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Switching power supply using a saturable reactor to control a switching element

US4700280A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1986
Grant dateOct 13, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/3385
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a self-oscillating type switching power supply in which an input source, a primary winding of a transformer, and a switching element are connected in series, and a constant output is supplied to a load from a secondary winding of the transformer by the operation of the switching element, in order to obtain a signal to turn off the switching element, a sense circuit for detecting the output of the switching power supply is provided, and the analog signal from the sense circuit is inputted to one winding of a saturable reactor, and at a time point when the switching element is to be turned off, the analog input signal is converted into a pulse signal insulated from the analog input signal, and the pulse signal is outputted from another winding of the saturable reactor. By such a system, a switching power supply having a very simple circuit arrangement and high output voltage precision can be achieved.

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