Static DC to AC power converter including separate high and low power converters
US5452197A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M7/48
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a DC-to-AC power converter (10) that includes a high power DC-to-AC converter (20) and a low power DC-to-AC converter (40). The low power DC-to-AC converter produces a continuous 120-volt AC signal until a load sense circuit (60) determines that a load (14) is drawing more than a predetermined level of power. The load sense circuit then transmits a load sense signal to a control circuit (80) that disables the low power DC-to-AC converter and enables the high power converter. As a result, the DC-to-AC power converter is able to start virtually any load while conserving the power of a DC source.
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