Driver circuit and method of driving a capacitive load
US8860388B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driver circuit (1) for driving a capacitive load (2) with a drive pulse having a rise time, a predetermined voltage period and a fall time. The driver circuit (1) includes an inductance (6), switches (10, 11, 12), and a transformer (8) having a primary side (8) and secondary side (9). The switches (10, 11, 12) are controlled by a controller (13) to charge the inductance (6) from a power supply (4), and, when the capacitive load (2) is to be driven, to enable a charge path from the inductance (6) to the capacitive load (2) during the rise time, to disable the charge path during the constant peak voltage period and to enable a discharge path via the primary side (8) of the transformer (7) during the fall time. As the capacitive load (2) discharges through the primary side (8) of the transformer (7), charge is induced on the secondary side (9) of the transformer (7) and is used to charge the inductance (6), thereby saving power and enabling a lower voltage power supply to be used.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.