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Voltage inverter

US4920470A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1989
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/007
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inverter circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding with a first end adapted to be connected to a d.c. source, a switch connecting the other end of the primary winding to a reference potential, a secondary winding coupled to the primary winding, a rectifier for rectifying the output of the secondary winding, and a bridge switch circuit connected to invert the rectified secondary winding voltage to produce an a.c. output voltage. The inverter circuit further includes a first control circuit for producing a first pulse train of pulses having a first given frequency and a pulse width responsive to the rectified output voltage of the secondary winding, and a circuit for applying the pulse train to the switch for controlling the switch to open and close at the given frequency. The inverter circuit further includes a second control circuit for producing a second pulse train or pulses of a second given frequency and constant pulse width, and a control arrangement for controlling the bridge switch circuit with the second pulse train of pulses.

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