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High dc voltage power supply for motor vehicle electrical system

CA 1286717 C · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Ruff, Donald O.; Campbell, Robert W.; Caldwell, David W.

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Abstract Of Disclosure, A high DC voltage power supply includes a three-phase autotransformer and a three-phase full-wave rectifier applied to the usual motor vehicle electrical system of the low DC voltage type. The low three-phase AC voltage of the usual system is transformed by the autotransformer to obtain a high three-phase AC voltage which is then rectified by the rectifier to provide a high DC voltage. The load energized by the high DC voltage is ungrounded to reduce the voltage available for inadvertent discharge from either load terminal to ground. Switching apparatus is provided for selectively applying the low three-phase AC voltage to the autotransformer only when it is desired …

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  • Granted July 23, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 23, 2008.
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FiledJuly 21, 1987
GrantedJuly 23, 1991
Term endedJuly 23, 2008
Patent numberCA 1286717 C
Classification (IPC)H02J7/14

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedJuly 21, 1987Patent grantedJuly 23, 1991Term endedJuly 23, 2008

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