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Emergency power supply
Assignee: Electronic Design and Manufacturing Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-10
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Granted: 1998-11-10
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Expires: 2016-06-10
Abstract
Abstract According to the present invention, an emergency power supply to be coupled to an electric power source providing an incoming AC signal may include an input/output terminal, a battery with a DC voltage, a rectifier coupled directly to the input/output terminal and connected to the battery, an inverter coupled directly to the input/output terminal and connected to the battery, and a control circuit coupled to the rectifier and the inverter so that in a first operational mode the rectifier is coupled to the battery to rectify an incoming AC signal at the input/output terminal to charge the battery and the inverter is decoupled from the battery, and in a second operational mode the inverter is coupled to the battery to invert the DC voltage to provide an outgoing AC signal at the input/output terminal and the rectifier is decoupled from the battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Alexander C. Crosman, III
- 👤 Thomas Schubert
- 👤 William R. Sandman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:51
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/865; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02J9/062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
An emergency power supply coupled to an electric power source providing an incoming AC signal, the emergency power supply comprising: an input/output means for receiving an AC signal; a battery with a DC voltage; a rectifier coupled directly to the input/output means and connected to the battery; an inverter coupled directly to the input/output means and connected to the battery; and a control circuit coupled to the rectifier and the inverter so that in a first operational mode the rectifier is coupled to the battery to rectify an incoming AC signal at the input/output means to charge the battery and the inverter is decoupled from the battery, and in a second operational mode the inverter is coupled to the battery to invert the DC voltage to provide an outgoing AC signal at the input/output means and the rectifier is decoupled from the battery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
An emergency power supply coupled to an electric power source providing an incoming AC signal, the emergency power supply comprising: an input/output means for receiving an AC signal; a battery with a DC voltage; a rectifier coupled directly to the input/output means and connected to the battery; an inverter coupled directly to the input/output means and connected to the battery; and a control circuit coupled to the rectifier and the inverter so that in a first operational mode the rectifier is coupled to the battery to rectify an incoming AC signal at the input/output means to charge the battery and the inverter is decoupled from the battery, and in a second operational mode the inverter is coupled to the battery to invert the DC voltage to provide an outgoing AC signal at the input/output means and the rectifier is decoupled from the battery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 1, wherein the rectifier further comprises: a first diode with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a second diode with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a third diode with a first terminal connected to the battery and a second terminal coupled to the input/output means; and a fourth diode with a first terminal connected to the battery and a second terminal coupled to the input/output means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
136 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 1, wherein the inverter further comprises: a first switching element with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a second switching element with a first terminal connected to the battery and a second terminal coupled to input/output means; a third switching element with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a fourth switching element with a first terminal coupled to the battery and a second terminal connected to the input/output means; and the control circuit coupled to the first, second, third and fourth switching elements so that the first, second, third and fourth switching elements are switched to provide an alternating current signal on the input/output means from the DC voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 3, wherein the rectifier further comprises the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements, the control circuit coupled to the first, second, third and fourth switching elements so that the first, second, third and fourth switching elements are switched to rectify the AC signal to provide a direct current signal to charge the battery.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 3, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements are transistors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 5, wherein the first, second, third and fourth switching elements are MOSFET transistors having an internal diode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 6, wherein the rectifier further comprises: a first diode connected with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a second diode connected with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; the internal diode of the first switching element; and the internal diode of the third switching element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
An emergency power supply according to claim 5, wherein the transistors are insulated gate transistors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
An emergency power supply according to claim 5, wherein the transistors are bipolar transistors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises: a sine-wave generator; a sawtooth generator; and a comparator coupled to the sine-wave generator and the sawtooth waveform generator to provide a pulse-width modulated signal to control the inverter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
179 words
An emergency power supply coupled to an electric power source providing an incoming AC signal, the emergency power supply comprising: an input/output means for receiving an AC signal; a battery with a DC voltage; a rectifier coupled directly to the input/output means to produce a DC signal from an incoming AC signal; a means connected to the rectifier for increasing the voltage of the DC signal to produce an increased voltage DC signal, the voltage increasing means also being connected to the battery; an inverter coupled directly to the input/output means and connected to the battery; and a control circuit coupled to the rectifier and the inverter so that in a first operational mode the voltage increasing means is coupled to the battery to charge the battery with the increased voltage DC signal and the inverter is decoupled from the battery, and in a second operational mode the inverter is coupled to the battery to invert the DC voltage to provide an outgoing AC signal at the input/output means and the voltage increasing means is decoupled from the battery.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
179 words
An emergency power supply coupled to an electric power source providing an incoming AC signal, the emergency power supply comprising: an input/output means for receiving an AC signal; a battery with a DC voltage; a rectifier coupled directly to the input/output means to produce a DC signal from an incoming AC signal; a means connected to the rectifier for increasing the voltage of the DC signal to produce an increased voltage DC signal, the voltage increasing means also being connected to the battery; an inverter coupled directly to the input/output means and connected to the battery; and a control circuit coupled to the rectifier and the inverter so that in a first operational mode the voltage increasing means is coupled to the battery to charge the battery with the increased voltage DC signal and the inverter is decoupled from the battery, and in a second operational mode the inverter is coupled to the battery to invert the DC voltage to provide an outgoing AC signal at the input/output means and the voltage increasing means is decoupled from the battery.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
102 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 11, wherein the rectifier further comprises: a first diode with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the voltage increasing means; a second diode with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the voltage increasing means; a third diode with a first terminal connected to the voltage increasing means and a second terminal coupled to the input/output means; and a fourth diode with a first terminal connected to the voltage increasing means and a second terminal coupled to the input/output means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 12, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements are transistors.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 13, wherein the first, second, third and fourth switching elements are MOSFET transistors having an internal diode.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
76 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 14, wherein the rectifier further comprises: a first diode connected with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the voltage increasing means; a second diode connected with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the voltage increasing means; the internal diode of the first switching element; and the internal diode of the third switching element.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
An emergency power supply according to claim 13, wherein the transistors are insulated gate transistors.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
An emergency power supply according to claim 13, wherein the transistors are bipolar transistors.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
137 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 11, wherein the inverter further comprises: a first switching element with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a second switching element with a first terminal connected to the battery and a second terminal coupled to the input/output means; a third switching element with a first terminal coupled to the input/output means and a second terminal connected to the battery; a fourth switching element with a first terminal coupled to the battery and a second terminal connected to the input/output means; and the control circuit coupled to the first, second, third and fourth switching elements so that the first, second, third and fourth switching elements are switched to provide an alternating current signal on the input/output means from the DC voltage.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
The emergency power supply according to claim 11, wherein the control circuit further comprises: a sine-wave generator; a sawtooth generator; and a comparator coupled to the sine-wave generator and the sawtooth waveform generator to provide a pulse-width modulated signal to control the inverter.
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