Industry Patents
Patent: 6366062
Method and Apparatus for Electronic Power Control
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| Patent Number: |
6366062 |
| Title: |
Method and Apparatus for Electronic Power Control |
| Abstract: |
The method of the invention in one aspect involves electronic power control
by varying the amplitude of an electrical power supply voltage,
independent of frequency, whereby the output frequency will always be the
same as the input frequency. An electrical circuit apparatus for
accomplishing this function in a preferred embodiment is also disclosed
herein. The preferred circuitry of this aspect of the invention uses four
solid state switches, such as IGBT's, four diodes, an inductor, input and
output filters and novel controlling circuitry. The controller apparatus
and methods of the invention may be used to implement all otherwise
conventional converter types, buck, boost, and inverting (and duals of
these) versions to obtain different regulating characteristics, including
galvanic isolation of the output from the input. The inventive methods and
devices may be used in power factor correction, voltage and/or current
harmonic filtering and neutralization, line and load conditioning, control
of power transfer between two power grids, and programmable control of
surges, sags, dropouts and most other voltage regulation problems.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Baretich, Wiegand |
| Assignee: |
MicroPlanet |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
G05F 1/613 |
| US Classification: |
323/223 |
| Issue Date: |
04-02-2002 |
| Filing Date: |
03-08-2001 |
| Application : |
09/802809 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
6366062 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
6366062 at Google Patents |
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