturable core section, the resultant of the two recited magnetizing forces developing a magnetic flux that substantially magnetically saturates said saturable core section for regulating said alternating polarity output voltage; an ultor terminal; and means responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for developing an ultor voltage at said ultor terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A power supply for a television display system including a regulated ultor power supply with reduced ultor voltage temperature dependence, comprising: a source of input voltage; means coupled to said source for developing an exciting current; a magnetizable core including a saturable core section; a winding located on said core; means responsive to said exciting current for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetizable core that links said winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage; a capacitance associated with said winding for developing a circulating current that generates a first magnetizing force in said saturable core section; a permanent magnet for biasing said core so as to produce a second magnetizing force in said saturable core section, the resultant of the two recited magnetizing forces developing a magnetic flux that substantially magnetically saturates said saturable core section for regulating said alternating polarity output voltage; an ultor terminal; and means responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for developing an ultor voltage at said ultor terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 1 wherein the tendency of said regulated alternating polarity output voltage to vary with temperature variations in said saturable core section magnetizable material due to the temperature variations of the saturation flux density in said saturable core section magnetizable material is substantially overcome by the accompanying temperature variations of the biasing strength of said permanent magnet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claims 1 or 2 wherein the direction of said second magnetizing force is generally transverse to that of said first magnetizing force in a substantial volume of said saturable core section magnetizable material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 3 wherein said display system includes a deflection winding, a deflection generator responsive to a regulated B+ scanning voltage for generating deflection winding scanning current, and means responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for generating said regulated B+ scanning voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 3 wherein the negative temperature coefficient of flux density strength of the permanent magnet is greater in magnitude than the negative temperature coefficient of saturation flux density of said saturable core section magnetizable material over the normal operating temperature range of said power supply.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 3 wherein said magnetizable core and said permanent magnet are each formed in the shape of a ring member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 6 wherein said permanent magnet comprises two ring member sections concentric with each other, each ring member section being magnetized through opposing faces and adjacent faces of the two ring member sections being magnetized to opposite polarities.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 7 wherein said ring member magnetizable core comprises two washers of magnetizable material with said permanent magnet being interposed between the two washers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 3 wherein said magnetizable core comprises a rectangular core and wherein said permanent magnet comprises a bar in contact with a leg of said rectangular core.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 9 wherein both north and south poles of said permanent magnet are located on the face of said bar that is in contact with said rectangular core leg of said magnetizable core.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claims 1 or 2 wherein said exciting current developing means comprises a high leakage transformer, a primary winding of said high leakage transformer being coupled to said source of input voltage, a secondary winding of said high leakage transformer being coupled to said winding located on said magnetizable core, said regulated alternating polarity output voltage being developed across said high leakage transformer secondary winding.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
A power supply for a television display system according to claim 11 wherein said ultor voltage developing means comprises a high voltage winding magnetically coupled to said high leakage transformer secondary winding for stepping up the regulated alternating polarity voltage and a high voltage rectifier arrangement coupled to said high voltage winding for developing said ultor voltage from the voltage developed across and high voltage winding.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
200 words
A ferroresonant regulated power supply having a temperature stable output voltage, comprising: a source of input voltage; means coupled to said source for developing an exciting current; a magnetizable core including a saturable core section; a winding located on said core; means responsive to said exciting current for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetizable core that links said winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage; a capacitance associated with said winding for developing a circulating current that generates a first magnetizing force in said saturable core section; and a permanent magnet for biasing said core to produce a second magnetizing force in said saturable core section, the resultant of the two recited magnetizing forces developing a magnetic flux that substantially magnetically saturates said saturable core section during each cycle of said alternating polarity output voltage to regulate said alternating polarity output voltage, wherein the tendency of said regulated alternating polarity output voltage to vary with temperature variations in said saturable core section magnetizable material due to temperature variations in the value of saturation flux density of said saturable core section magnetizable material is substantially offset by the accompanying temperature variations of the biasing strength of said permanent magnet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
200 words
A ferroresonant regulated power supply having a temperature stable output voltage, comprising: a source of input voltage; means coupled to said source for developing an exciting current; a magnetizable core including a saturable core section; a winding located on said core; means responsive to said exciting current for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetizable core that links said winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage; a capacitance associated with said winding for developing a circulating current that generates a first magnetizing force in said saturable core section; and a permanent magnet for biasing said core to produce a second magnetizing force in said saturable core section, the resultant of the two recited magnetizing forces developing a magnetic flux that substantially magnetically saturates said saturable core section during each cycle of said alternating polarity output voltage to regulate said alternating polarity output voltage, wherein the tendency of said regulated alternating polarity output voltage to vary with temperature variations in said saturable core section magnetizable material due to temperature variations in the value of saturation flux density of said saturable core section magnetizable material is substantially offset by the accompanying temperature variations of the biasing strength of said permanent magnet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A power supply according to claim 13 wherein the direction of said second magnetizing force is generally transverse to that of said first magnetizing force in a substantial volume of said saturable core section magnetizable material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A power supply according to claim 14 wherein the temperature coefficient of said permanent magnet is two or more times greater in magnitude than the temperature coefficient of said saturable core section magnetizable material over the normal operating temperature range of said power supply.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A power supply according to claim 14 wherein said saturable core section magnetizable material is one of a lithium ferrite and a substituted lithium ferrite.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
