US3896287A - Direct current arc power supply - Google Patents

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US3896287A
US3896287A US378265A US37826573A US3896287A US 3896287 A US3896287 A US 3896287A US 378265 A US378265 A US 378265A US 37826573 A US37826573 A US 37826573A US 3896287 A US3896287 A US 3896287A
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George E Cook
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Air Products and Chemicals Inc
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Priority to SE7408316A priority patent/SE412715B/xx
Priority to CA203,763A priority patent/CA1003506A/en
Priority to GB2954574A priority patent/GB1468198A/en
Priority to FR7423568A priority patent/FR2236601B3/fr
Priority to CH932574A priority patent/CH593755A5/xx
Priority to BR5650/74A priority patent/BR7405650D0/pt
Priority to JP49078644A priority patent/JPS5039249A/ja
Priority to AU71045/74A priority patent/AU488813B2/en
Priority to NL7409316A priority patent/NL7409316A/xx
Priority to DE2433275A priority patent/DE2433275C3/de
Priority to BE2053744A priority patent/BE817523A/xx
Priority to IT83377/74A priority patent/IT1018464B/it
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24—Generating plasma
    • H05H1/26—Plasma torches
    • H05H1/32—Plasma torches using an arc
    • H05H1/34—Details, e.g. electrodes, nozzles
    • H05H1/36—Circuit arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/06—Arrangements or circuits for starting the arc, e.g. by generating ignition voltage, or for stabilising the arc
    • B23K9/073—Stabilising the arc
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/10—Other electric circuits therefor; Protective circuits; Remote controls
    • B23K9/1006—Power supply
    • B23K9/1043—Power supply characterised by the electric circuit
    • B23K9/1056—Power supply characterised by the electric circuit by using digital means
    • 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
    • H02M7/00—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output; Conversion of dc power input into ac power output
    • H02M7/02—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal
    • H02M7/04—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
    • H02M7/12—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
    • H02M7/145—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a thyratron or thyristor type requiring extinguishing means
    • H02M7/155—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a thyratron or thyristor type requiring extinguishing means using semiconductor devices only
    • H02M7/1555—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a thyratron or thyristor type requiring extinguishing means using semiconductor devices only with control circuit
    • H02M7/1557—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a thyratron or thyristor type requiring extinguishing means using semiconductor devices only with control circuit with automatic control of the output voltage or current
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US378265A US3896287A (en) 1973-07-11 1973-07-11 Direct current arc power supply
SE7408316A SE412715B (sv) 1973-07-11 1974-06-25 Forfarande och anordning for att styra voltamperekarakteristikan hos en likstrom
CA203,763A CA1003506A (en) 1973-07-11 1974-07-02 Direct current arc power supply
GB2954574A GB1468198A (en) 1973-07-11 1974-07-03 Arc power supplies
FR7423568A FR2236601B3 (de) 1973-07-11 1974-07-05
CH932574A CH593755A5 (de) 1973-07-11 1974-07-08
BR5650/74A BR7405650D0 (pt) 1973-07-11 1974-07-09 Fonte de energia de arco de corrente continua e processo de controle das caracteristicas de volt-ampere da corrente continua aplicada
JP49078644A JPS5039249A (de) 1973-07-11 1974-07-09
AU71045/74A AU488813B2 (en) 1973-07-11 1974-07-10 Direct current arc power supply
NL7409316A NL7409316A (nl) 1973-07-11 1974-07-10 Voeding voor gelijkstroomboog.
DE2433275A DE2433275C3 (de) 1973-07-11 1974-07-11 Schaltanordnung für eine Stromquelle zum Gleichstrom-Lichtbogen-Schweißen
BE2053744A BE817523A (fr) 1973-07-11 1974-07-11 Alimentation en courant continu pour soudure a l'arc
IT83377/74A IT1018464B (it) 1973-07-11 1974-07-11 Aroc alimentato a corrente conti nua

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JP (1) JPS5039249A (de)
BE (1) BE817523A (de)
BR (1) BR7405650D0 (de)
CA (1) CA1003506A (de)
CH (1) CH593755A5 (de)
DE (1) DE2433275C3 (de)
FR (1) FR2236601B3 (de)
GB (1) GB1468198A (de)
IT (1) IT1018464B (de)
NL (1) NL7409316A (de)
SE (1) SE412715B (de)

