Voltage supply circuit
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1. A voltage supply circuit, comprising:
- first storage capacitor chargeable by a high frequency AC voltage;
control circuit connected to said first storage capacitor, said control circuit comprising switching controller means (42, 44, 40, 50,
62) for transforming the voltage of said first storage capacitor (14) into a voltage on a second storage capacitor (40) by switching said switching controller means, a linear voltage regulator (100, 112,
106) connected to said second storage capacitor (40) for providing an output voltage at an output terminal (102), and static starter circuit means (82, 84, 30, 22, 86, 20, 26, 64, 90,
80) for inhibiting said switching of said switching controller means until a predetermined voltage has built up on said first and second storage capacitors (14,
40).
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Abstract
In order to provide a voltage supply circuit with high efficiency, high control quality and with optimum utilization of the present energy the circuit comprises in combination a switching controller and a longitudinal voltage controller and a static starter circuit is provided, which supplies via a transistor the electronic components of the circuit with energy until a predetermined voltage is attained.
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17 Claims
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1. A voltage supply circuit, comprising:
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first storage capacitor chargeable by a high frequency AC voltage; control circuit connected to said first storage capacitor, said control circuit comprising switching controller means (42, 44, 40, 50,
62) for transforming the voltage of said first storage capacitor (14) into a voltage on a second storage capacitor (40) by switching said switching controller means, a linear voltage regulator (100, 112,
106) connected to said second storage capacitor (40) for providing an output voltage at an output terminal (102), and static starter circuit means (82, 84, 30, 22, 86, 20, 26, 64, 90,
80) for inhibiting said switching of said switching controller means until a predetermined voltage has built up on said first and second storage capacitors (14,
40). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A voltage supply circuit comprising:
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a first storage capacitor (14) being charged by a high frequency AC voltage; a switching regulator (42, 44, 40, 50,
62) for transforming the voltage of said first storage capacitor (14) into a voltage on a second storage capacitor (40) connected in parallel to said switching regulator, wherein said switching regulator comprises the series connection of the emitter/collector path of a third transistor (42) and of an inductive coil (44) between said first storage capacitor (14) and said second storage capacitor (40), and said transformation of voltage on said first storage capacitor to a voltage on said second capacitor is achieved by switching said third transistor;a linear voltage regulator (100, 112,
106) connected to said second storage capacitor (40) for providing an output voltage at an output (102), wherein said linear voltage regulator comprised the emitter/collector path of a control transistor (100) between said second storage capacitor (40) and said output (102) with the base of said control transistor being controlled by an amplifier (112) which compares the output voltage to a predetermined reference voltage; anda static starter circuit (82, 84, 30, 22, 86, 20, 26, 64, 90,
80) for inhibiting the switching of said switching regulator by steering said third transistor (42) in its conducting state until a predetermined voltage has built up on said storage capacitors (14,
40). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A voltage supply circuit, comprising:
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first storage capacitor (14) chargeable by a high frequency AC voltage; switching regulator means (42, 44, 40, 50,
62) connected to said first storage capacitor (14), having a third transistor (42) connected between said first storage capacitor (14) and a switching regulator means output (99), said switching regulator means for transforming a voltage on said first storage capacitor (14) to a voltage at said output (99) of said switching regulator means by switching said third transistor (42) in a predetermined manner;linear voltage regulator means (100, 112,
106) connected to said output (99) of said switching regulator means for providing an output voltage at an output (102) of said linear voltage regulator means, said output voltage achieved by smoothing the voltage at said switching means output; andstatic starter means (82, 84, 30, 22, 86, 20, 26, 64, 90,
80) connected to said switching regulator means for inhibiting the switching of said third transistor (42) by holding said third transistor (42) in its conducting state until a predetermined voltage has built up on said first storage capacitor (14) and at said switching regulator means output (99). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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