US4943903A
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Power supply in which regulation is achieved by processing a small portion of applied power through a switching regulator
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1989-03-14
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Granted: 1990-07-24
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Expires: 2009-03-14
Abstract
Abstract Regulation of an AC or DC voltage is achieved by processing a major portion of the prime power through a square wave inverter and a small portion of the prime power through a pulse width modulated switching regulator. The methods of regulation generally comprises the steps of: processing the unregulated input voltage to provide an output voltage; regulating an unregulated portion of the input voltage in response to a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage to provide a regulating voltage; and combining the regulating voltage with the output voltage to generate a regulated output voltage. The regulator circuit includes a square wave inverter circuit that produces a voltage in an output transformer, while a pulse width modulator regulates the output voltage in response to a feedback signal. The regulation is accomplished by pulse width modulating the portion of the input voltage that is unregulated, and applying this modulated voltage to a second transformer that combines the pulse width modulated voltage with the primary voltage in an AC fashion to produce the regulated output voltage. The invention improves the efficiency and reduces the weight and complexity of conventional voltage regulating devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Gilbert I. Cardwell, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:57
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/325; H02M3/335; H02M3/337; H02M3/3372; H02M3/3374
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
Voltage regulation means for generating a regulated output by processing a small portion of an applied unregulated input voltage through a switching regulator, said voltage regulation means comprising: first transformer means for providing a regulated output voltage from the voltage regulation means; second transformer means coupled to the first transformer means for coupling a regulating voltage to the first transformer means that regulates the output voltage; switch means coupled to the unregulated input voltage source and to the second transformer means for coupling the unregulated portion of the input voltage to the second transformer means; square wave inverter means coupled to the first and second transformer means for providing an alternating current square wave voltage thereto; and pulse width modulation means coupled to the switch means for modulating the duty cycle of the switch means to modulate the voltage applied to the second transformer means, and hence regulate the output voltage of the voltage regulation means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
Voltage regulation means for generating a regulated output by processing a small portion of an applied unregulated input voltage through a switching regulator, said voltage regulation means comprising: first transformer means for providing a regulated output voltage from the voltage regulation means; second transformer means coupled to the first transformer means for coupling a regulating voltage to the first transformer means that regulates the output voltage; switch means coupled to the unregulated input voltage source and to the second transformer means for coupling the unregulated portion of the input voltage to the second transformer means; square wave inverter means coupled to the first and second transformer means for providing an alternating current square wave voltage thereto; and pulse width modulation means coupled to the switch means for modulating the duty cycle of the switch means to modulate the voltage applied to the second transformer means, and hence regulate the output voltage of the voltage regulation means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 1 that further comprises: feedback means coupled between the first transformer means and the pulse width modulation means for generating a feedback signal indicative of the regulated output voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 1 wherein the square wave inverter means comprises a square wave generator coupled to two switches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 3 wherein the square wave generator means further comprises a transformer coupled between the square wave generator and the two switches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 3 wherein the second transformer means is coupled to the input voltage source through an input filter comprising an inductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 4 wherein the two switches comprise switching transistors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 6 wherein the first transformer means comprise a plurality of primary and secondary windings and the switching transistors are coupled to the primary windings thereof to switch the voltage applied thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 4 wherein the square wave inverter means comprises a square wave generator coupled to four switches, wherein two of the switches are coupled to the primary windings of the first transformer means, and the remaining two switches are coupled to the transformer of the voltage regulation means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
180 words
Voltage regulation means for generating a regulated output by processing a small portion of an applied unregulated input voltage through a switching regulator, said voltage regulation means comprising: first transformer means for providing a regulated output voltage from the voltage regulation means; second transformer means coupled to the first transformer means for coupling a regulating voltage to the first transformer means that regulates the output voltage; switch means coupled to the unregulated input voltage source and to the second transformer means for coupling the unregulated portion of the input voltage to the second transformer means; feedback means for generating a feedback signal indicative of the regulated output voltage; square wave generator means coupled to the first and second transformer means for providing an alternating current square wave voltage thereto; and pulse width modulation means coupled to the feedback means and to the switch means for responding to the feedback signal and modulating the duty cycle of the switch means to modulate the voltage applied to the second transformer means, and hence regulate the output voltage of the voltage regulation means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
180 words
Voltage regulation means for generating a regulated output by processing a small portion of an applied unregulated input voltage through a switching regulator, said voltage regulation means comprising: first transformer means for providing a regulated output voltage from the voltage regulation means; second transformer means coupled to the first transformer means for coupling a regulating voltage to the first transformer means that regulates the output voltage; switch means coupled to the unregulated input voltage source and to the second transformer means for coupling the unregulated portion of the input voltage to the second transformer means; feedback means for generating a feedback signal indicative of the regulated output voltage; square wave generator means coupled to the first and second transformer means for providing an alternating current square wave voltage thereto; and pulse width modulation means coupled to the feedback means and to the switch means for responding to the feedback signal and modulating the duty cycle of the switch means to modulate the voltage applied to the second transformer means, and hence regulate the output voltage of the voltage regulation means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 9 wherein the square wave generator means comprises a square wave generator coupled to two switches.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 9 wherein the square wave generator means comprises a square wave inverter coupled to two switches.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 10 wherein the square wave generator means further comprises a transformer coupled between the square wave generator and the two switches.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 10 wherein the second transformer means is coupled to the input voltage source through an input filter comprising an inductor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 11 wherein the two switches comprise switching transistors.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 11 wherein the first transformer means comprise a plurality of primary and secondary windings and the switching transistors are coupled to the primary windings thereof to switch the voltage applied thereto.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The voltage regulation means of claim 11 wherein the square wave inverter means comprises a square wave generator coupled to four switches, wherein two of the switches are coupled to the primary windings of the first transformer means, and the remaining two switches are coupled to the transformer of the voltage regulation means.
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