Modular power supply having an input and output module and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. A modular power supply, comprising:
- an input module that accepts input power and employs a main power switch and a step-up transformer to provide intermediate power at an enhanced voltage at an output thereof;
a power transfer conductor coupled to said output;
an output module, having an input coupled to said conductor, that accepts said intermediate power and employs a step-down transformer and an output rectifier to provide DC output power at a voltage that is less than said enhanced voltage, anda diode, coupled to said input and output modules, that prevents said step-up and step-down transformers from saturating.
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Abstract
A modular power supply and a method of operating the same to accept either AC or DC input power. In one embodiment, the modular power supply includes an input module that accepts input power and employs at least one main power switch and a step-up transformer to provide intermediate power at an enhanced voltage at an output thereof. The modular power supply also includes a power transfer conductor coupled to the output. The modular power supply further includes an output module, having an input coupled to the conductor, that accepts the intermediate power and employs a step-down transformer and an output rectifier to provide DC output power at a voltage that is less than the enhanced voltage. The modular power supply still further includes a diode, coupled to the input and output modules, that prevents the step-up and step-down transformers from saturating.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular power supply, comprising:
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an input module that accepts input power and employs a main power switch and a step-up transformer to provide intermediate power at an enhanced voltage at an output thereof; a power transfer conductor coupled to said output; an output module, having an input coupled to said conductor, that accepts said intermediate power and employs a step-down transformer and an output rectifier to provide DC output power at a voltage that is less than said enhanced voltage, and a diode, coupled to said input and output modules, that prevents said step-up and step-down transformers from saturating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of producing DC output power, comprising:
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employing a main power switch and a step-up transformer of an input module to convert input power into intermediate power at an enhanced voltage at an output thereof; transferring said intermediate power from said input module with a power transfer conductor coupled to said output and having a diode in electrical communication therewith; employing a step-down transformer and an output rectifier of an output module to convert said intermediate power into DC output power at a voltage that is less than said enhanced voltage; and preventing said step-up and step-down transformers for saturating with said diode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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