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Process for control of the instant of opening of an interrupter, and corresponding logic circuit

US4746812A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 1986
Grant dateMay 24, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/10
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a process for control of the opening of a power interrupter, especially a transistor, at a determined instant, regardless of the particular characteristics of the interrupter. According to the invention, the emission of the normal closing command (A) of the interrupter is terminated at a determined time interval before the said determined instant, and in its place is emitted an additional closing command (G) with a duration equal to the difference between the said interval and the actual time required by the interrupter to pass from the closed state to the open state. Preferably, the actual time required by the interrupter to change state is determined during its preceding passages from the closed state to the open state.

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