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Voltage regulator

Assignee: Electro-Seal Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-23
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1982-04-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hans U Hjermstad
  • 👤 Schumacher Rudolf

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:27
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05F; G05F1/00; G05F1/10; G05F1/12; G05F1/24; G05F1/26; G05F1/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO A LOAD FROM A VARIBLE VOLTAGE ALTERNAING CURRENT SOURCE COMPRISING: A TRANSFORMER INCLUDING A PRIMARY WINDING AND A SECONDARY WINDING; MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECONDARY WINDING IN A SERIES LOOP WIT SAID LOAD AND SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE; MEANS CONNECTING SAID PRIMARY WINDING IN PARALLEL ACROSS SAID SECONDARY WINDING AND SAID LOAD; FIRST GATE MENS FOR BYPASSING SAID PRIMARY WINDING; SECOND GATE MEANS FOR CAUSING CONDUCTION THROUGH SAID PRIMARY WINDING; FIRST SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF EACH HALF CYCLE OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE FOR CLOSING SAID FIRST GATE MEANS AND BYPASSING SAID PRIMARY WINDING; VOLTAGE SENSOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE BEING LESS THAN SAID PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE FOR PROVIDING A CORRESPONDING CONTROL SIGNAL; AND SECOND SWITCH MEANS SELECTIVELY OPERATED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
A VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO A LOAD FROM A VARIBLE VOLTAGE ALTERNAING CURRENT SOURCE COMPRISING: A TRANSFORMER INCLUDING A PRIMARY WINDING AND A SECONDARY WINDING; MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECONDARY WINDING IN A SERIES LOOP WIT SAID LOAD AND SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE; MEANS CONNECTING SAID PRIMARY WINDING IN PARALLEL ACROSS SAID SECONDARY WINDING AND SAID LOAD; FIRST GATE MENS FOR BYPASSING SAID PRIMARY WINDING; SECOND GATE MEANS FOR CAUSING CONDUCTION THROUGH SAID PRIMARY WINDING; FIRST SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF EACH HALF CYCLE OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE FOR CLOSING SAID FIRST GATE MEANS AND BYPASSING SAID PRIMARY WINDING; VOLTAGE SENSOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE BEING LESS THAN SAID PREDETERMINED VOLTAGE FOR PROVIDING A CORRESPONDING CONTROL SIGNAL; AND SECOND SWITCH MEANS SELECTIVELY OPERATED

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