Method and a system for producing a power supply voltage for controlling an electronic switch
First Claim
1. A method of producing an auxiliary power supply voltage for controlling an electronic switch connected in series with a load to a single-phase alternating current mains supply, which method uses a residual voltage drop between said terminals so that the electrical energy needed to produce said auxiliary power supply voltage while said electronic switch is conducting is taken from the terminals of said electronic switch.
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Abstract
A direct current supply voltage for controlling an electronic switch, for example a triac, is obtained from a residual voltage at the terminals of the switch when it is conducting. The electrical energy needed to produce an auxiliary power supply voltage is taken from the terminals of the electronic switch while it is conducting. The residual voltage is rectified and stepped up, for example using a regulated switch-mode power supply circuit as a rectifier/voltage step-up system.
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- 1. A method of producing an auxiliary power supply voltage for controlling an electronic switch connected in series with a load to a single-phase alternating current mains supply, which method uses a residual voltage drop between said terminals so that the electrical energy needed to produce said auxiliary power supply voltage while said electronic switch is conducting is taken from the terminals of said electronic switch.
- 4. An electronic system for controlling an electrical power supply for a load, said system including an electronic switch adapted to be connected in series with said load to supply it with power from a single phase alternating current mains supply, control means for said switch, and a first auxiliary direct current power supply circuit connected to supply power to said control means, wherein said first auxiliary direct current power supply circuit has an alternating current electrical energy input and said control means are adapted to connect said alternating current electrical energy input to said electronic switch when it is conducting.
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