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US2128230A
US2128230A US162121A US16212137A US2128230A US 2128230 A US2128230 A US 2128230A US 162121 A US162121 A US 162121A US 16212137 A US16212137 A US 16212137A US 2128230 A US2128230 A US 2128230A
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    • H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
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  • This invention relates to power control circuits and more particularly to means whereby an auxiliary or spare power supply is independently available to replace the regular supply if the latter, from any cause, fails to deliver normal 5 power.
  • circuit diagram illustrates the use of my invention in a portion of a communication system although it is to be understood that this particular use is for illustrative purposes only.
  • a regu- 1 lar source of power which here is indicated as an alternating current generator I of carrier frequency currents for signaling or other purposes, these being supplied to an output circuit 3.
  • an alternating current generator I of carrier frequency currents for signaling or other purposes, these being supplied to an output circuit 3.
  • a vacuum tube amplifier 5 In the transmission path from the generator I is included a vacuum tube amplifier 5 and such other amplifier 6 as may be desired to bring power.
  • the tube 5 is here shown as the well-known pentode type of tube but it will be apparent as the description proceeds that other types of tube may be used.
  • the grid of this tube 5 is given normally a suitable potential from the potentiometer 8, as will be described hereinafter, the value of this potential being such that the tube 5 3 is operative to establish delivery of the desired power to the output circuit 3.
  • the circuit as thus described may be spoken of as the regular supply.
  • a similar circuit comprising an input I, a tube 5' and an amplifier 6', serving as a standby or spare supply is also provided, being connected to the output circuit 3.
  • the grid of the tube 5, however, is normally so biased from the potentiometer 8, as hereinafter described, as to block its action so that it is inoperative for the delivery of power to the output circuit 3.
  • the potentiometer or voltage divider 8 here shown as consisting of three resistances, R1, R2 and R3, is placed across a suitable source or direct current voltage, such as a power pack or such as a battery.
  • the voltage from this source may be chosen of any appropriate value but for the sake of concreteness it is here shown as made up of two units of 130 and 24 volts. These two units are shown as connected in series aiding with the junction point grounded.
  • the resistance values chosen for this illustration are such that the voltage drop across R1 will be approximately 40 volts, the drop across R: will be approximately 90 volts and the drop across R: will be 24 volts.
  • the grid bias of the regular supply amplifier is shown as obtained through resistance R5 at the junction of R2 and R3. With these particular connections and values it will be noted that the biasing voltage of the grid of. tube 5 is zero. At the same time the grid of tube 5' is connected to the negative end of the 24 volt battery while the cathode is connected to ground so that the grid is given a strong negative bias, which value is sufficient to block this tube and render the circuit m inoperative for the delivery of power.
  • the negative grid bias on the gas tubes will drop below their firing point so that one or the other will break down and conduct current, with a voltage drop across the tubes characteristicof gas discharge tubes which may be from about 7 to 20 volts.
  • the current through these tubes will produce a voltage drop across resistance R4 of approximately 24 volts so that the grid-of the spare amplifier will be brought near to ground potential and the spare amplifier will then transmit power to the output circuit.
  • the voltage of the junction on R2 and R will be materially lowered, say to about -15 volts from ground, which blocks the regular amplifier and prevents its restoring if the trouble in the regular supply circuit is intermittent.
  • the current through the gas tubes may also be used to operate an alarm relay A associated with the resistance R; to give a suitable alarm indicating that the spare amplifier is in operation.
  • a switch I! is provided in the circuit, normally in the position to close circuit from the potentiometer to the plates of the gas tubes.

