Moog Gmbh

Raymond Druce

Mark J Underhill

Danielle Reni

James Holden

Bruce M Davis

A voltage converter () having a first bidirectional voltage line (), a second bidirectional voltage line (), a power storage element (L) arranged between the first bidirectional voltage line and the second bidirectional voltage line, a switch element electronically coupled to the power storage element, a controller () for controlling the switch, and the controller configured and arranged to adjust a current flow between the first voltage line and the second voltage line such that a voltage level on the second bidirectional voltage line is substantially maintained at a target DC voltage.

Active voltage bus system and method

A power supply () for providing a desired current to an electric load () broadly comprises: a current limiter () for providing a desired current; a current sensor () for determining the actual current supplied by the current limiter and providing a feedback signal () to the current limiter for causing the current limiter to reduce the error between the desired and the actual currents; and a test circuit () for temporarily changing the actual current sensed by the current sensor to a level different from the desired current for causing the current limiter to adjust the magnitude of the current provided thereby; whereby the operation of the power supply may be tested. The invention also provides an improved method of operating such a power supply.

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