Stabilized DC power supply device

• US 4,024,451 A
• Filed: 01/14/1976
• Issued: 05/17/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tohoku Metal Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Tohoku Metal Industries Limited
• Inventors: Nishino, Hisao, Ohta, Kouichirou
• Primary Examiner(s): Beha, Jr., William H.
• Application Number:
  US05/648,908
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 321/2, 321/14, 321/25, 307/33, 307/34
• US Class Current: 363/25
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/10 Regulating voltage or current G05F1/02 takes precedence; for electric railways B60M3/02
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/38 semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 7/122 for inverters, i.e. dc/ac converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33561 having more than one ouput with independent control

Abstract

A stabilized DC power supply device providing a plurality of different stabilized DC powers with regulated voltage levels. Stabilized DC powers with rated currents of 2A. or less are taken out from transistor series regulator circuits, another stabilized power with rated current of 8-10A. or more is output from a magnetic amplifier regulator circuit and other powers with rated current of 8-10A. or less are obtained from transistor switching regulator circuits. The regulated voltage output from one of the switching regulator circuits is used as an input DC power for the series regulator circuits and is fed to them through an DC-AC inverter circuit and respective rectifier circuits. Input powers to both the switching regulator circuits and the magnetic amplifier regulator circuit are from a DC power source through a single DC-AC inverter circuit. The device is small in size and good in efficiency. Overvoltage and overcurrent prospective circuits are provided to stop the operation of the DC-AC inverter circuit when either overcurrent or overvoltage occurs.

Claims

1. A stabilized DC power supply device for providing a plurality of different DC powers with regulated voltage levels and with different rated currents, comprising:

a DC power source,

a main DC-AC inverter circuit coupled to said DC power source and providing high frequency AC outputs from said DC power source, said main inverter circuit comprising transistor circuit means and an inverter transformer coupled to said transistor circuit means, said transformer having first, second and third secondary windings, from each of which a high frequency AC output is taken out,

a rectifier circuit coupled to said first secondary windings of said inverter transformer for rectifying the AC output presented on said first secondary windings of said inverter transformer to provide a DC output,

a transistor switching regulator circuit coupled to the DC output from said rectifier circuit and providing a predetermined first DC power with a regulated voltage level at a DC output thereof,

a DC-DC converter circuit coupled with said DC output of said transistor switching regulator circuit,

a transistor series regulator circuit coupled to an output of said DC-DC converter and having an output providing a predetermined second DC power with a regulated voltage level and with a lower rated current than said first DC power,

a magnetic amplifier regulator circuit coupled to said second and third secondary windings of said inverter in said main DC-AC inverter circuit, said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit having an output providing a predetermined third DC power with a regulated voltage level and with a higher rated current than said first DC power,

means coupled to said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit for detecting overvoltage of the output from said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit and having an output indicating an overvoltage condition, said overvoltage detecting means including a zener diode coupled to said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit and which conducts when the output voltage of said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit exceeds a predetermined voltage level, a transistor coupled to said zener diode so as to conduct when said zener diode is conducting, and a relay coupled to said transistor and which is switched on when said transistor is conducting.

means coupled to said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit for detecting overcurrent of the output from said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit and having an output indicating an overcurrent condition, said overcurrent detecting means including an overcurrent relay coupled to said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit and which is switched on when the output current of said magnetic amplifier regulator circuit exceeds a predetermined current level, and

control means including a thyristor coupled to said main DC-AC inverter circuit and to said relays of both said overvoltage detecting means and said overcurrent detecting means, said thyristor being actuated responsive to at least one of said relays being switched on, and a further relay coupled to said thyristor and to said main DC-AC inverter circuit, said further relay being switched on when said thyristor is actuated to short-circuit a partial circuit path of said main DC-AC inverter circuit to stop the operation of said main DC-AC inverter circuit.

2. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said DC power source comprises a commercial AC power source and a further rectifier circuit coupled to said AC power source for rectifying the commercial AC power.

3. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one additional transistor switching regulator circuit connected to said rectifier circuit which is coupled to said AC output from said main DC-AC inverter circuit, each of said additional transistor switching regulator circuits being in parallel with one another and providing different DC powers with regulated voltage levels.

4. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said DC power source comprises a commercial AC power source and a further rectifier circuit coupled to said AC power source for rectifying the commercial AC power.

5. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said DC-DC converter circuit comprises a second DC-AC inverter circuit which includes transistor circuits coupled to a second inverter transformer having a plurality of secondary windings and a plurality of second rectifier circuits which are connected to respective ones of said plurality of secondary windings of said second inverter transformer, a plurality of second transistor series regulator circuits connected to respective ones of said plurality of second rectifier circuits to respectively provide a plurality of different stabilized DC powers with lower rated currents than the first DC power from said first mentioned transistor switching regulator circuit.

6. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second DC-AC inverter circuit is of a separately-exciting type.

7. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said inverter transformer of said main DC-AC inverter circuit is provided with a fourth secondary winding, said fourth secondary winding being connected with said second separately-exciting DC-AC inverter circuit, said fourth secondary winding providing an output which is coupled to said second separately-exciting DC-AC inverter circuit to serve as an exciting power for said second separately-exciting DC-AC inverter circuit.

8. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said DC power source comprises a commercial AC power source and a further rectifier circuit coupled to said AC power source for rectifying the commercial AC power.

9. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one additional transistor switching regulator circuit connected to said rectifier circuit which is coupled to said AC output from said main DC-AC inverter circuit, each of said additional transistor switching regulator circuits being in parallel with one another and providing different DC powers with regulated voltage levels, and wherein said DC-DC converter circuit comprises a second DC-AC inverter circuit which includes transistor circuits coupled to a second inverter transformer having a plurality of secondary windings and a plurality of second rectifier circuits which are connected to respective ones of said plurality of secondary windings of said second inverter transformer, a plurality of second transistor series regulator circuits connected to respective ones of said plurality of second rectifier circuits to respectively provide a plurality of different stabilized DC powers with lower rated currents than the DC powers from said transistor switching regulator circuits.

10. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said second DC-AC inverter circuit is of a separately-exciting type.

11. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said inverter transformer of said main DC-AC inverter circuit is provided with a fourth secondary winding, said fourth secondary winding being connected with said second separately-exciting DC-AC inverter circuit, said fourth secondary winding providing an output which is coupled to said second separately-exciting DC-AC inverter circuit to serve as an exciting power for said second separately-exciting DC-AC inverter circuit.

12. The stabilized DC power supply device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said DC power source comprises a commercial AC power source and a further rectifier circuit coupled to said AC power source for rectifying the commercial AC power.