Patent US5134307A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US5134307A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Uninterruptible power supply apparatus and isolating method thereof

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1990-05-17
•
Granted: 1992-07-28
•
Expires: 2010-05-17
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A commercial alternating current power source is provided to a first frequency converting circuit (PC1) through a filter circuit (F) and a reactor (LAC). A high frequency switching power supply circuit (15) of the first frequency converting circuit is switched in response to the commercial alternating current power source to output high frequency power. The high frequency power is transferred to a second frequency converting circuit (PC2) through dielectric materials in capacitors (C1, C2) using electric field thereof as a transfer medium. In the second frequency converting circuit, a rectifying circuit (70) rectifies the high frequency power, so that a charging circuit 72) charges a back-up battery (BT) in response to a rectified output. An inverter 77 included in the second frequency converting circuit is switched to output alternating current power, in response to the output of the first frequency converting circuit when the power source is normal, and in response to the battery when the power source is interrupted, respectively. An isolation barrier 44 of the capacitors isolates the second frequency converting circuit from the first frequency converting circuit, whereby an isolation circuit can be made lighter and more compact.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hirotami Nakano

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 19:36
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02J9/062; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/4807; H02M7/02; H02M7/04; H02M7/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A power supply apparatus for supplying power to a load, comprising: a frequency converter that outputs a high frequency current based on a current of a reactor connected between an input power source and an input of said frequency converter; isolating means comprising a pair of capacitors connected to an output of said frequency converter; a rectifier connected to an output of said isolating means to rectify said high frequency current; a smoothing capacitor connected to an output of said rectifying means for providing a direct-current voltage output; an inverter connected to said output of said rectifying means, said inverter outputting an alternating voltage to said load; and a filter means connected to an output of said inverter means to suppress a common mode current passing through said pair of capacitors, said filter means comprising a pair of reactors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A power supply apparatus for supplying power to a load, comprising: a frequency converter that outputs a high frequency current based on a current of a reactor connected between an input power source and an input of said frequency converter; isolating means comprising a pair of capacitors connected to an output of said frequency converter; a rectifier connected to an output of said isolating means to rectify said high frequency current; a smoothing capacitor connected to an output of said rectifying means for providing a direct-current voltage output; an inverter connected to said output of said rectifying means, said inverter outputting an alternating voltage to said load; and a filter means connected to an output of said inverter means to suppress a common mode current passing through said pair of capacitors, said filter means comprising a pair of reactors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A power supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a battery connected with said output of said rectifier to deliver a direct-current voltage when said input power source is in an abnormal state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 107 words
A power supply apparatus for supplying power to a load, comprising: a pair of reactors provided to an input power source; a frequency converter that outputs a high frequency current based on a current flowing through said pair of reactors, said pair of reactors being connected between said input power source and an input of said frequency converter means; isolating means comprising a pair of capacitors connected to an output of said frequency converter; a rectifier connected to an output of said isolating means to rectify said high frequency current; and a smoothing capacitor connected to an output of said rectifier to provide a direct-current voltage output.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 107 words
A power supply apparatus for supplying power to a load, comprising: a pair of reactors provided to an input power source; a frequency converter that outputs a high frequency current based on a current flowing through said pair of reactors, said pair of reactors being connected between said input power source and an input of said frequency converter means; isolating means comprising a pair of capacitors connected to an output of said frequency converter; a rectifier connected to an output of said isolating means to rectify said high frequency current; and a smoothing capacitor connected to an output of said rectifier to provide a direct-current voltage output.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 51 words
A power supply apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a battery connected to said output of said rectifier that delivers a direct-current voltage when said input power source is an abnormal state; and an inverter connected to said output of said rectifier that outputs an alternating voltage to said load.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
A power supply apparatus according to claim 1 or 3, wherein said pair of reactors comprise a common mode choke.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2802069A Cited
GB1506633A Cited
DE2508314A1 Cited
US4084217A Cited
US4564897A Cited
US4686614A Cited
US4719550A Cited
US4802076A Cited
FR2610461A1 Cited
US4827151A Cited
US4860184A Cited
US4841429A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-07-28 1996-01-27 1996-07-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-07-28 2000-01-27 2000-07-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2003-07-28 2004-01-27 2004-07-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag