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Method and apparatus for arc welding

US4201906A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1978
Grant dateMay 6, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 23, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K9/1006
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of and apparatus for arc welding, in which an energy source supplies the welding process and a simulated process in a bridge circuit the output of which, via an amplifier and a discriminator circuit controls the operation of the source in one of two or more modes having different characteristics such as constant voltage or constant power.

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