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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998

Filed:

Jan. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Barry Eklund, Berthoud, CO (US);

Paul Hays, Louisville, CO (US);

Allan Samson, Berthoud, CO (US);

Assignee:

Micro Motion, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 49 ; 363 78 ; 323901 ;
Abstract

A power supply system includes a power distribution circuit (21) and a power converter circuit (22), an input power control circuit (24), a power utilization circuit (26) and a utilization control circuit (28). The power distribution circuit includes some limitation in delivering power to the power converter circuit. The input power control circuit initiates and controls the start-up of the power conversion circuit. The power utilization circuit and the utilization control circuit include a first storage capacitor (96), a first load (98), and a second capacitor (112). A voltage comparator (104) monitors voltage across the second capacitor to determine when the second capacitor is fully charged. A gate (126) receives signals from the voltage comparator and status logic to cause a switch (102) closure when the second capacitor is fully charged. The closing of the switch connects a second load (100) in parallel with the first load.


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