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Switching mode power supply
Assignee: Bull HN Information Systems Italia SpA
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Filing: 1987-05-07
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2007-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A switching mode power supply where an input rectified voltage feeds in chopped mode the primary winding of a power transformer under the control of a transistor turned on by voltage pulses periodically generated by an oscillator directly fed by the input voltage and applied to the transistor through a control transformer, said transistor being turned off by a voltage pulse generated by regulating circuits fed by the output voltage of the power supply and applied to the transistor through the same control transformer which is further provided with a winding where anelectromotive force is induced which is proportional to the current flowing through the primary winding of the power transformer.
Inventors
- 👤 Gian P. Cavagnolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:23
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/325; H02M3/335; H02M3/338
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
366 words
A switching mode power supply having a power transformer with a primary power winding and a secondary power winding and current flowing in said primary power winding induces a voltage in said secondary power winding, having a DC voltage source, and having a driving transistor with base, collector and emitter terminals, said transistor emitter being connected in series with said primary winding, the output of said secondary power winding being connected to a rectifier and output filter, and said driving transistor is cyclically turned on and off to cyclically connect said DC voltage source to said primary power winding, and there is a regulated voltage at the output of said output filter, characterized in that said power supply comprises: a control transformer having an activation winding, a primary control winding, a secondary regeneration winding, a metering and deactivation winding, said primary control winding being series connected to said primary power winding, a resistor series connected between the base of said transistor and one terminal of said regeneration winding, the emitter of said transistor being connected to the other terminal of said regeneration winding, and voltages are induced in said regeneration winding to turn said transistor on and off, first circuit means powered by said DC voltage source for generating a sequence of first voltage pulses having a preestablished frequency, said first pulses being applied to said activation winding, to induce in said regeneration winding corresponding voltage pulses which turn-on said transistor and cause current to flow through said transistor and the serial connected primary power winding, said transistor being kept on by a voltage induced in said regeneration winding responsive to said current flowing in said primary control winding, and second circuit means powered by the voltage induced in said secondary power winding, said second circuit means having an output connected to said metering and deactivating winding and applying to said metering winding a second voltage pulse opposed to a voltage induced in said metering winding by the current flowing in said primary control winding, and when the voltage induced in said metering winding exceeds a threshold value, said second voltage pulse induces a reverse biasing voltage in said regenerating winding for switching off said transistor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
366 words
A switching mode power supply having a power transformer with a primary power winding and a secondary power winding and current flowing in said primary power winding induces a voltage in said secondary power winding, having a DC voltage source, and having a driving transistor with base, collector and emitter terminals, said transistor emitter being connected in series with said primary winding, the output of said secondary power winding being connected to a rectifier and output filter, and said driving transistor is cyclically turned on and off to cyclically connect said DC voltage source to said primary power winding, and there is a regulated voltage at the output of said output filter, characterized in that said power supply comprises: a control transformer having an activation winding, a primary control winding, a secondary regeneration winding, a metering and deactivation winding, said primary control winding being series connected to said primary power winding, a resistor series connected between the base of said transistor and one terminal of said regeneration winding, the emitter of said transistor being connected to the other terminal of said regeneration winding, and voltages are induced in said regeneration winding to turn said transistor on and off, first circuit means powered by said DC voltage source for generating a sequence of first voltage pulses having a preestablished frequency, said first pulses being applied to said activation winding, to induce in said regeneration winding corresponding voltage pulses which turn-on said transistor and cause current to flow through said transistor and the serial connected primary power winding, said transistor being kept on by a voltage induced in said regeneration winding responsive to said current flowing in said primary control winding, and second circuit means powered by the voltage induced in said secondary power winding, said second circuit means having an output connected to said metering and deactivating winding and applying to said metering winding a second voltage pulse opposed to a voltage induced in said metering winding by the current flowing in said primary control winding, and when the voltage induced in said metering winding exceeds a threshold value, said second voltage pulse induces a reverse biasing voltage in said regenerating winding for switching off said transistor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A switching mode power supply as claimed in claim 1 where said first circuit means comprises a capacitor charged by said voltage source through a resistor and control means, and discharging said capacitor on said activation winding, when the charging voltage of said capacitor equals a preestablished value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A switching mode power supply as claimed in claim 1 where said second circuit means comprises a second capacitor charged through a second resistor by said regulated voltage, the voltage to which said second capacitor charges being variable and providing said threshold value above which said transistor is switched off and second control means for shorting said second capacitor when the voltage induced in said metering winding exceeds a preestablished value.
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