Alternating polarity power supply control apparatus
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1. An electronic switching circuit for controlling transfer of electrical power from an alternating polarity electrical power supply means to a load means, said switching circuit comprising:
- a first transfer control field-effect device provided in and on a first substrate, said first transfer control field-effect device comprising;
a first transfer control field-effect device channel region located at least in part in a first selected region of said first substrate;
first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, separated by said first transfer control field-effect device channel region, into which and out of which primary currents through said first field-effect device can, at least in part, pass upon electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said first field-effect device first terminating region being electrically connected to a first terminal means adapted for electrical connection to a first circuit portion arrangement which includes both said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means, and said first field-effect device second terminating region being electrically connected to a second terminal means adapted for electrical connection to said first circuit portion arrangement; and
a first transfer control field-effect device gate region capable of affecting, upon electrical energization thereof, any current flow occurring through said first transfer control field-effect device channel region as a result of electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions;
an energy storage means having first and second polarity regions between which said energy storage means is capable of providing electrical energy storage, said energy storage means first polarity region being electrically connected to said first substrate;
a first unidirectional current conducting means having therein first and second terminating regions between which an asymmetrical current conducting capability is exhibited, said first unidirectional current conducting means first terminating region being electrically connected to said energy storage means second polarity region, and said first unidirectional current conducting means second terminating region being electrically connected to one of said first and second terminal means; and
a control switch means capable, upon activation, of effectively electrically connecting said first transfer control field-effect device gate region to a selected one of (i) said first substrate, and (ii) said first unidirectional current conducting means first terminating region, whereby electrical power can be selectively transferred from said alternating polarity electrical power supply means to said load means in correspondence with said selection of electrical connection for said first transfer control field-effect device gate region.
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Abstract
An electronic switching circuit is provided for controlling transfer of electrical power from an alternating polarity electrical power supply to a load means through use of a field-effect transistor device as the primary power controlling element.
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1. An electronic switching circuit for controlling transfer of electrical power from an alternating polarity electrical power supply means to a load means, said switching circuit comprising:
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a first transfer control field-effect device provided in and on a first substrate, said first transfer control field-effect device comprising; a first transfer control field-effect device channel region located at least in part in a first selected region of said first substrate; first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, separated by said first transfer control field-effect device channel region, into which and out of which primary currents through said first field-effect device can, at least in part, pass upon electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said first field-effect device first terminating region being electrically connected to a first terminal means adapted for electrical connection to a first circuit portion arrangement which includes both said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means, and said first field-effect device second terminating region being electrically connected to a second terminal means adapted for electrical connection to said first circuit portion arrangement; and a first transfer control field-effect device gate region capable of affecting, upon electrical energization thereof, any current flow occurring through said first transfer control field-effect device channel region as a result of electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions; an energy storage means having first and second polarity regions between which said energy storage means is capable of providing electrical energy storage, said energy storage means first polarity region being electrically connected to said first substrate; a first unidirectional current conducting means having therein first and second terminating regions between which an asymmetrical current conducting capability is exhibited, said first unidirectional current conducting means first terminating region being electrically connected to said energy storage means second polarity region, and said first unidirectional current conducting means second terminating region being electrically connected to one of said first and second terminal means; and a control switch means capable, upon activation, of effectively electrically connecting said first transfer control field-effect device gate region to a selected one of (i) said first substrate, and (ii) said first unidirectional current conducting means first terminating region, whereby electrical power can be selectively transferred from said alternating polarity electrical power supply means to said load means in correspondence with said selection of electrical connection for said first transfer control field-effect device gate region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electronic switching circuit for controlling transfer of electrical power from an alternating polarity electrical power supply means to a load means, said switching circuit comprising:
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a first transfer control field-effect device provided in and on a first substrate, said first transfer control field-effect device comprising; a first transfer control field-effect device channel region located at least in part in a first selected region of said first substrate; first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, separated by said first transfer control field-effect device channel region, into which and out of which primary currents through said first field-effect device can, at least in part, pass upon electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said first field-effect device first terminating region being electrically connected to a first terminal means adapted for electrical connection to a first circuit portion arrangement, which includes both said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means, and said first field-effect device second terminating region being electrically connected to a second terminal means adapted for electrical connection to said first circuit portion arrangement; and a first transfer control field-effect device gate region capable of affecting, upon electrical energization thereof, any current flow occurring through said first transfer control field-effect device channel region as a result of electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions; an energy storage means having first and second polarity regions between which said energy storage means is capable of providing electrical energy storage, said energy storage means first polarity region being electrically connected to said first substrate; a first unidirectional current conducting means having therein first and second terminating regions between which an asymmetrical current conducting capability is exhibited, said first unidirectional current conducting means first terminating region being electrically connected to said energy storage means second polarity region, and said first unidirectional current conducting means second terminating region being electrically connected to a third terminal means adapted for electrical connection to both said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means; and a control switch means capable, upon activation, of effectively electrically connecting said first transfer control field-effect device gate region to a selected one of (i) said first substrate, and (ii) said first unidirectional current conducting means first terminating region, whereby electrical power can be selectively transferred from said alternating polarity electrical power supply means to said load means in correspondence with said selection of electrical connection for said first transfer control field-effect device gate region. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An electronic switching circuit for controlling transfer of electrical power from an alternating polarity electrical power supply means to a load means, said switching circuit comprising:
