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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
May. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dominique Villard, Eybens, FR;
Assignee:
Merlin Gerin, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323268 ; 323277 ; 323284 ;
Abstract
The power supply control device comprises two regulating modes, linear regulation and chopping regulation. A current from a sensor, rectified by diodes, supplies a power supply circuit comprising a storage capacitor and a regulating transistor. A resistor and a control circuit measure the value of the current and select the regulating mode via a selector. If the current is lower than a preset threshold regulation is linear, the base of the transistor is connected to a Zener diode. When the current exceeds a preset threshold regulation is chopped and the base of the transistor is connected to the output of a comparator.