Two terminal control switch having a main switch and a saturable current transformer whose primary winding is series connected with the main switch

Claim 1

An arrangement for controlling the ON and OFF time intervals for a load comprising: a pair of main switch terminals adapted to be closed for connecting an AC power source to a load; a first, main, solid state switch connected between said terminals and having conductive and non-conductive states; a control circuit controlling said states of said main switch; means for obtaining DC control circuit power from said AC power source, said means comprising: (1) a full wave rectifier; (2) a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, said main switch and the primary winding of said transformer being connected in series; (3) said secondary winding including a center tap which constitutes one side of said DC control circuit power, a first junction connected to said center tap, and a second junction defining the other side of said DC power; (4) a capacitor, one end which is directly connected to said first junction located between said main switch and said primary winding, the other end of said capacitor being directly connected to said second junction; one end of said rectifier also being directly connected to said second junction, the other end of said rectifier being connected through said secondary winding to said center tap, and a zener diode in shunt with said capacitor.