Industry Patents
Patent: 6407515
Power Regulator Employing a Sinusoidal Reference
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| Patent Number: |
6407515 |
| Title: |
Power Regulator Employing a Sinusoidal Reference |
| Abstract: |
A power regulator for use with an AC power source includes a voltage
converter having a first input and a second input. The first input is
connected with the AC power source and receives AC current therefrom. The
second input is connected to a controller and receives a control signal
therefrom. The voltage converter generates a substantially sinusoidal
regulator output signal, the amplitude of which is responsive to the
control signal. The power regulator also includes a controller having a
first input and a second input. The first input receives the regulator
output signal and the second input receives a set point signal. The set
point signal determines the amplitude of a substantially sinusoidal
reference signal which is substantially in-phase with the regulator output
signal. The controller generates the control signal indicative of the
instantaneous difference between the regulator output signal and the
amplitude of the substantially sinusoidal reference signal. The amplitude
of the substantially sinusoidal reference signal is independent of the
amplitude of the AC power source and the amplitude of the regulator output
signal.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Hesler, Lindauer |
| Assignee: |
Lighting Control Inc |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
H05B 37/02 |
| US Classification: |
315/294 |
| Issue Date: |
06-18-2002 |
| Filing Date: |
11-12-1999 |
| Application : |
09/440322 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
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| Link to Google Patents1: |
6407515 at Google Patents |
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