Power line filter

Claim 2

In a power line filter which includes a first discrete lumped parameter capacitive element having a predetermined value of capacitance and connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil, having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; and a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch.

Claim 3

In a power line filter which includes a first capacitive element connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil, having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch; and a third inductive element in series with said first inductive element and wherein a point of connection of said first capacitive element to the power line is made at a junction of said serially connected first and third inductive elements.

Claim 4

In a power line filter which includes a first capacitive element connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil, having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch; and a third inductive element in series with said first inductive element and wherein a point of connection of said first capacitive element to the power line is made at a junction of said serially connected first and third inductive elements.

Claim 5

A power line filter as described in claim 2 wherein the resonant frequency of said damping network is made equal to the series resonance of said first inductive element in combination with said first capacitive element.

Claim 6

A bidirectional power filter comprising, in series, a line input terminal, a first inductive element, a second inductive element, and an output load terminal; a first capacitive element having a first terminal connected to a ground potential and a second terminal connected to a junction of said first and second inductive elements; first and second coils, each having two terminals, said coils inductively closely coupled to said first and second inductive elements, respectively; and first and second damping circuits connected across said two terminals of said first and second coils, respectively, each of said damping circuits further comprising, in series, a third inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch.

Claim 7

A bidirectional power filter comprising, in series, a line input terminal, a first inductive element, a second inductive element, and an output load terminal; a first capacitive element having a first terminal connected to a ground potential and a second terminal connected to a junction of said first and second inductive elements; first and second coils, each having two terminals, said coils inductively closely coupled to said first and second inductive elements, respectively; and first and second damping circuits connected across said two terminals of said first and second coils, respectively, each of said damping circuits further comprising, in series, a third inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch.

Claim 8

A filter as described in claim 4 further comprising, in series, a neutral input terminal, a fourth inductive element, a fifth inductive element, and a neutral output load terminal; and a third capacitive element having a first terminal connected to a source of ground potential and a second terminal connected to a junction of said fourth and fifth inductive elements, wherein said first and fourth inductive elements comprise mutual bifilar windings and said second and fifth inductive elements comprise mutual bifilar windings.

Claim 9

A filter as described in claim 5 further comprising first and second transient suppressor elements bypassing said first and third capacitive elements, respectively.

Claim 10

A power line filter which includes a first lumped parameter capacitive element connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil, having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; and a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch wherein a resonant frequency of said damping network is made equal to a series resonance of said first inductive element in combination with said first capacitive element.

Claim 11

A power line filter which includes a first lumped parameter capacitive element connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil, having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; and a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch wherein a resonant frequency of said damping network is made equal to a series resonance of said first inductive element in combination with said first capacitive element.

Claim 12

In a power line filter which includes a first capacitive element connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch; said coil being overcoupled with said first inductive element such that said coil together with said damping network produces a heavily overcoupled and critically damped dual tuned circuit wherein no high resonant peak of voltage is developed when the power line filter is excited by a signal having a frequency equal to the resonant frequency of the power line filter.

Claim 13

In a power line filter which includes a first capacitive element connected between the power line and a source of ground potential and a first inductive element in series with the power line, the improvement comprising: a coil having two terminals and inductively closely coupled to said first inductive element; a damping network connected across said two coil terminals, including, in series, a second inductive element and a parallel circuit having a second capacitive element in one branch and a resistive element in another branch; said coil being overcoupled with said first inductive element such that said coil together with said damping network produces a heavily overcoupled and critically damped dual tuned circuit wherein no high resonant peak of voltage is developed when the power line filter is excited by a signal having a frequency equal to the resonant frequency of the power line filter.