Ant Nachrichtentechnik Gmbh

Ant Nachrinctentechnik Gmbh

Franz Ohms

Hanspeter Katz

Martin Geiler

Gunter Urbanski

Heike Rupright

Method for operating a voltage converter, and a voltage converter and

Switching regulator

Traveling wave tube heating coil power supply with varying frequency AC

Switching regulator with a push-pull resonance converter

Method and apparatus for output current limitation of a push-pull d.c. voltage converter. The input current of the push-pull d.c. voltage converter is detected and integrated each switching cycle of push-pull switches in the current paths leading to the transformer of the converter. The integrated signal together with a reference signal are utilized to form a control signal for a pulse frequency modulator, the output of which controls the on-periods of the push-pull switches. The arithmetic mean of the output current of the push-pull d.c. voltage converter is thereby kept constant without additional power elements. Operation with a boost-type switch controller as a pre-regulator becomes possible without problems.

Push-pull converter current limiter

A switching regulator including a direct voltage source for producing an input voltage, an electronic switch connected between the voltage source and an output for switching the input voltage to the output, a pulse width modulator connected for controlling the electronic switch, a sawtooth signal generator connected for feeding the pulse width modulator a sawtooth signal of constant maximum amplitude, and a proportional signal circuit connected for feeding the pulse width modulator a signal proportional to current through the electronic switch. In order to suppress interference components on the direct input voltage, the switching regulator additionally includes a further signal circuit connected for feeding the pulse width modulator a further signal having an amplitude which is a function of the magnitude of the input voltage of the voltage source, and controllable signal circuitry for selectively choosing the amplitudes of the signals fed to the pulse width modulator in such a way that the arithmetic mean of the current through the inductance of the switching regulator is maintained constant.

Method of operating a switching regulator and apparatus therefor

A regulator controls the DC current flowing through a load, where the current is initially supplied by an AC voltage source and thereafter rectified, the control being proportional to the load current. In one embodiment, the source or emitter potential of a transistor which functions as a control element is changed by a current source such that a current of predetermined strength flows through the control element transistor. The control current for the current source is derived from a current sensor in the load circuit. Additionally, a constant gate potential for the transistor control element is obtained through the current sensor. This circuit is preferably suitable for the regulation of the cathode current of travelling-wave tubes.

Control circuit for regulating a current flow through a load and use

A switching regulator which substantially suppresses effects on the output voltage of noise in a direct input voltage includes a direct voltage source for producing an input voltage, and output, and a controllable electronic switch connected between the voltage source and the output, an inductance connected between the voltage source and the switch, a pulse with modulator for controlling the switch, a first saw tooth signal producing device for supplying to the pulse width modulator a saw tooth signal, and a device for producing a current proportional voltage which is proportional to current through the inductance. This current proportional voltage is supplied to the pulse width modulator. In order to substantially suppress the effects of noise on the output voltage, a second saw tooth signal is supplied to the pulse width modulator which has an amplitude proportional to a negative value of the input voltage, and supplying a further signal to the pulse width modulator which has an amplitude which is a function inversely proportional to the value of the input voltage for maintaining the arithmetic mean of the current through the inductance constant.

Switching regulator having a constant current through its inductance

A circuit arrangement for detecting a current flowing over a path in a power supply device, which arrangement includes a choke having a primary winding and a measuring winding, with each winding having first and second ends and the choke being connected so that the current to be detected flows through the primary winding, and a comparison stage having first and second inputs, with one of the comparison stage inputs being connected to the measuring winding. The primary and measuring windings have substantially identical temperature coefficients of resistance and have an effective turns ratio of 1:1 with respect to alternating voltage transformation, the primary winding has its first end connected to be supplied with the current to be detected and its second end connected to the first end of the measuring winding, the first input of the comparison stage is connected to the second end of the measuring winding, and the second input of the comparison stage is connected to a point in the current flow path in the vicinity of the choke.

Circuit arrangement for detecting a current in power supply devices

A circuit arrangement in combination with an electronic one-way switch connected between a voltage supply and a load, the arrangement freeing the one-way switch of high power dissipation stresses during turn-on and turn-off. The arrangement includes a shunt circuit connected across the one-way switch, the shunt circuit including an inductive storage element and a first capacitive storage element; a free-wheeling diode connected for providing a current path for current through the load when the one-way switch is turned off; a second capacitive storage element connected to the first capacitive storage element; and an auxiliary voltage source connected for charging the second capacitive storage element and for causing the second capacitive storage element to drive a current through the load via the first capacitive storage element after the switch is turned off and before the path provided by the free-wheeling diode begins carrying the current through the load.

Apparatus for freeing electronic one-way switches from high power

A potential free actuation circuit for a pulse duration controlled electronic power switch having a control electrode and two major electrodes, the circuit including a driver stage having a control input and two major electrodes, and a pulse transformer connected for supplying control pulses to the driver stage for turning the power switch on and off. The driver stage and pulse transformer are connected and operated so that when the power switch is being turned off, its control electrode is placed at the potential of one of its major electrodes to thereby achieve greater freedom from disturbance, and so that the power switch is actuated with very low resistance by the driver stage, resulting in very short switching times which lead to low switching losses.

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Oberrot, Germany

Franz Ohms