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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
The Esab Group Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Awad Gharib, Columbia, MD (US);
Muniswamappa Anjanappa, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Arivukkarasu Manavalan, Chennai, IN;
Binod Yadav, Kolkata, IN;
Xia Chen, Clarksville, MD (US);
Lee Roy Mantell, Essex, MD (US);
CREATIVE SYSTEMS AND DESIGN, LLC., Ellicott City, MD (US);
THE ESAB GROUP INC., Florence, SC (US);
Abstract
A welding machine includes a main transformer having first primary winding, a second primary winding, and a secondary winding; a power board configured to receiving mains power and to convert the mains power to converted power to be input to the main transformer; a switch having an input connected to an output of the power board, a first output connected to the first primary winding of the main transformer, and a second output connected to the second primary winding of the main transformer; and a control board configured to control the switch to be arranged in one of (i) a first configuration in which the converted power is supplied, in series, to a first primary winding of a main transformer switching and a second primary winding of the main transformer, and (ii) a second configuration in which the converted power is supplied, in parallel, to the first primary winding of the main transformer and to the second primary winding of the main transformer.