US3152297A
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Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-08-07
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Granted: 1964-10-06
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Expires: 1981-08-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence R Peaslee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:26
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M5/00; H02M5/02; H02M5/04; H02M5/22; H02M5/25; H02M5/27; H02M5/272
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
319 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A VARYING FREQUENCY POWER SOURCE HAVING A CHOSEN PLURALITY OF LIKE BALANCED PHASE OUTPUTS, SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF FREQUENCY CONVERSION MEANS, EACH OF SAID CONVERSION MEANS COMPRISING SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF FIRST AND SECOND SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS, EACH OF SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS COMPRISING AN ANODE, A CATHODE AND A GATE ELECTRODE, THE ANODE OF EACH OF SAID FIRST SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS RESPECTIVELY BEING COUPLED TO ONE OF SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS, THE CATHODE OF EACH OF SAID SECOND SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS RESPECTIVELY BEING CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS; A REFERENCE VOLTAGE SOURCE HAVING SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF BALANCED PHASE OUTPUTS, THE FREQUENCY OF SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE BEING LESS THAN THE LOWEST FREQUENCY OF THE OUTPUTS FROM SAID POWER SOURCE, SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF MODULATING MEANS, EACH OF SAID MODULATING MEANS BEING IN CIRCUIT WITH THE OUTPUTS OF SAID POWER SOURCE AND ONE OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE SOURCE FOR MIXING SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS WITH SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE, MEANS FOR APPLYING THE RESPECTIVE OUTPUTS OF SAID MODULATING MEANS TO THE GATE ELECTRODES OF SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS COMPRISING CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID FREQUENCY CONVERSION MEANS, AND SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY COMBINING THE OUTPUTS OF THE SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS INCLUDED IN EACH OF SAID FREQUENCY CONVERSION MEANS TO PROVIDE SAID CHOOSEN PLURALITY OF BALANCED PHASE SYSTEM OUTPUTS, THE CATHODES OF SAID FIRST RECTIFIERS AND THE ANODES OF SAID SECOND RECTIFIERS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID COMBINING MEANS, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED OUTPUTS HAVING THE FREQUENCY OF SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE, SAID FIRST SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS BEING CONDUCTIVE DURING THE COINCIDENCE OF HALF CYCLES OF SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS AND HALF CYCLES OF SAID COMBINING MEANS OUTPUT OF ONE POLARITY, SAID SECOND SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS BEING CONDUCTIVE DURING THE COINCIDENCE OF HALF CYCLES OF POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS AND HALF CYCLES OF SAID COMBINING MEANS OUTPUTS AND OF THE OPPOSITE POLARITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
319 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A VARYING FREQUENCY POWER SOURCE HAVING A CHOSEN PLURALITY OF LIKE BALANCED PHASE OUTPUTS, SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF FREQUENCY CONVERSION MEANS, EACH OF SAID CONVERSION MEANS COMPRISING SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF FIRST AND SECOND SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS, EACH OF SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS COMPRISING AN ANODE, A CATHODE AND A GATE ELECTRODE, THE ANODE OF EACH OF SAID FIRST SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS RESPECTIVELY BEING COUPLED TO ONE OF SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS, THE CATHODE OF EACH OF SAID SECOND SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS RESPECTIVELY BEING CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS; A REFERENCE VOLTAGE SOURCE HAVING SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF BALANCED PHASE OUTPUTS, THE FREQUENCY OF SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE BEING LESS THAN THE LOWEST FREQUENCY OF THE OUTPUTS FROM SAID POWER SOURCE, SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF MODULATING MEANS, EACH OF SAID MODULATING MEANS BEING IN CIRCUIT WITH THE OUTPUTS OF SAID POWER SOURCE AND ONE OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE SOURCE FOR MIXING SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS WITH SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE, MEANS FOR APPLYING THE RESPECTIVE OUTPUTS OF SAID MODULATING MEANS TO THE GATE ELECTRODES OF SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS COMPRISING CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID FREQUENCY CONVERSION MEANS, AND SAID CHOSEN PLURALITY OF MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY COMBINING THE OUTPUTS OF THE SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS INCLUDED IN EACH OF SAID FREQUENCY CONVERSION MEANS TO PROVIDE SAID CHOOSEN PLURALITY OF BALANCED PHASE SYSTEM OUTPUTS, THE CATHODES OF SAID FIRST RECTIFIERS AND THE ANODES OF SAID SECOND RECTIFIERS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID COMBINING MEANS, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED OUTPUTS HAVING THE FREQUENCY OF SAID REFERENCE VOLTAGE, SAID FIRST SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS BEING CONDUCTIVE DURING THE COINCIDENCE OF HALF CYCLES OF SAID POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS AND HALF CYCLES OF SAID COMBINING MEANS OUTPUT OF ONE POLARITY, SAID SECOND SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS BEING CONDUCTIVE DURING THE COINCIDENCE OF HALF CYCLES OF POWER SOURCE OUTPUTS AND HALF CYCLES OF SAID COMBINING MEANS OUTPUTS AND OF THE OPPOSITE POLARITY.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-10-06 | 1968-04-06 | 1968-10-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-10-06 | 1972-04-06 | 1972-10-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-10-06 | 1976-04-06 | 1976-10-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |