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Half-bridge converter switching power supply for magnetron

US5321235A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1992
Grant dateJun 14, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/3376
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power source apparatus for microwave oven includes a half-bridge converter including a series connection of switching elements, a series connection of resonance capacitors, and a high frequency transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and the half-bridge converter is driven by an output of a diode bridge which receives a commercial power source of 200 V. A current transformer detects a current of the primary winding. A control circuit compares a voltage equal to an average value of the current detected by the current transformer and a voltage set by a microcomputer, and controls the switching elements at a frequency in proportion to a magnitude of a difference of the both voltages, whereby a high frequency high voltage is induced on the secondary winding and applied to a voltage doubler rectifying circuit, and then a direct current high voltage is applied to a magnetron.

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