CA2164819C - Soft switching circuitry - Google Patents

Soft switching circuitry

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Publication number
CA2164819C
CA2164819C CA002164819A CA2164819A CA2164819C CA 2164819 C CA2164819 C CA 2164819C CA 002164819 A CA002164819 A CA 002164819A CA 2164819 A CA2164819 A CA 2164819A CA 2164819 C CA2164819 C CA 2164819C
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Prior art keywords
circuit
solid state
electrical switching
switching circuit
voltage
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Expired - Fee Related
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CA002164819A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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CA2164819A1 (en
Inventor
David Leslie Lloyd Peach
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Southpower Ltd
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Southpower Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M5/00—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases
    • H02M5/02—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc
    • H02M5/04—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters
    • H02M5/22—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
    • H02M5/275—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
    • H02M5/293—Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05F—SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G05F1/00—Automatic systems in which deviations of an electric quantity from one or more predetermined values are detected at the output of the system and fed back to a device within the system to restore the detected quantity to its predetermined value or values, i.e. retroactive systems
    • G05F1/10—Regulating voltage or current
    • G05F1/625—Regulating voltage or current wherein it is irrelevant whether the variable actually regulated is ac or dc
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
    • H02P13/00—Arrangements for controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, for the purpose of obtaining a desired output
    • H02P13/06—Arrangements for controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, for the purpose of obtaining a desired output by tap-changing; by rearranging interconnections of windings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/40—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously
    • H05B41/42—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously in two steps only

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Dc-Dc Converters (AREA)
  • Rectifiers (AREA)
  • Ac-Ac Conversion (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Noise Elimination (AREA)
  • Oscillators With Electromechanical Resonators (AREA)
CA002164819A 1993-06-17 1994-06-14 Soft switching circuitry Expired - Fee Related CA2164819C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NZ247913A NZ247913A (en) 1993-06-17 1993-06-17 Softly switched voltage output circuit with autotransformer
NZ247913 1993-06-17

Publications (2)

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CA2164819A1 CA2164819A1 (en) 1995-01-05
CA2164819C true CA2164819C (en) 1998-11-10

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CA002164819A Expired - Fee Related CA2164819C (en) 1993-06-17 1994-06-14 Soft switching circuitry

Country Status (10)

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EP (1) EP0704144A4 (ru)
AU (1) AU673612B2 (ru)
CA (1) CA2164819C (ru)
FI (1) FI956017A0 (ru)
IL (1) IL109986A (ru)
IN (1) IN184266B (ru)
NO (1) NO955012D0 (ru)
NZ (1) NZ247913A (ru)
WO (1) WO1995001084A1 (ru)
ZA (1) ZA944282B (ru)

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US4201938A (en) * 1978-10-02 1980-05-06 Siemens-Allis, Inc. Voltage regulator which eliminates arcing during tap changes
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US4513224A (en) * 1982-09-22 1985-04-23 Pacific Power Control, Inc. Fluorescent-lighting-system voltage controller
US4701645A (en) * 1985-01-24 1987-10-20 Cox & Company, Inc. Switching circuit with low conducted electromagnetic interference characteristics
US4736268A (en) * 1986-12-18 1988-04-05 Westinghouse Electric Corp. High frequency AC solid state switch
US5047694A (en) * 1989-06-30 1991-09-10 Hubbell Incorporated Lamp starting circuit
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EP0704144A1 (en) 1996-04-03
FI956017A (fi) 1995-12-14
IN184266B (ru) 2000-07-22
NO955012L (no) 1995-12-11
IL109986A0 (en) 1994-10-07
AU673612B2 (en) 1996-11-14
NO955012D0 (no) 1995-12-11
IL109986A (en) 1999-04-11
WO1995001084A1 (en) 1995-01-05
NZ247913A (en) 1996-07-26
ZA944282B (en) 1995-02-10
EP0704144A4 (en) 1996-12-04
FI956017A0 (fi) 1995-12-14
AU7009794A (en) 1995-01-17
CA2164819A1 (en) 1995-01-05

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