US4962349A
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Battery operated power supply with low voltage start circuit
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1989-01-09
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Granted: 1990-10-09
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Expires: 2009-01-09
Abstract
Abstract A circuit arrangement for feeding a load (3) from a low voltage energy source (1) via a direct-voltage conversion circuit (2). The direct-voltage conversion circuit periodically takes energy from the energy source by means of a main switching element (10) and supplies this energy as an increased supply voltage (at 12) to the load via an inductive element (9) and a rectifier (11). A starting switching element (15) takes energy for generating the supply voltage (at 12) from the energy source during a starting phase. The circuit arrangement is simple and compact and the energy losses produced are so low that it is economic to use it for energizing a small appliance particularly a small domestic appliance, from a battery or a rechargeable accumulator. A main control circuit (13) is supplied with energy directly from the supply voltage (at 12) and periodically controls the main switching element. A starting control circuit (16) is fed directly and exclusively from the energy source and periodically controls the starting switching element (15) so that is switching periods are shorter than those of the main switching. The starting control circuit, and thus the starting switching element, are switched off when the supply voltage reaches a predetermined value.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Albach
- 👤 Hubert C. Raets
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:18
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M1/00; H02M1/36; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S323/00; Y10S323/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A circuit arrangement for feeding a load from a low voltage energy source via a direct-voltage conversion circuit, which periodically takes energy from the energy source by means of a main switching element and supplies it as an increased supply voltage to the load via an inductive element and a rectifier, said conversion circuit including a starting switching element by means of which energy for generating the supply voltage is taken from the energy source in a starting phase of the circuit arrangement, characterized by a main control circuit supplied with energy directly from the supply voltage and which periodically controls the main switching element, and a starting control circuit directly and exclusively supplied from the energy source and by which the starting switching element is periodically controlled, the switching periods for the starting switching element being shorter than those for the main switching element, the starting control circuit and thus the starting switching element being switched off when the supply voltage reaches a predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A circuit arrangement for feeding a load from a low voltage energy source via a direct-voltage conversion circuit, which periodically takes energy from the energy source by means of a main switching element and supplies it as an increased supply voltage to the load via an inductive element and a rectifier, said conversion circuit including a starting switching element by means of which energy for generating the supply voltage is taken from the energy source in a starting phase of the circuit arrangement, characterized by a main control circuit supplied with energy directly from the supply voltage and which periodically controls the main switching element, and a starting control circuit directly and exclusively supplied from the energy source and by which the starting switching element is periodically controlled, the switching periods for the starting switching element being shorter than those for the main switching element, the starting control circuit and thus the starting switching element being switched off when the supply voltage reaches a predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the starting switching element and main switching element are connected in parallel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the main switching element comprises a MOS field-effect transistor and the starting switching element comprises a bipolar transistor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the load comprises an electronically commutated direct-current motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising a voltage detector by which the supply voltage is detected and the starting control circuit is switched off when the predetermined value of supply voltage is reached.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that a switch-off signal is emitted by the main control circuit for switching off the starting control circuit when the supply voltage reaches the predetermined value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 2 further comprising a voltage detector which detects said supply voltage and switches off the starting control circuit when said predetermined value of supply voltage is reached.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that a switch-off signal is emitted by the main control circuit for switching off the starting control circuit when the supply voltage reaches the predetermined value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1 further comprising means for inhibiting operation of said main control circuit and said main switching element when the supply voltage is below said predetermined value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A circuit arrangement as claimed in claim 9 wherein the main control circuit switches the main switching element on at a value of the supply voltage which is slightly below said predetermined value so as to provide a short overlap period when both of said switching elements are simultaneously operative.
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