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Power feed apparatus for load having reverse blocking characteristics

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-05-14
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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Expires: 2006-05-14
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Abstract

Abstract A power feed apparatus in which a means for by-passing the current reversely biasing the load is used for the normally used rectification means when the power converted by the transformer is fed to the reversely blocking characteristics like magnetron, whereby the price is lower and the shape is more compact without the use of the rectifier, because of the combination construction of the reverse bias current by-pass means and the inductance element provided in the load current path with respect to the non-linear load like the magnetron.

Inventors

  • 👤 Naoyoshi Maehara
  • 👤 Takahiro Matsumoto
  • 👤 Shigeru Kusunoki
  • 👤 Kazuho Sakamoto
  • 👤 Makoto Mihara

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 14:44
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M1/00; H02M1/32; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/66; H02M3/00; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/325; H02M3/335; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/505; H02M7/515; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B40/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A power feed apparatus comprising: a power supply which is fed with an AC power of a first frequency from a commercial source of power, said power supply outputting a conversion AC power of a second frequency which is higher than that of said first frequency; a load having reverse blocking characteristics; a transformer for feeding said conversion AC power to said load through an inductance element provided in the flow path of the current flowing to said load, and a reverse bias current by-pass means connected in parallel with said load so as to by-pass a reverse bias current which is generated when said load is reverse biased.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A power feed apparatus comprising: a power supply which is fed with an AC power of a first frequency from a commercial source of power, said power supply outputting a conversion AC power of a second frequency which is higher than that of said first frequency; a load having reverse blocking characteristics; a transformer for feeding said conversion AC power to said load through an inductance element provided in the flow path of the current flowing to said load, and a reverse bias current by-pass means connected in parallel with said load so as to by-pass a reverse bias current which is generated when said load is reverse biased.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said reverse bias current by-pass means comprises a capacitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 127 words
A power feed apparatus comprising: a power source which is fed with an AC power of a first frequency from a commercial source of power; a power conversion means for generating a high frequency AC conversion power of a second frequency which is higher than that of said first frequency and including at least one semiconductor switch and a means for driving said switch; a load having reverse blocking characteristics; a transformer for feeding said conversion AC power to said load through an inductance element provided in the flow path of the current flowing to said load, and a reverse bias current by-pass means connected in parallel with said load so as to by-pass a reverse bias current which is generated when said load is reverse biased.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 127 words
A power feed apparatus comprising: a power source which is fed with an AC power of a first frequency from a commercial source of power; a power conversion means for generating a high frequency AC conversion power of a second frequency which is higher than that of said first frequency and including at least one semiconductor switch and a means for driving said switch; a load having reverse blocking characteristics; a transformer for feeding said conversion AC power to said load through an inductance element provided in the flow path of the current flowing to said load, and a reverse bias current by-pass means connected in parallel with said load so as to by-pass a reverse bias current which is generated when said load is reverse biased.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 97 words
A power feed apparatus for feeding power to a magnetron comprising: a commercial source of AC power of a first frequency; an inverter means for converting AC power supplied by said commercial source of power to a conversion AC power of a second frequency which is higher than that of said first frequency; a transformer which is directly connected to said inverter means and is connected to said inverter via a series inductance means for transmitting said conversion AC power directly to said magnetron; and a reverse bias current by-pass means connected in parallel with said magnetron.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 97 words
A power feed apparatus for feeding power to a magnetron comprising: a commercial source of AC power of a first frequency; an inverter means for converting AC power supplied by said commercial source of power to a conversion AC power of a second frequency which is higher than that of said first frequency; a transformer which is directly connected to said inverter means and is connected to said inverter via a series inductance means for transmitting said conversion AC power directly to said magnetron; and a reverse bias current by-pass means connected in parallel with said magnetron.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein said reverse bias current by-pass means comprises a capacitor.

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