Power converter
US5712771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power convertor has a partial series resonant convertor circuit for supplying power at a substantially constant level to a load of variable impedance, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the convertor circuit. The control circuit includes sensing lines for sensing a variation in load impedance below a threshold value, and regulating means responsive to the sensing lines for reducing the power supplied to the load by lowering an input control signed to a voltage-controlled oscillator. The control circuit is arranged to operate the convertor circuit in a first normal load mode in which the impedance of the load is above the threshold value and a second reduced load mode in which the impedance of the load is below the threshold value so as to limit a rise in current through the load. The invention extends to a method of controlling a power convertor.
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