GB2014807A - Peak current limiting circuits - Google Patents

Peak current limiting circuits

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Publication number
GB2014807A
GB2014807A GB7907827A GB7907827A GB2014807A GB 2014807 A GB2014807 A GB 2014807A GB 7907827 A GB7907827 A GB 7907827A GB 7907827 A GB7907827 A GB 7907827A GB 2014807 A GB2014807 A GB 2014807A
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current
peak current
supply
peak
current limiting
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Siemens Mobility Ltd
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Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/02—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess current

Abstract

The invention is concerned with peak current limiting circuits for use in a.c. supply circuits susceptible to waveform distortion as a result of excessive peak current demand. Such problems may arise where a standby inverter a.c. power supply is used to feed a supply rectifier having large capacitance. In a peak limiting circuit of the invention rectifying means 8, e.g. a bridge rectifier, is inserted in series with the supply and is arranged to feed load current of either polarity unidirectionally through an iron-cored inductor 7. The inductor additionally has a unidirectional free-wheel current path in the same direction as the load current so that the instantaneous value of the free-wheel current imposes a limit on the maximum value of a peak current. Single phase and three phase arrangements are described. <IMAGE>
GB7907827A 1978-02-16 1979-03-06 Peak current limiting circuits Expired GB2014807B (en)

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GB7907827A GB2014807B (en) 1978-02-16 1979-03-06 Peak current limiting circuits

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GB611378 1978-02-16
GB7907827A GB2014807B (en) 1978-02-16 1979-03-06 Peak current limiting circuits

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GB2014807A true GB2014807A (en) 1979-08-30
GB2014807B GB2014807B (en) 1982-07-21

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0592164A1 (en) * 1992-10-06 1994-04-13 Picker International, Inc. Power supplies

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0592164A1 (en) * 1992-10-06 1994-04-13 Picker International, Inc. Power supplies
US5347571A (en) * 1992-10-06 1994-09-13 Picker International, Inc. X-ray tube arc suppressor

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