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Alternating current electrical power supply circuit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-02-04
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Granted: 1989-02-21
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Expires: 2007-02-04
Abstract
Abstract An alternating current electrical power supply circuit comprises a rectifier adapted to be connected to an AC mains supply. It produces a rectified output voltage including ripple. An amplifier-inverter has power supply terminals connected to the output of the rectifier. A voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of the AC mains supply is applied to a control input of the amplifier-inverter.
Inventors
- 👤 Edouard Serras-Paulet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:07
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02J9/062; G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit comprising a rectifier adapted to be connected to an AC mains supply and to produce a rectified output voltage including ripple, an amplifier-inverter having power supply terminals connected to the output of said rectifier and a control input, and means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply connected to said control input of said amplifier-inverter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit comprising a rectifier adapted to be connected to an AC mains supply and to produce a rectified output voltage including ripple, an amplifier-inverter having power supply terminals connected to the output of said rectifier and a control input, and means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply connected to said control input of said amplifier-inverter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 1, further comprising feedback means incorporated in or associated with said amplifier-inverter and adapted to stabilize its output voltage in the vicinity of a predetermined value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary amplifier having a control input connected to means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply, energy storage means to which said auxiliary amplifier is connected, and means whereby said auxiliary amplifier has its output connected to said power supply terminals of said amplifier-inverter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 3, wherein said means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply to which said control input of said auxiliary amplifier is connected and said means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply to which said control input of said amplifier-inverter is connected are one and the same.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 4, wherein said means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply comprise a master oscillator adapted to produce a voltage including ripple similar to and at the same frequency as the voltage of said AC mains supply and a synchronization circuit connected to said rectifier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 3, wherein said electrical energy storage means comprise at least one capacitor having a capacitance that is sufficiently large to feed electrical energy to said auxiliary amplifier during a short-term disconnection of said AC mains supply and further comprising a charging circuit for charging said at least one capacitor connected to said AC mains supply.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 3, wherein said electrical energy storage means comprise an electrochemical accumulator that has sufficient capacity to feed electrical energy to said auxiliary amplifier during a long-term disconnection of said AC mains supply.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein said amplifier-inverter comprises a transistorized power amplifier stage operating in class B.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 8, wherein said amplifier-inverter includes a transformer connected to the output of said power amplifier stage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 9, wherein said transformer has a center-tapped primary winding and said power amplifier stage is of the push-pull type.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein said amplifier-inverter includes a bridged transistorized power amplifier stage operating in class B.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein said amplifier-inverter includes a transistorized power amplifier stage operating in class C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 3, further comprising means responsive to failure of said AC mains supply adapted to increase the amplitude of the control signal supplied to said auxiliary amplifier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 7, further comprising a rectifier circuit forming at least part of means for charging an electrochemical accumulator and wherein said amplifier-inverter has an AC voltage output connected to said rectifier circuit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
77 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 14, further comprising switching means and a control circuit for said switching means adapted to sense a voltage output by or conditioned by presence of an output from said AC mains supply, wherein said switching means are connected to a point located between said amplifier-inverter and the terminals of said electrochemical accumulator so as to interrupt charging of said accumulator when said voltage falls below a predetermined threshold.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
58 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 15, wherein said switching means comprise an actuator device having a control winding connected to said AC mains supply or to a voltage representative of the voltage of said AC mains supply and switch contacts inserted in series into the connection between said AC voltage output and said terminals.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 14, wherein said amplifier-inverter comprises a transistorized power amplifier stage operating in class B and a transformer connected to the output of said power amplifier stage, wherein said AC voltage output of said amplifier-inverter consists in the terminals of a winding of said transformer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 3, wherein said means whereby said auxiliary amplifier has its output connected to said power supply terminals of said amplifier-inverter permit current to flow in one direction only.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 18, wherein said means whereby said auxiliary amplifier has its output connected to said power supply terminals of said amplifier-inverter comprise a diode.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 16, wherein said actuator device is an electromagnetic relay.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
67 words
Alternating current electrical power supply circuit according to claim 4, wherein said means for generating a voltage including ripple synchronous and in phase with the voltage of said AC mains supply comprise a master oscillator adapted to produce a voltage including ripple similar to and at the same frequency as the voltage of said AC mains supply and a synchronization circuit connected to said AC mains supply.
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