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US3992659A (en) * 1974-07-19 1976-11-16 Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget High voltage direct current transmission
US4109130A (en) * 1971-11-30 1978-08-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Electric welder output control device
US4162379A (en) * 1977-02-25 1979-07-24 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Apparatus for deriving a feedback control signal in a thermal system
US4241285A (en) * 1978-06-29 1980-12-23 Erico Products, Inc. Power supply for SMAW welding and stud welding
US4264858A (en) * 1979-05-29 1981-04-28 General Electric Company Means for regulating resistance current of complex load
US4287557A (en) * 1979-12-17 1981-09-01 General Electric Company Inverter with improved regulation
US4412277A (en) * 1982-09-03 1983-10-25 Rockwell International Corporation AC-DC Converter having an improved power factor
US4517439A (en) * 1984-05-07 1985-05-14 Colley Bruce H AC-DC welding power supply
US5157236A (en) * 1990-03-29 1992-10-20 Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Adaptive pulse mode gas metal arc welding control
US5482734A (en) * 1994-05-20 1996-01-09 The Miller Group, Ltd. Method and apparatus for controlling an electric arc spraying process
US5528010A (en) * 1994-05-20 1996-06-18 The Miller Group, Ltd. Method and apparatus for initiating electric arc spraying
US5665256A (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-09-09 The Esab Group, Inc. Cutting or welding system having phase loss detector and method of detecting phase loss for same
US6335511B1 (en) 1999-04-12 2002-01-01 Tri Tool Inc. Control method and apparatus for an arc welding system
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DE3338243A1 (de) * 1983-10-21 1985-05-15 Messer Griesheim Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Einrichtung zum lichtbogenschweissen
CA2082812A1 (en) * 1990-05-15 1991-11-16 Peter Vierboom A dc switched arc torch power supply
AU651114B2 (en) * 1990-05-15 1994-07-14 Electricity Commission Of New South Wales, The A DC switched arc torch power supply
AU651120B2 (en) * 1990-06-15 1994-07-14 Electricity Commission Of New South Wales, The A DC arc torch power supply
JPH05508050A (ja) * 1990-06-15 1993-11-11 ザ　ユニヴァーシティ　オヴ　シドニー 直流アークトーチ電源

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US3549979A (en) * 1969-04-25 1970-12-22 Chemetron Corp Arc power supply with current level control
US3688180A (en) * 1971-01-14 1972-08-29 Hobart Brothers Co Welding apparatus

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US3530359A (en) * 1968-09-20 1970-09-22 Miller Electric Mfg Adjustable arc welding power supply system
US3549979A (en) * 1969-04-25 1970-12-22 Chemetron Corp Arc power supply with current level control
US3688180A (en) * 1971-01-14 1972-08-29 Hobart Brothers Co Welding apparatus

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4109130A (en) * 1971-11-30 1978-08-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Electric welder output control device
US3992659A (en) * 1974-07-19 1976-11-16 Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget High voltage direct current transmission
US4162379A (en) * 1977-02-25 1979-07-24 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Apparatus for deriving a feedback control signal in a thermal system
US4241285A (en) * 1978-06-29 1980-12-23 Erico Products, Inc. Power supply for SMAW welding and stud welding
US4264858A (en) * 1979-05-29 1981-04-28 General Electric Company Means for regulating resistance current of complex load
US4287557A (en) * 1979-12-17 1981-09-01 General Electric Company Inverter with improved regulation
US4412277A (en) * 1982-09-03 1983-10-25 Rockwell International Corporation AC-DC Converter having an improved power factor
US4517439A (en) * 1984-05-07 1985-05-14 Colley Bruce H AC-DC welding power supply
US5157236A (en) * 1990-03-29 1992-10-20 Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Adaptive pulse mode gas metal arc welding control
US5482734A (en) * 1994-05-20 1996-01-09 The Miller Group, Ltd. Method and apparatus for controlling an electric arc spraying process
US5528010A (en) * 1994-05-20 1996-06-18 The Miller Group, Ltd. Method and apparatus for initiating electric arc spraying
US5665256A (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-09-09 The Esab Group, Inc. Cutting or welding system having phase loss detector and method of detecting phase loss for same
US6335511B1 (en) 1999-04-12 2002-01-01 Tri Tool Inc. Control method and apparatus for an arc welding system
US20060060574A1 (en) * 2003-09-08 2006-03-23 Lincoln Global, Inc. Electric arc welder and method for controlling the welding process of the welder
US7217904B2 (en) * 2003-09-08 2007-05-15 Lincoln Global, Inc. Electric arc welder and method for controlling the welding process of the welder

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NL7409316A (nl) 1975-01-14
DE2433275C3 (de) 1981-06-11
BE817523A (fr) 1974-11-04
CA1003506A (en) 1977-01-11
CH593755A5 (de) 1977-12-15
DE2433275B2 (de) 1980-09-25
GB1468198A (en) 1977-03-23
SE7408316L (sv) 1975-01-13
FR2236601A1 (de) 1975-02-07
IT1018464B (it) 1977-09-30
BR7405650D0 (pt) 1975-05-20
SE412715B (sv) 1980-03-17
JPS5039249A (de) 1975-04-11
DE2433275A1 (de) 1975-01-30
FR2236601B3 (de) 1977-05-06
AU7104574A (en) 1976-01-15

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