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a first transfer control field-effect device provided in and on a first substrate, said first transfer control field-effect device comprising; a first transfer control field-effect device channel region located at least in part in a first selected region of said first substrate; first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, separated by said first transfer control field-effect device channel region, into which and out of which primary currents through said first transfer control field-effect device can, at least in part, pass upon electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said first transfer control field-effect device first terminating region being electrically connected to a first terminal means adapted for electrical connection to one of said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means, and said first transfer control field-effect device second terminating region being electrically connected to a second terminal means adapted for electrical connection to that one of said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means opposite that to which said first terminal means is adapted for connection to as aforesaid; and a first transfer control field-effect device gate region capable of affecting, upon electrical energization thereof, any current flow occurring through said first transfer control field-effect device channel region as a result of electrical energization of said first transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions; a first signal controlled field-effect device provided in and on a second substrate, said first signal controlled field-effect device comprising; a first signal controlled field-effect device channel region located at least in part in a first selected region of said second substrate, said second substrate being electrically connected to said first substrate; first signal controlled field-effect device first and second terminating regions, separated by said first signal controlled field-effect device channel region, into which and out of which primary currents through said first signal controlled field-effect device can, at least in part, pass upon electrical energization of said first signal controlled field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said first signal controlled field-effect device first terminating region being electrically connected to said first transfer control field-effect device gate region; and a first signal controlled field-effect device gate region capable of affecting, upon electrical energization thereof, any current flow occurring through said first signal controlled field-effect device channel region as a result of electrical energization of said first signal controlled field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said first signal controlled field-effect device gate region being electrically connected to a third terminal means adapted for electrical connection to both said alternating polarity electrical supply means and said load means; and a bias control means having a first location therein and a second location therein, said bias control means being capable of selectively providing a bias voltage between said first and second locations therein upon electrical energization of said bias control means, said bias control means first location being electrically connected to said first signal controlled field-effect transistor second terminating region and said bias control means second location being electrically connected to said first transfer control field-effect device, whereby electrical power can be selectively transferred from said alternating polarity electrical power supply means to said load means in correspondence with said selective providing of said bias voltage between said bias control means first and second locations. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An electronic switching circuit for controlling transfer of electrical power from alternating polarity electrical power supply means to a load means, said switching circuit comprising:
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a set of transfer control field-effect devices each provided in and on one of a corresponding set of substrates from among which a kth said field-effect device is provided in and on a corresponding kth said substrate where 1≦
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2, a kth one of said set of transfer control field-effect devices comprising;a kth transfer control field-effect device channel region located, at least in part, in a first selected region of said corresponding kth substrate; kth transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, separated by said kth transfer control field-effect device channel region, into which and out of which primary currents through said kth transfer control field-effect device can, at least in part, pass upon electrical energization of said kth transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions, said kth field-effect device second terminating region being electrically connected to a (k+l)th said field-effect device first terminating region except for a first (k=1) said field-effect device first terminating region being electrically connected to a first terminal means adapted for electrical connection to a first circuit portion arrangement which includes both said alternating polarity electrical power supply means and said load means, and except for a last (k=n) said field-effect device second terminating region being electrically connected to a second terminal means adapted for electrical connection to said first circuit portion arrangement; and a kth transfer control field-effect device gate region capable of affecting, upon electrical energization thereof, any current flow occurring through said kth transfer control field-effect device channel region as a result of electrical energization of said kth transfer control field-effect device first and second terminating regions; a set of n conductive connector means each of which is such that a kth one of said set of connector means is correspondingly electrically connected between a kth said transfer control field-effect device substrate and a kth said transfer control field-effect device gate region; a bias control means having a first location therein and a second location therein, said bias control means being capable of selectively providing a bias voltage between said first and second locations therein upon electrical energization of said bias control means, said bias control means second location being electrically connected to one of said first (k=1) to last (k-n) transfer control field-effect devices; and a set of n isolation means each of which is provided such that a kth one of said set of isolation means is correspondingly electrically connected between said bias control means first location and a kth said transfer control field-effect device gate region, each said isolation means being capable, if placed in series with its corresponding connection means and electrically energized jointly therewith, of preventing a significant voltage drop from occurring across said corresponding connection means, whereby electrical power can be selectively transferred from said alternating polarity electrical power supply means to said load means in correspondence with said selected providing of said bias voltage between said bias control means first and second locations. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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