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Circuit arrangement for feeding electrical users with a DC voltage

Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1985-07-09
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2005-07-09
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Abstract

Abstract In a circuit arrangement for feeding electrical users with a DC voltage, a control circuit of a first switch controller serves as a current/voltage converter supplied from an auxiliary voltage source. Given such circuit arrangements, the auxiliary voltages should be generated with the simplest possible means and should be available as quickly as possible upon turn-on. For this purpose, the auxiliary voltage source is formed by a second switch controller whose switch element is parallel to an input of the first switch controller to which a capacitor is connected via a diode. Furthermore, the first and second switch controllers are positioned in series with one another at the input. The circuit arrangement can be advantageously employed in intermediate stations of communication transmission devices having DC current series feed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gerhard Musil

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 13:39
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/02; H02M3/04; H02M3/10; H02M3/145; H02M3/155; H02M3/156; H02M3/158; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/285; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S323/00; Y10S323/901

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
A circuit arrangement for feeding electrical users with a DC voltage, comprising: a first switch controller means for connecting at least one user to a feed circuit fed with an impressed current; said first switch controller means having at least one switch element controllable by a control circuit means supplied from an auxiliary voltage source; said control circuit means controlling the switch element dependent on a DC voltage at an output of said first switch controller means which is to be kept at least approximately constant; the auxiliary voltage source comprising a second switch controller means having a switch element parallel to an input thereof; a diode between the switch element and a capacitor parallel to an output of the second switch controller means, said diode being poled such that the diode is inhibited given a conductive switch element; and the first and second switch controller means being connected in series with one another at their inputs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
A circuit arrangement for feeding electrical users with a DC voltage, comprising: a first switch controller means for connecting at least one user to a feed circuit fed with an impressed current; said first switch controller means having at least one switch element controllable by a control circuit means supplied from an auxiliary voltage source; said control circuit means controlling the switch element dependent on a DC voltage at an output of said first switch controller means which is to be kept at least approximately constant; the auxiliary voltage source comprising a second switch controller means having a switch element parallel to an input thereof; a diode between the switch element and a capacitor parallel to an output of the second switch controller means, said diode being poled such that the diode is inhibited given a conductive switch element; and the first and second switch controller means being connected in series with one another at their inputs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a controllable switch is connected for control by the second switch controller means such that the controllable switch is opened only given an auxiliary voltage at and parallel to the input of the first switch controller means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 45 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 2 wherein the controllable switch is a normally closed contact of a relay whose winding is controlled by the second switch controller means by a difference between an output voltage and input voltage of the second switch controller means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 2 wherein the controllable switch is formed by the switch element of the first switch controller means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 44 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 2 wherein the controllable switch is controllable by a current sensor means in series with an input of the first switch controller means such that the controllable switch is closed given currents which exceed a prescribed limit value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 48 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 5 wherein the current sensor means is in series with the switch element of the first switch controller means; and the switch element is controllable by the current sensor means such that it closes given currents which exceed a prescribed limit value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 34 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 3 wherein the relay is provided with two windings, one of which is connected to an auxiliary voltage and the other of which is connected to sense current.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a voltage converter between an output of the first switch controller means and at least one user is connected to the auxiliary voltage source.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 42 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the control circuit means of the first switch controller means and a control circuit means in the second switch controller means connected to the switch element therein are connected to a common clock generator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 70 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the second switch controller means is designed such that an output voltage thereof is greater than an input voltage, and wherein one auxiliary voltage is the input voltage and another auxiliary voltage is a difference between the output voltage and input voltage of the second switch controller means so that the auxiliary voltage source outputs a positive and a negative auxiliary voltage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 161 words
A circuit arrangement for feeding electrical users with a DC voltage, comprising: a first switch controller means for connecting at least one user to a feed circuit fed with an impressed current; said first switch controller means having at least one switch element controllable by a control circuit means supplied from a second switch controller means; said control circuit means controlling the switch element dependent on a DC voltage fed to a user which is to be kept at least approximately constant; the a second switch controller means having a switch element parallel to an input thereof; control circuit means controlling the switch element of the second switch controller means; a diode between the switch element and a capacitor parallel to an output of the second switch controller means, said diode being poled such that the diode is inhibited given a conductive switch element; and inputs of the first and second switch controller means being connected in series with one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 161 words
A circuit arrangement for feeding electrical users with a DC voltage, comprising: a first switch controller means for connecting at least one user to a feed circuit fed with an impressed current; said first switch controller means having at least one switch element controllable by a control circuit means supplied from a second switch controller means; said control circuit means controlling the switch element dependent on a DC voltage fed to a user which is to be kept at least approximately constant; the a second switch controller means having a switch element parallel to an input thereof; control circuit means controlling the switch element of the second switch controller means; a diode between the switch element and a capacitor parallel to an output of the second switch controller means, said diode being poled such that the diode is inhibited given a conductive switch element; and inputs of the first and second switch controller means being connected in series with one another.

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