US5289360A
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Equipment for the generation of stabilized high direct voltage, particularly for use in combination with a non-polluting muffler
Assignee: Magnetek SpA
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Filing: 1992-06-15
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2012-06-15
Abstract
Abstract Equipment for the generation of a stabilized high direct voltage is described, and includes: a step-up transformer (2) whose primary is supplied with a direct voltage and which is designed in such a way as to have dispersed inductances and parasitic capacitances which cause a resonance effect on the opening of the primary; a rectifying circuit (3) to rectify the voltage at the terminals of the secondary winding of the step-up transformer (2); a switch (11) which, when in the closed condition, connects the primary winding of the step-up transformer (2) to ground; and circuits (6,7,8,9) for controlling the opening and closing of the switch (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Antonio Canova
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:56
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03C; B03C3/00; B03C3/34; B03C3/66; B03C3/68; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/01; H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/325; H02M3/335; H02M3/33507; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A device for generation of a stabilized high direct voltage, the device comprising: a step-up transformer with primary leads connectable to a direct voltage, said step-up transformer having dispersed inductances and parasitic capacitances causing a resonance effect on opening of one of said primary leads of said set-up transformer; a rectifier means connected to secondary leads of said step-up transformer and for rectifying voltage from said secondary leads to an output voltage; switching means for connecting and disconnecting one of said one primary leads of said step-up transformer to ground through a resistor; reference voltage means for providing a reference voltage; error amplifier means for comparing said reference voltage with said output voltage of said rectifier means and generating an output error voltage signal proportional to a difference between said reference voltage and said output voltage; comparator means for comparing said output error voltage signal with a resistor voltage across said resistor of said switching means; control means connected to said comparator means and for controlling said connecting and disconnecting of said switch means, said control means disconnecting said switch means for a predetermined fixed time interval when an output level of said comparator means changes.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
196 words
A device for generation of a stabilized high direct voltage, the device comprising: a step-up transformer with primary leads connectable to a direct voltage, said step-up transformer having dispersed inductances and parasitic capacitances causing a resonance effect on opening of one of said primary leads of said set-up transformer; a rectifier means connected to secondary leads of said step-up transformer and for rectifying voltage from said secondary leads to an output voltage; switching means for connecting and disconnecting one of said one primary leads of said step-up transformer to ground through a resistor; reference voltage means for providing a reference voltage; error amplifier means for comparing said reference voltage with said output voltage of said rectifier means and generating an output error voltage signal proportional to a difference between said reference voltage and said output voltage; comparator means for comparing said output error voltage signal with a resistor voltage across said resistor of said switching means; control means connected to said comparator means and for controlling said connecting and disconnecting of said switch means, said control means disconnecting said switch means for a predetermined fixed time interval when an output level of said comparator means changes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said predetermined time of said control means is constant during operation of the device; said control means disconnects said switch means when said resistor voltage is equal or greater than said output error voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A device in accordance with claim 14, further comprising: a DC/DC converter connected between said primary leads of said step-up transformer and the direct voltage source; voltage multiplier means for multiplying said rectified voltage to form said output voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said DC/DC converter has a push-pull configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switching means is a transistor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein means are provided to attenuate and decouple said output voltage of the rectifier means and to send said attenuated and decoupled voltage to said error amplifier means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reference voltage is variable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means of excess voltage protection in the step-up transformer, said means of protection comprise a comparator to whose inputs are applied respectively a protection reference voltage and a voltage proportional to the energy stored in the step-up transformer during the connecting of the switching means, and whose output is connected to said control means, the output of said comparator being capable of causing an advanced opening of said switching means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said control means includes a mono-stable circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said resistor of said switching means is chosen to cause said resistance voltage to be proportional to a magnitude of energy stored in step-up transformer when said switch means is closed; said output level of said comparator means changing when the energy stored in said step-up transformer is equal or greater than a difference between said output voltage and predetermined desired voltage.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for generation of a stabilized high direct voltage, the device comprising: providing a step-up transformer; supplying a DC voltage to primary leads of said step-up transformer; rectifying a secondary voltage across secondary leads of said step-up transformer; generating an output voltage signal proportional to said rectified voltage; comparing said output voltage signal with a reference voltage and generating an error voltage signal proportional to a difference between said reference voltage and said output voltage signal; providing a switch and a resistor between one of said primary leads of the step-up transformer and ground; comparing said error voltage signal with a resistor voltage across said resistor when said switch is closed; opening said switch for a predetermined and fixed time interval when said resistor voltage is equal to said error voltage signal.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for generation of a stabilized high direct voltage, the device comprising: providing a step-up transformer; supplying a DC voltage to primary leads of said step-up transformer; rectifying a secondary voltage across secondary leads of said step-up transformer; generating an output voltage signal proportional to said rectified voltage; comparing said output voltage signal with a reference voltage and generating an error voltage signal proportional to a difference between said reference voltage and said output voltage signal; providing a switch and a resistor between one of said primary leads of the step-up transformer and ground; comparing said error voltage signal with a resistor voltage across said resistor when said switch is closed; opening said switch for a predetermined and fixed time interval when said resistor voltage is equal to said error voltage signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method in accordance with claim 11, further comprising: providing a DC/DC convertor; supplying a low DC voltage to an input of said DC/DC convertor; supplying an output of said DC/DC convertor to said step-up transformer; multiplying said rectified voltage to a desired voltage output.
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