Power control device for the magnetron of microwave oven

• US 4,816,986 A
• Filed: 02/08/1988
• Issued: 03/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
• Original Assignee: Anatoly I. Ivanov-Tsyganov, Jury A. Spiridonov, Vladimir I. Khandogin
• Inventors: Khandogin, Vladimir I., Ivanov-Tsyganov, Anatoly I., Spiridonov, Jury A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Peter S.
• Application Number:
  US07/153,057
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 363/37, 363/75, 363/82, 363/90-91, 363/98, 363/132, 363/17, 219/10.55 B, 315/39.51, 315/94, 315/105-107, 331/86, 331/87, 336/211
• US Class Current: 363/132
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/3376 with automatic control of output voltage or current
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2206/043 Methods or circuits intended to extend the life of the magnetron
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/666 Safety circuits emergency protective circuits in general H02H

Abstract

A power control device for a microwave cooking oven includes a regulator of the anode voltage of the magnetron and a heater voltage source. The anode voltage regulator includes a d.c. voltage bridge-type converter, a transformer, a rectifier and a filter. The heater voltage source includes a half-bridge d.c. to a.c. voltage converter. The half-bridge and bridge converters are controlled each by signals coming from the respective generators of pulse sequences.

Claims

1. A power control device for the magnetron of a microwave cooking oven, comprising:

a mains voltage rectifier having an input serving as the input of said device, and an output;

a starting current limiter having a power input connected to said output of said mains voltage rectifier, a control input and an output;

a capacitance filter having an input connected to said output of said starting current limiter, and an output;

a choke having an input connected to said output of said capacitance filter, and an output;

a master control of the operating modes of said microwave oven, having an output;

an anode voltage regulator having a power input connected to said output of said choke, a control input connected to said output of said master control, a first output adapted for connection to the anode circuit of said magnetron, and a second output;

a heater voltage source for said magnetron, having an input connected to said second output of said anode voltage regulator, and an output adapted for connection to the heater filament of said magnetron;

said anode voltage regulator including;

a bridge-type d.c. voltage to a.c. voltage converter having a power input connected to said power input of said regulator, control inputs, and an output;

a transformer having a primary winding with terminals connected with said output of said bridge-type converter, and a secondary winding with terminals;

a rectifier having an input connected to said terminals of said secondary winding of said transformer, and an output;

a filter having an input connected to said output of said rectifier and an output connected to said first output of said anode voltage regulator;

a generator of control pulse sequences for said anode voltage regulator, having an input connected to said control input of said regulator and outputs connected to said respective outputs of said bridge-type converter;

a d.c. voltage source having an output;

a current amplitude shaper having a power input connected to said output of said d.c. voltage source, a control input connected to said anode circuit of said magnetron, and an output;

a saturable magnetic element having an input connected to said output of said current amplitude shaper, and an output connected to said terminals of said primary winding of said transformer;

a diode having an input connected to said power input of said regulator and an output connected to said second output of said regulator;

said heater voltage source including;

a half-bridge d.c. voltage to a.c. voltage converter having a power input connected to said input of said heater voltage source, control inputs and an output;

a transformer having a primary winding with terminals connected to said input of said half-bridge converter, first, second and third secondary windings with their respective terminals;

said first secondary winding having its terminals connected to said output of said heater voltage source;

a generator of sequences of heater voltage stabilizing pulses, having an input connected to said terminals of said second secondary winding and outputs connected to said respective control inputs of said half-bridge converter;

an auxiliary rectifier having an input connected to said terminals of said third secondary winding, and an output connected to said control input of said starting current limiter.

2. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said saturable magnetic element includes:

a first toroidal core;

a second toroidal core coaxial with said first core;

a control winding with turns encompassinag both said first and second toroidal cores, having terminals connected to said input of said saturable magnetic element;

a working winding comprising oppositely connected first and second half-windings, having terminals connected to said output of said saturable magnetic element;

said first half-winding being carried by said first core;

said second half-winding being carried by said second core.

3. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said saturable magnetic element includes:

a toroidal core;

an annular cavity in said toroidal core, coaxial therewith;

a control winding accommodated in said annular cavity coaxially therewith, having terminals connected to said input of said saturable magnetic element;

a working winding wound externally on said toroidal core so that the planes accommodating its turns are orthogonal with respect to the planes accommodating the turns of said control winding, having terminals connected to said output of said saturable magnetic element.

4. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said current amplitude shaper includes;

a power transistor having an input connected to said power input of said shaper, an output connected with said output of said shaper, and a control input;

a source of reference voltage having an output;

a comparison circuit having a first input connected to said output of said reference voltage source, a second input connected to said control input of said shaper, and an output;

a d.c. amplifier having an input connected to said output of said comparison circuit, and an output connected to said control input of said power transistor.

5. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said generator of control pulse sequences for said regulator of the anode voltage of said magnetron includes:

a generator of clock pulses having an output;

a first AND gate having a first input connected to said output of said clock pulse generator, a second input and an output;

a first pulse counter having an input connected to said output of said first AND gate, and an output;

a second pulse counter having an input connected to said output of said first pulse counter, and an output;

a second AND gate having a first input connected to said output of said second pulse counter, a second input and an output;

a self-excited oscillator having a first synchronizing input connected to said output of said second AND gate, a second synchronizing input, and outputs connected to said outputs of said generator of control pulse sequences;

a third AND gate hvaing a first input connected with said control input of said generator of control pulse sequences, a second input and an output connected to said respective second inputs of said first and second AND gates;

a fourth AND gate having a first input connected to said output of said second counter, a second input connected to said output of said third AND gate, and an output connected to said second synchronizing input of said self-excited oscillator.