Electronic device for multiplexing several loads excited by alternating current

• US 5,495,129 A
• Filed: 06/21/1994
• Issued: 02/27/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sextant Avionique
• Original Assignee: Sextant Avionique
• Inventors: Voisin, Gerard, Schou, Guy, Verbeque, Jean-Rene
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PALADINI, ALBERT WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US08/244,893
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 307/17, 307/104, 342/448, 342/386, 342/460
• US Class Current: 307/17
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 3/104 using several coupled or uncoupled coils G01V3/101 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/693 Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors logic circuits H03K19/00; code converters H03M5/00, H03M7/00

Abstract

An electronic device for multiplexing several loads to the terminals of a source of alternating electrical energy. The source(4) of alternating electrical energy is coupled by electromagnetic flux to the loads by using primary excitation windings 71, 81 and 91 connect to the terminals of the source (4) of alternating electrical energy and secondary windings respectively corresponding to the number of loads. The secondary windings are at least partially coupled to the primary winding and are each connected to the terminals of a load. The coupling is inhibited by auxiliary winding 73 which are each totally coupled with the secondary winding 72. The inhibition function is controlled in order to inhibit all the magnetic couplings except for one and this particular one changes as a function of the respective load to be coupled to the source 4 of alternating electrical energy.

Claims

1. Electronic device for multiplexing loads to the terminals of a source of alternating electrical energy, characterized in that said electronic device includes:

means for coupling the source of alternating electrical energy by electromagnetic flux to the loads including at least one primary excitation winding connected to the terminals of the source of alternating electrical energy, and secondary windings , equal in number to that of the loads, at least partially coupled the primary winding and each connected to the terminals of a load

means of inhibiting the means of coupling by electromagnetic flux including auxiliary windings, equal in number to that of the loads, each totally coupled with a secondary winding; and

means for control of the inhibition means imposing the inhibition of all the magnetic couplings except one, which changes depending on the load to be coupled to the source of alternating electrical energy.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of coupling by electromagnetic flux windings as loads connected in series to the terminals of the source of alternating electrical energy and each totally coupled with a secondary winding (73) and an auxiliary winding (73) within an individual transformer.

3. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of coupling by electromagnetic flux include a single primary excitation winding partially coupled to the various secondary windings within a single transformer having a magnetic circuit with several parallel legs with a first leg around which is wound the primary excitation winding and other legs around each of which are wound a secondary winding and an auxiliary winding.

4. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the inhibition means include short-circuiting switch means (75) which each closed one of the auxiliary windings and which are controlled by the control means which impose an open state on one of them and a closed state on all the others, the first short-circuiting switch means in the open state changing depending on the load to be coupled to the source of alternating electrical energy.

5. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the inhibition means include controllable sources of direct electrical current which each inject a direct electrical current into one of the auxiliary windings bringing about a saturation of the magnetic flux in the secondary winding corresponding to it by coupling, and which are controlled by the control means which block only one of them chosen on the basis of the load to be coupled to the source of alternating electrical energy.

6. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes isolating switch means equal in number to the loads each interposed in series between a load and the secondary winding to which it is connected, the said control means imposing a closed state on the isolating switch means arranged in series with the load whose means of coupling by electromagnetic flux with the source of alternating electrical energy is not inhibited and an open state on all the other isolating switch means.

7. Device according to claim 1, interconnected with inductive loads tuned with the aid of a capacitor arranged in series with the source of alternating electrical energy, characterized in that the secondary windings include adjustment tappings linked to a selector allowing the tuning frequency to be varied.

8. Device according to claim 2, interconnected with loads of different impedances, characterized in that the primary windings of the transformers include intermediate adjustment tappings the use of which allows equalization of the impedances presented by the loads to the source of alternating electrical energy.

9. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that each short-circuiting switch means includes two field-effect transistors interconnected by their source electrode taken to earth with their drain-source junctions placed in series and in opposition at the terminals of an auxiliary winding and their gate electrodes connected in parallel and biased by the control means.

10. Device according to claim 6, interconnected between loads with mid point taken to earth, characterized in that each isolating switch means includes two switches interposed in series in a load on either side of the mid point.

11. Device according to claim 6, interconnected between loads with mid point taken to earth and a source of alternating electrical energy provided with a current slaving loop measuring the current flowing in the loads on the basis of the voltage developed at the terminals of two measurement resistors interposed on either side of the earthing mid point, characterized in that each isolating switch means includes two switches interposed in series in a load on either side of the measurement resistors.

12. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that each isolating switch means includes two field-effect effect transistors interposed in a load on either side of its earthed mid point, with their source electrodes interconnected to the said mid point, their drain-source junctions placed in series and in opposition interconnecting the two parts of a load and their gate electrodes connected in parallel and biased by the control means.

13. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that each isolating switch means includes two field-effect transistors interposed in a load on either side of the measurement resistors, with their source electrodes interconnected to the measurement resistors, their drain-source junctions in series and in opposition interconnecting the two parts of a load to the measurement resistors, and their gate electrodes connected ill parallel and biased by the control means.