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Using hall device for controlling current in a switchmode circuit
Assignee: Unity Power Corp
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Filing: 1994-02-14
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Granted: 1995-09-12
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Expires: 2014-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A current controller for controlling an input current carried by a primary conductor. The current controller has a gapped core of magnetic material magnetically coupled to the primary conductor, as for example by the primary conductor being wound around the core. A secondary conductor is magnetically coupled to the core of magnetic material in an opposite manner to the primary conductor such that current flowing in the secondary conductor generates a second magnetic field in the core opposed to the first magnetic field. A Hall effect latch is located in the air gap and has output voltage corresponding to a hysteresis function of the difference in the first and second magnetic fields.
Inventors
- 👤 Stuart W. Olsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 08:04
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M1/00; H02M1/42; H02M1/4208; H02M1/4225; G; G01; G01R; G01R15/00; G01R15/14; G01R15/20; G01R15/202; H02M1/0003; H02M1/0009; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B70/00; Y02B70/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of controlling an input current having an input current waveform drawn from a voltage source using a reference current having a reference current waveform, the method comprising the steps of: sensing the difference between the flux generated by the input current in a magnetic material and the flux generated by the reference current in the magnetic material; producing a difference signal corresponding to the difference between flux generated by the input current and the flux generated by the reference current; generating a control signal corresponding to a hysteresis function of the difference signal, the hysteresis function having a hysteresis band; supplying the control signal to a switch control; and ramping the input current up and down under control of the switch control to maintain the difference between the input waveform and the reference current waveform within the hysteresis band.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of controlling an input current having an input current waveform drawn from a voltage source using a reference current having a reference current waveform, the method comprising the steps of: sensing the difference between the flux generated by the input current in a magnetic material and the flux generated by the reference current in the magnetic material; producing a difference signal corresponding to the difference between flux generated by the input current and the flux generated by the reference current; generating a control signal corresponding to a hysteresis function of the difference signal, the hysteresis function having a hysteresis band; supplying the control signal to a switch control; and ramping the input current up and down under control of the switch control to maintain the difference between the input waveform and the reference current waveform within the hysteresis band.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 further including amplifying the difference signal before generating the control signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
Apparatus for controlling an input current having an input current waveform drawn from a voltage source using a reference current having a reference current waveform, the apparatus comprising: means for sensing the difference between the flux generated by the input current in a magnetic material and the flux generated by the reference current in the magnetic material; means for producing a difference signal corresponding to the difference between flux generated by the input current and the flux generated by the reference current; means for generating a control signal corresponding to a hysteresis function of the difference signal, the hysteresis function having a hysteresis band; means for supplying the control signal to a switch control; and means for ramping the input current up and down under control of the switch control to maintain the difference between the input waveform and the reference current waveform within the hysteresis band.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
Apparatus for controlling an input current having an input current waveform drawn from a voltage source using a reference current having a reference current waveform, the apparatus comprising: means for sensing the difference between the flux generated by the input current in a magnetic material and the flux generated by the reference current in the magnetic material; means for producing a difference signal corresponding to the difference between flux generated by the input current and the flux generated by the reference current; means for generating a control signal corresponding to a hysteresis function of the difference signal, the hysteresis function having a hysteresis band; means for supplying the control signal to a switch control; and means for ramping the input current up and down under control of the switch control to maintain the difference between the input waveform and the reference current waveform within the hysteresis band.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further including means for amplifying the difference signal before generating the control signal.
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