Power supply with a digital feedback loop
First Claim
1. A wide range power supply device for protein electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing and electrophoretic blotting, comprising:
- a power conversion stage, havingan input rectifier connected with a utility supply;
a dc/dc converter connected with the input rectifier;
a resonant inverter connected with the dc/dc converter;
a transformer connected with the resonant inverter; and
a voltage multiplier connected with the transformer and connected with an output voltage of the wide range power supply device;
a power supply controller operatively coupled with the dc/dc converter and the resonant inverter, wherein the power supply controller is coupled with the output voltage via one or more feedback loops; and
a supervisory controller operatively coupled with the power supply controller, wherein the coupling is accomplished with an optically isolated digital interface.
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Abstract
A wide range power supply capable of delivering 20V to 5000V is provided. The power supply of the present invention uses switch mode technology to achieve high overall operating efficiency and is capable of operating from no load to full load without loss of regulation. The power supply in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention operates directly from the utility supply (e.g., 110V/220V and 50 Hz/60 Hz). In one embodiment, the power supply'"'"'s power conversion stage includes the following stages: an input rectifier; a buck converter; a quasi-resonant inverter; and a voltage multiplier. The above indicated stages are connected in series to achieve the large output voltage range. High precision is obtained from a use of a digital feedback loop, possibly in connection with an analog feedback loop.
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21 Claims
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1. A wide range power supply device for protein electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing and electrophoretic blotting, comprising:
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a power conversion stage, having an input rectifier connected with a utility supply; a dc/dc converter connected with the input rectifier; a resonant inverter connected with the dc/dc converter; a transformer connected with the resonant inverter; and a voltage multiplier connected with the transformer and connected with an output voltage of the wide range power supply device; a power supply controller operatively coupled with the dc/dc converter and the resonant inverter, wherein the power supply controller is coupled with the output voltage via one or more feedback loops; and a supervisory controller operatively coupled with the power supply controller, wherein the coupling is accomplished with an optically isolated digital interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an output voltage of a switched-mode power supply, comprising:
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receiving a first set point at a power supply controller, wherein a set point includes an output voltage setting; generating the output voltage via control signals sent by the power supply controller to a power conversion stage, wherein an input of the power conversion stage is galvanically isolated from the output voltage; measuring the output voltage with a supervisory controller; calculating, with the supervisory controller, an error in the output voltage using the output voltage and a reference voltage, transmitting a digital signal from the supervisory controller to the power supply controller based on the error, wherein the supervisory controller is galvanically isolated from the power supply controller; and altering the control signals based on the digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wide range power supply device, comprising:
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a power conversion stage; a power supply controller operatively coupled with the power conversion stage, wherein the power supply controller is coupled with an output voltage of the wide range power supply via one or more feedback loops; and a supervisory controller operatively coupled with said control processor, wherein the coupling is accomplished with an optically isolated digital interface, wherein the supervisory controller is part of one of the feedback loops. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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