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Firing circuit for an electric valve

US3961204A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 1974
Grant dateJun 1, 1976
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Expiry dateNov 29, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/096
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a circuit arrangement for firing an electric valve, particularly a thyristor, with a pulse capacitor which can be charged from the a-c voltage at the anode-cathode path of the electric valve by means of an external resistor and can be discharged by means of a contactless switching device for firing the electric valve by way of its control path. To increase the firing performance, there is provided in parallel to the anode-cathode path of the electric valve a series circuit comprising an external resistor and the primary winding of a transformer the secondary winding of which is connected to the pulse capacitor by way of a rectifier.

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