Series ferroresonant regulated rectifier with added capacitor shunting the saturating reactor winding

Claim 1

A series type ferroresonant regulator comprising: an input means for accepting AC signals operating at substantially a single frequency, a transformer having a saturating core in response to AC signals from the input means such that initial operation of the saturating core is in a linear region and changes into a saturating region within each half-cycle of the AC signal, the transformer including a primary winding coupled to the input means and at least a first secondary winding, a ferrocapacitor having a first capacitance value and connecting the input means to the primary winding, and connected in series with the primary winding, a second capacitor having a second capacitance value and connected in parallel with the primary winding, the sum of the first and second capacitance values being a capacitance value series resonant with a linear region saturated inductance of the primary winding and saturating core and a ratio of the first and second capacitance values selected in accordance with a quality of a saturated inductance of the transformer so that a desired input/output voltage ratio is maintained and a voltage dividing action of the ferrocapacitor and the second capacitor significantly reduces a peak voltage across the primary winding, and output means connected to the first and second secondary winding and including rectification means.