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Aug. 30, 1938. R COX 2,128,230
POWER TRANSFER CIRCUIT Filed Sept. 2, 1937 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE rowan TRANSFER CIRCUIT Application September 2, 1937, Serial No. 162,121
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This invention relates to power control circuits and more particularly to means whereby an auxiliary or spare power supply is independently available to replace the regular supply if the latter, from any cause, fails to deliver normal 5 power.
The invention will be better understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing in which the single figure circuit diagram illustrates the use of my invention in a portion of a communication system although it is to be understood that this particular use is for illustrative purposes only.
Referring to the figure there is shown a regu- 1 lar source of power which here is indicated as an alternating current generator I of carrier frequency currents for signaling or other purposes, these being supplied to an output circuit 3. In the transmission path from the generator I is included a vacuum tube amplifier 5 and such other amplifier 6 as may be desired to bring power.
delivery to the output circuit to requisite value. The tube 5 is here shown as the well-known pentode type of tube but it will be apparent as the description proceeds that other types of tube may be used. The grid of this tube 5 is given normally a suitable potential from the potentiometer 8, as will be described hereinafter, the value of this potential being such that the tube 5 3 is operative to establish delivery of the desired power to the output circuit 3. The circuit as thus described may be spoken of as the regular supply.
A similar circuit comprising an input I, a tube 5' and an amplifier 6', serving as a standby or spare supply is also provided, being connected to the output circuit 3. The grid of the tube 5, however, is normally so biased from the potentiometer 8, as hereinafter described, as to block its action so that it is inoperative for the delivery of power to the output circuit 3.
The potentiometer or voltage divider 8, here shown as consisting of three resistances, R1, R2 and R3, is placed across a suitable source or direct current voltage, such as a power pack or such as a battery. The voltage from this source may be chosen of any appropriate value but for the sake of concreteness it is here shown as made up of two units of 130 and 24 volts. These two units are shown as connected in series aiding with the junction point grounded. The resistance values chosen for this illustration are such that the voltage drop across R1 will be approximately 40 volts, the drop across R: will be approximately 90 volts and the drop across R: will be 24 volts.
The grid bias of the regular supply amplifier is shown as obtained through resistance R5 at the junction of R2 and R3. With these particular connections and values it will be noted that the biasing voltage of the grid of. tube 5 is zero. At the same time the grid of tube 5' is connected to the negative end of the 24 volt battery while the cathode is connected to ground so that the grid is given a strong negative bias, which value is sufficient to block this tube and render the circuit m inoperative for the delivery of power.
Supplemental to these circuits are shown two gas discharge tubes I! with heated cathodes. Plate voltage is supplied to these tubes in parallel from the potentiometer circuit, in this case approximately 114 volts. Two tubes are used in parallel so as to minimize chances of tube failure; either tube alone will serve. The cathodes of the gas tubes are connected to the 24 volt battery terminal through resistance R4 20 and to the grid of the spare amplifier through resistance R6. The gas tubes normally have a negative bias obtained by rectifying part of the amplifier output through transformer T and copper oxide rectifier I3 and filter I4. 25
If the voltage on the output leads should drop below a predetermined amount the negative grid bias on the gas tubes will drop below their firing point so that one or the other will break down and conduct current, with a voltage drop across the tubes characteristicof gas discharge tubes which may be from about 7 to 20 volts. The current through these tubes will produce a voltage drop across resistance R4 of approximately 24 volts so that the grid-of the spare amplifier will be brought near to ground potential and the spare amplifier will then transmit power to the output circuit. At the same time the voltage of the junction on R2 and R: will be materially lowered, say to about -15 volts from ground, which blocks the regular amplifier and prevents its restoring if the trouble in the regular supply circuit is intermittent. The current through the gas tubes may also be used to operate an alarm relay A associated with the resistance R; to give a suitable alarm indicating that the spare amplifier is in operation.
A switch I! is provided in the circuit, normally in the position to close circuit from the potentiometer to the plates of the gas tubes. The restoration of the output voltage on the line by the spare amplifier reestablishes the grid bias on the gas tubes but this does not extinguish them. Operation may, however, be restored to the regular supply by momentarily operating the key 55
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US2483594A (en) * 1944-02-24 1949-10-04 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Pulse operated system
DE966750C (en) * 1954-02-28 1957-09-05 Standard Elek K Ag Circuit arrangement for signal current generators working in parallel
DE1113248B (en) * 1956-03-22 1961-08-31 Philips Nv Circuit arrangement for carrier frequency systems for switching a consumer from an operating facility to a replacement facility

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NL78145C (en) * 1949-09-20
DE946155C (en) * 1951-02-01 1956-07-26 Standard Elek K Ag Arrangement for monitoring the carrier power supply in carrier-frequency message transmission systems
DE1025530B (en) * 1957-01-25 1958-03-06 Siemens Ag Circuit arrangement for monitoring gas discharge tubes

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2483594A (en) * 1944-02-24 1949-10-04 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Pulse operated system
DE966750C (en) * 1954-02-28 1957-09-05 Standard Elek K Ag Circuit arrangement for signal current generators working in parallel
DE1113248B (en) * 1956-03-22 1961-08-31 Philips Nv Circuit arrangement for carrier frequency systems for switching a consumer from an operating facility to a replacement facility

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