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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Justin Gullotta, Brownsville, VT (US);
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A power supply assembly for a plasma arc torch is provided. The power supply assembly includes an input circuit, an energy storage device, a torch connector and an output circuit. The input circuit is configured to produce a first output signal. The energy storage device is electrically connected to the input circuit for receiving a charge signal therefrom. The energy storage device is capable of producing a second output signal. The torch connector is electrically connected to the input circuit and the energy storage device for receiving the first and second output signals through the output circuit. The torch connector is configured to supply at least one of the first or second output signal to the plasma arc torch to sustain a plasma arc.