Alternating current power generating system

Claim 1

A SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER OF A VARIABLE HIGH FREQUENCY TO A PRESELECTED, CONSTANT LOW FREQUENCY, SAID SYSTE COMPRISING: CONVERTER MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POLED, CONTROLLABLE RECTIFIER MEANS CONNECTED TO CONDUCT CURRENT ALTERNATELY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN UNPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS, EACH OF SAID RECFIFIER MEANS HAVING A CONTROL TERMINAL AND BECOMING CONUCTIVE UPON THE APPLICATION OF A CONTROL SIGNAL TO SAID CONTROL TERMINAL, THE ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER TO BE CONVERTED BEING APPLIED TO SAID INPUT TERMINALS AND THE CONVERTED ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER BEING RECEIVED FROM SAID OUTPUT TERMINALS; REFERENCE GENERATOR MEANS FOR PROVIDING A REFERENCE SIGNAL OF A FREQUENCY EQUAL TO SAID PRESELECTED CONSTANT LOW FREQUENCY; AND CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID REFERENCE SIGNAL AND THE HIGH FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER FOR DEVELOPING A CONTROL SIGNAL FOR EACH HALF CYCLE OF SAID HIGH FREQUENCY ALTRNATING CURRENT POWER FOR APPLICATION TO SAID CONTROL TERMINALS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT SAID RECTIFIER MEANS CONDUCT ALTERNATELY WITH CHANGE OF POLARITY OF SAID REFRENCE SIGNAL, THE CIRCUIT MEANS ALSO INCLUDING A CONSTANT VOLT-SECOND MEANS FOR PROVIDING FIRING ANGLES FOR SAID CONTROL SIGNALS WHICH VARY WITH THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID REFERENCE SIGNAL.

Claim 2

A SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER OF A VARIABLE HIGH FREQUENCY TO A PRESELECTED, CONSTANT LOW FREQUENCY, SAID SYSTE COMPRISING: CONVERTER MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POLED, CONTROLLABLE RECTIFIER MEANS CONNECTED TO CONDUCT CURRENT ALTERNATELY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN UNPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS, EACH OF SAID RECFIFIER MEANS HAVING A CONTROL TERMINAL AND BECOMING CONUCTIVE UPON THE APPLICATION OF A CONTROL SIGNAL TO SAID CONTROL TERMINAL, THE ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER TO BE CONVERTED BEING APPLIED TO SAID INPUT TERMINALS AND THE CONVERTED ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER BEING RECEIVED FROM SAID OUTPUT TERMINALS; REFERENCE GENERATOR MEANS FOR PROVIDING A REFERENCE SIGNAL OF A FREQUENCY EQUAL TO SAID PRESELECTED CONSTANT LOW FREQUENCY; AND CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID REFERENCE SIGNAL AND THE HIGH FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER FOR DEVELOPING A CONTROL SIGNAL FOR EACH HALF CYCLE OF SAID HIGH FREQUENCY ALTRNATING CURRENT POWER FOR APPLICATION TO SAID CONTROL TERMINALS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT SAID RECTIFIER MEANS CONDUCT ALTERNATELY WITH CHANGE OF POLARITY OF SAID REFRENCE SIGNAL, THE CIRCUIT MEANS ALSO INCLUDING A CONSTANT VOLT-SECOND MEANS FOR PROVIDING FIRING ANGLES FOR SAID CONTROL SIGNALS WHICH VARY WITH THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID REFERENCE SIGNAL.