A power supply according to claim 16 wherein said permanent magnet is a ceramic magnet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A power supply according to claim 17 wherein said ceramic magnet is one of a barium ferrite and a strontium ferrite.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
A power supply according to claim 14 wherein said magnetizable core and said permanent magnet are each formed in the shape of a ring member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
45 words
A power supply according to claim 14 wherein said permanent magnet comprises two ring member sections concentric to each other with each ring member section being magnetized through opposing faces and with adjacent faces of the two ring member sections being magnetized to opposite polarities.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
A power supply according to claim 20 wherein said magnetizable core comprises two washers of magnetizable material with said permanent magnet being interposed between the two washers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
A power supply according to claim 14 wherein said magnetizable core comprises a rectangular core and wherein said permanent magnet comprises a bar in contact with a leg of said rectangular core.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
A power supply according to claim 22 wherein said permanent magnet is magnetized through a face of said bar that is in contact with said leg of said rectangular core.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
67 words
A power supply according to claim 14 wherein said exciting current developing means comprises a high leakage transformer, a primary winding of said high leakage transformer being coupled to said source of exciting current, a secondary winding of said high leakage transformer being coupled to said winding located on said magnetizable core, said regulated alternating polarity output voltage being developed across said high leakage transformer secondary winding.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
40 words
A television display including the power supply in accordance with claims 13, 14, 15 or 24 wherein said television display includes a high voltage generator responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for developing a regulated DC ultor voltage.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
44 words
A television display according to claim 25 including a deflection winding, a deflection generator responsive to a regulated B+ scanning voltage for generating deflection winding scanning current, and means responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for generating said regulated B+ scanning voltage.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
243 words
A saturating core regulated power supply having a temperature stable output voltage, comprising: a source of input voltage; means coupled to said source for developing an exciting current; a magnetizable core including a saturable core section; a winding located on said core; means responsive to said exciting current for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetizable core that links said winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage; a capacitance associated with said winding for generating in conjunction with said exciting current developing means a first AC, magnetizing force in said saturable core section; and p1 means for biasing said core to produce a second magnetizing force in said saturable core section, the strength of said second magnetizing force varying with variations in the temperature of said saturable core section; the vector sum of the two recited magnetizing forces being an AC magnetizing force substantially symmetrical in time, said vector sum developing a magnetic flux that substantially magnetically saturates said saturable core section during each cycle of said alternating polarity output voltage to produce a circulating current in said capacitance for regulating said alternating polarity output voltage, wherein the tendency of said regulated alternating polarity output voltage to vary with temperature variations in said saturable core section magnetizable material due to temperature variations in the value of the saturation flux density of said saturable core section magnetizable material is substantially offset by the accompanying variations of the strength of said second magnetizing force.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
243 words
A saturating core regulated power supply having a temperature stable output voltage, comprising: a source of input voltage; means coupled to said source for developing an exciting current; a magnetizable core including a saturable core section; a winding located on said core; means responsive to said exciting current for generating a magnetic flux in said magnetizable core that links said winding to develop an alternating polarity output voltage; a capacitance associated with said winding for generating in conjunction with said exciting current developing means a first AC, magnetizing force in said saturable core section; and p1 means for biasing said core to produce a second magnetizing force in said saturable core section, the strength of said second magnetizing force varying with variations in the temperature of said saturable core section; the vector sum of the two recited magnetizing forces being an AC magnetizing force substantially symmetrical in time, said vector sum developing a magnetic flux that substantially magnetically saturates said saturable core section during each cycle of said alternating polarity output voltage to produce a circulating current in said capacitance for regulating said alternating polarity output voltage, wherein the tendency of said regulated alternating polarity output voltage to vary with temperature variations in said saturable core section magnetizable material due to temperature variations in the value of the saturation flux density of said saturable core section magnetizable material is substantially offset by the accompanying variations of the strength of said second magnetizing force.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
51 words
A power supply according to claim 27 wherein said biasing means comprises a permanent magnet having a negative temperature coefficient, said permanent magnet producing said second magnetizing force in a direction generally orthogonal to that of said first magnetizing force in a substantial volume of said saturable core section magnetizable material.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
44 words
A power supply according to claim 28 wherein the temperature coefficient of said permanent magnet is two or more times greater in magnitude than the temperature coefficient of said saturable core section magnetizable material over the normal operating temperature range of said power supply.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
39 words
A television display system including the power supply in accordance with claim 28 wherein said television display includes a high voltage generator responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for developing a regulated, temperature stable DC ultor voltage.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
45 words
A television display system according to claim 30 including a deflection winding, a deflection generator responsive to a regulated B+ scanning voltage for generating deflection winding scanning current, and means responsive to said regulated alternating polarity output voltage for generating said regulated B+ scanning voltage.
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