Electric power conversion systems – Current conversion – Including d.c.-a.c.-d.c. converter
Patent
1985-08-05
1987-02-10
Beha, Jr., William H.
Electric power conversion systems
Current conversion
Including d.c.-a.c.-d.c. converter
363 56, 363 97, H02M 3335
Patent
active
046427430
ABSTRACT:
A power supply including a saturable reactor voltage regulator using a core formed of relatively inexpensive magnetically soft material with a B-H loop which is poor in squareness. The reset point of the saturable reactor core is established by a clamping circuit, including a transistor switch and diode in series, which effectively clamps a short circuit across the reactor winding when the core reaches a desired reset point on its B-H loop. The proper time of actuation of the clamping circuit is selected by a control circuit which includes a comparator for generating a control signal for actuating the switch whenever an error voltage derived from the output voltage exceeds the voltage level of a triangular wave developed by integrating a replica of the input pulsations to the magnetic amplifier structure. The saturable reactor is driven to saturation at a time during positive pulsations related to the position of the reset point.
In one embodiment, the clamping circuit is connected directly across the reactor winding, while in a second embodiment, the clamping circuit is connected across a secondary reactor winding. A bias winding for the reactor may be provided to shift the B-H loop of the core to the right to increase the range of adjustment.
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Ault Anita M.
Beha Jr. William H.
Field Milton M.
International Business Machines Corp.
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