Inverter with commutation circuit
US8254150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M5/458
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inverter provides alternating current (iout) to a load (130) containing a welding circuit. The inverter includes at least one commutation circuit (110) and a bridge circuit (120) connected to a bus forwarding power from a DC power source (100). The bus is also galvanically connected to the load (130) via the bridge circuit (120). The at least one commutation circuit (110) receives power from the DC power source (100); receives energy from inductive elements in the load (130) during a storage phase of a cyclic procedure, and controls energy feedback to the load (130) during a feedback phase of the cyclic procedure. The at least one commutation circuit (110) is a two-pole having a first pole (p1) connected to a first node (A) and a second pole (p2) connected to a second node (B). The at least one commutation circuit (110) is arranged to receive energy from the load (130) and feedback energy to the load (130) via the first and second nodes (A; B), either directly or via the bridge circuit (120). Energy-flow control means (DIN, SOUT) in each of the at least one commutation circuit (110) control energy to be stored in and taken out from a recovery capacitor (CR) in the commutation ci…
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