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Method of automatically changing upper, balanced and lower voltage in electric power saving transformer and the device of the same
Assignee: POWERPERFECTOR Ltd
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Filing: 1996-01-05
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2016-01-05
Abstract
Abstract In an autotransformer of a single-phase three-wire system or a single-phase two-wire system, plural sets of main coils connected with input terminals are phase-wound on a single-phase core-type core, and further, between the ends of the main coils, plural sets of excitation coils mutually connected in series to wind on the single-phase core-type core are connected by plural combined connections. Further, plural sets of thyristors controlled ON/OFF by using the value measured by a voltage sensor connected to the aforementioned input terminals are provided between the aforementioned ends and the exciting coils. Therefore, the circuits are automatically changed in response to the increase and decrease of the input voltage, with a result that a load is not ill influenced so that the voltage value is always output within the predetermined range.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunio Shimazu
- 👤 Chiyuki Shimazu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 12:00
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02P; H02P13/00; H02P13/06; H01; H01F; H01F29/00; H01F29/02; H01F30/00; H01F30/02; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B70/00; Y02B70/30; Y04; Y04S; Y04S20/00; Y04S20/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of an electric power saving transformation in an autotransformer of a single-phase three-wire system or a single-phase two-wire system, comprising the steps of: phase-winding plural sets of main coils which are connected to input terminals on a single-phase core-type core in the autotransformer: connecting plural sets of exciting coils, mutually connected in series, to wind the single-phase core-type core between the ends of the main coils and said exciting coils which are switched to ON/OFF based on the value detected by a voltage sensor connected to the input terminals of the autotransformer and to a plurality of thyristors; and disconnecting and connecting between the ends of said main coils and said exciting coils by switching ON/OFF of a set of said thyristors at one time in order to automatically change output voltage onto circuits for upper-voltage, balanced-voltage and lower-voltage in an uninterrupted manner.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of an electric power saving transformation in an autotransformer of a single-phase three-wire system or a single-phase two-wire system, comprising the steps of: phase-winding plural sets of main coils which are connected to input terminals on a single-phase core-type core in the autotransformer: connecting plural sets of exciting coils, mutually connected in series, to wind the single-phase core-type core between the ends of the main coils and said exciting coils which are switched to ON/OFF based on the value detected by a voltage sensor connected to the input terminals of the autotransformer and to a plurality of thyristors; and disconnecting and connecting between the ends of said main coils and said exciting coils by switching ON/OFF of a set of said thyristors at one time in order to automatically change output voltage onto circuits for upper-voltage, balanced-voltage and lower-voltage in an uninterrupted manner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of the electric power saving transformation according to claim 1, further comprising the step of having hysteresis by differencing input voltage values in which an upper-voltage rate and a lower-voltage rate are changed when the input voltage is being increased and decreased.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
160 words
An electric power saving transformer in an autotransformer of a single-phase three-wire system or a single-phase two-wire system, comprising: plural sets of main coils which are connected to input terminals to phase-wind on a single-phase core-type core in the autotransformer; plural sets of exciting coils, mutually connected in series, to wind the single-phase core-type core and connected between the ends of said main coils by means of plural combinations of connections; and plural thyristors between the ends of said main coils and said exciting coils, a set of which are switched to ON/OFF at one time based on the value detected by a voltage sensor connected to the input terminals of the autotransformer, so that by switching ON/OFF of each set of said thyristors, at least one of said coils are connected or disconnected between said ends of main coils and said exciting coils to automatically change output voltage onto circuits for upper-voltage, balanced-voltage and lower-voltage in an uninterrupted manner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
160 words
An electric power saving transformer in an autotransformer of a single-phase three-wire system or a single-phase two-wire system, comprising: plural sets of main coils which are connected to input terminals to phase-wind on a single-phase core-type core in the autotransformer; plural sets of exciting coils, mutually connected in series, to wind the single-phase core-type core and connected between the ends of said main coils by means of plural combinations of connections; and plural thyristors between the ends of said main coils and said exciting coils, a set of which are switched to ON/OFF at one time based on the value detected by a voltage sensor connected to the input terminals of the autotransformer, so that by switching ON/OFF of each set of said thyristors, at least one of said coils are connected or disconnected between said ends of main coils and said exciting coils to automatically change output voltage onto circuits for upper-voltage, balanced-voltage and lower-voltage in an uninterrupted manner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The electric power saving transformation apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising hysteresis provided by differencing input voltage values in which an upper-voltage rate and a lower-voltage rate are changed when the input voltage is being increased and decreased.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of electric power saving transformation according to claim 1 wherein the upper voltage rate and the lower voltage rate ranges between about three percent to about six percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of electrical power saving transformation according to claim 1 wherein the upper voltage rate and the lower voltage rate is in predetermined steps.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electric power saving transformation apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the upper voltage rate and the lower voltage rate is in predetermined steps.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electric power saving transformation apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the upper voltage rate and the lower voltage rate ranges between about three percent to about six percent.
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