Current fed inverter
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1. A current fed inverter circuit for accommodating two different input voltages from an input source of direct current or rectified alternating current, which comprises:
- a first circuit having an inductor and a transformer primary winding;
a second circuit having said inductor and said transformer primary winding;
an output circuit including a transformer secondary winding magnetically coupled to said transformer primary winding;
means for alternately modifying current flow in the first circuit and the second circuit; and
operator selector means for connecting said first and second circuits in a first configuration to form a current fed half bridge circuit to accommodate the higher of the two input voltages and in a second, different configuration, to form a current fed push-pull circuit to accommodate the lower of the two input voltages.
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Abstract
A current fed inverter circuit is provided in which there are two interconnected circuits, each of which shares a common inductor and transformer primary. These interconnected circuits are arranged so that an operator selector switch can connect the two circuits in a first configuration to form a current fed half bridge circuit and in a second, different configuration, to form a current fed push-pull circuit.
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18 Claims
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1. A current fed inverter circuit for accommodating two different input voltages from an input source of direct current or rectified alternating current, which comprises:
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a first circuit having an inductor and a transformer primary winding;
a second circuit having said inductor and said transformer primary winding;an output circuit including a transformer secondary winding magnetically coupled to said transformer primary winding; means for alternately modifying current flow in the first circuit and the second circuit; and operator selector means for connecting said first and second circuits in a first configuration to form a current fed half bridge circuit to accommodate the higher of the two input voltages and in a second, different configuration, to form a current fed push-pull circuit to accommodate the lower of the two input voltages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A current fed inverter circuit for accommodating two different input voltages from an input source of direct current or rectified alternating current to provide a positive terminal and a negative terminal, which comprises:
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a first circuit having a first inductor and a first transformer primary winding; a second circuit having a second inductor and a second transformer primary winding; an output circuit including a first transformer secondary winding magnetically coupled to said first transformer primary winding and a second transformer secondary winding magnetically coupled to said second transformer primary winding; means for alternately modifying the current flow in the first circuit and the second circuit; means for connecting said positive terminal to said first circuit and said negative terminal to said second circuit; operator selector means for connecting said first and second circuits in a first configuration to form a current fed half bridge circuit to accommodate the higher of the two input voltages and in a second, different configuration to form a current fed push-pull circuit to accommodate the lower of the two input voltages. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A current fed inverter circuit for accommodating two different input voltages from an input source of direct current or rectified alternating current to provide a positive terminal and a negative terminal, comprising:
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a first circuit having a first inductor and a first transformer primary winding; a second circuit having a second inductor and a second transformer primary winding; an output circuit including a first transformer secondary winding magnetically coupled to said first transformer primary winding and a second transformer secondary winding magnetically coupled to said second transformer primary winding; said first and second inductors comprising portions of a common inductor device; said first and second transformer primary windings comprising primary windings of a single transformer; said first and second transformer secondary windings comprising secondary windings of said single transformer; said output circuit further including means for rectifying the output of the secondary windings, output terminals, and a boost circuit including a third inductor and a series rectifier connected across the output terminals; means for connecting said positive terminal to said first circuit and said negative terminal to said second circuit; means for alternately modifying the current flow in the first circuit and the second circuit, said modifying means comprising first switching means for opening and closing said first circuit, second switching means for opening and closing said second circuit, and means for alternatively controlling said first and second switching means; said controlling means comprising means for closing said first switching means when said second switching means is open and for opening said first switching means when said second switching means is closed; said first and second switching means comprising first and second transistors, and said controlling means being coupled to the control electrodes of said transistors to place each transistor in an opposite state of conduction from the other transistor; means for connecting said positive terminal to said first circuit and said negative terminal to said second circuit; operator selector means for connecting said first and second circuits in a first configuration to form a current fed half bridge circuit to accommodate the higher of the two input voltages and in a second, different configuration, to form a current fed push-pull circuit to accommodate the lower of the two input voltages. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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