Proportional distribution of power from a plurality of power sources
First Claim
1. A power distributing circuit for distributing power from a plurality of alternating-current power sources, comprising:
- a first circuit electrically coupled to one of said power sources;
a second circuit electrically coupled to another of said power sources; and
a regulating circuit having bifilar-wound windings electrically coupled to said first and second circuits, said regulating circuit proportionally allocates power between said first and second circuits from said power sources in response to power passing through said first and second circuits.
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Abstract
A power distributing mechanism includes a regulating circuit disposed between at least two circuit portions. The regulating circuit includes bifilar-wound windings electrically coupled to the circuit portions. In a first embodiment, the two circuit portions withdraw power from two separate power sources. The regulating circuit, in response to power withdrawn from the power sources passing through the circuit portions, proportionally allocates the withdrawn power between the circuit portions. In a second embodiment, the two circuits portions withdraw power from a single power source. The two circuit portions serve as redundant reliability backup to each other. In the event of circuit failure in one of the circuit portions, the regulating circuit in response to the failure proportionally allocates power to the remaining functioning circuit portion.
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20 Claims
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1. A power distributing circuit for distributing power from a plurality of alternating-current power sources, comprising:
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a first circuit electrically coupled to one of said power sources;
a second circuit electrically coupled to another of said power sources; and
a regulating circuit having bifilar-wound windings electrically coupled to said first and second circuits, said regulating circuit proportionally allocates power between said first and second circuits from said power sources in response to power passing through said first and second circuits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power distributing circuit comprising:
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a first circuit including a first inductor;
a second circuit including a second inductor; and
a regulating circuit having first and second windings, wherein said first inductor being electrically coupled to said first winding and said second inductor being electrically coupled to said second winding, said first winding being bifilar-wound with respect to said second winding. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power distributing circuit driving a load, comprising:
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a first circuit having a first output;
a second circuit having a second output, said first and second outputs being electrically connected together driving said load; and
a regulating circuit having bifilar-wound windings electrically coupled between said first and second circuits for selectively regulating power passing through said first and second circuits. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
a capacitor electrically coupled across said load;
first and second diodes;
first and second switches electrically coupled across said load respectively through said first and second diodes; and
first and second control circuits respectively electrically disposed in said first and second circuits, each of said control circuits having a control output electrically coupled to and driving one of said switches.
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20. The power distributing circuit as set forth in claim 19 wherein said switches are field-effect transistors and said control circuit is a pulse-width control circuit.
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