Four quadrant AC and DC to AC and DC converter with two or more independently controlled loads
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1. A converter circuit for transferring electrical power between circuit input means and first and second circuit output means, comprising in combination:
- capacitor means;
inductor means;
controllable resonant circuit switch means;
means connecting said capacitor means and said inductor means and said controllable resonant circuit switch means for forming series resonant circuit means to transfer electrical power between the circuit input means and the first and second circuit output means through resonant oscillation in said series resonant circuit means;
control means connected to said controllable resonant circuit switch means for controlling the transfer of the total electrical power transferred between the circuit input means and the first and second circuit output means; and
first controllable switch means connected for controlling the transfer of electrical power through the first circuit output means.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a class of power converter which extracts electric energy from a source of A.C. or D.C. power and conveys this energy through series resonant circuits to two or more loads in an independently controllable form.
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1. A converter circuit for transferring electrical power between circuit input means and first and second circuit output means, comprising in combination:
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capacitor means; inductor means; controllable resonant circuit switch means; means connecting said capacitor means and said inductor means and said controllable resonant circuit switch means for forming series resonant circuit means to transfer electrical power between the circuit input means and the first and second circuit output means through resonant oscillation in said series resonant circuit means; control means connected to said controllable resonant circuit switch means for controlling the transfer of the total electrical power transferred between the circuit input means and the first and second circuit output means; and first controllable switch means connected for controlling the transfer of electrical power through the first circuit output means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A converter circuit for transferring electrical power between circuit input means and a plurality of circuit output means, comprising in combination:
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capacitor means; inductor means; controllable resonant circuit switch means; means connecting said capacitor means and said inductor means and said controllable resonant circuit switch means for forming a series resonant circuit means to transfer electrical power between the circuit input means and the plurality of circuit output means through resonant oscillation in said series resonant circuit means; control means connected to said controllable resonant switch means for controlling the transfer of the total electrical power transferred between the circuit input means and the plurality of circuit output means; and output controllable switch means connected for controlling the transfer of electrical power through at least one of the plurality of circuit output means. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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11. A converter circuit for transferring electrical power between circuit input means and first and second circuit output means, comprising in combination:
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capacitor means; inductor means; controllable resonant circuit switch means; means connecting said capacitor means and said inductor means and said controllable resonant circuit switch means for forming series resonant circuit means to transfer electrical power between the circuit input means and the first and second circuit output means through resonant oscillation in said series resonant circuit means; first and second controllable switch means connected for controlling the transfer of electrical power through the first and second circuit output means, respectively; first and second sensing means for determining the voltage on the first and second circuit output means, respectively; third sensing means for determining the voltage on said capacitor means; control means for receiving signals from said first, second and third sensing means for controlling the individual electrical power transfer through each of the first and second output means by control of said first and second controllable switch means, respectively; and said control means controlling the total power transfer through the first and second output means by control of said controllable resonant circuit switch means. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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