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High voltage pulse driver with capacitive coupling

US7176877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2004
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/6872
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high voltage driver with capacitive coupling that is useful in the presence of the high power supply ripple common with higher-voltage systems. It permits extreme ranges of duty cycle, but without the limitations of transformer magnetics, or the increased complexity of optical coupling methods. It is also robust in the presence of voltage transients created by high-voltage arcing to the output drive-line.

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