Plasma cutting or arc welding power supply with phase staggered secondary switchers
CA 2192891 C · Owner: Schneider, Joseph C. · Inventors: Schneider, Joseph C.; Reynolds, Jon O.; Li, Stephen H.
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A power supply, such as a plasma cutting power supply or a welding power supply, that provides an output to a pair of output terminals is disclosed. The power supply includes a source of voltage and a plurality of choppers. The choppers are connected in parallel between the voltage source output terminals. A controller controls the choppers so that they are out-of-phase with respect to each of the other of the plurality of choppers. The choppers preferably include a freewheeling diode, an inductor and a switch. The number of choppers is approximately equal to the ratio of the open circuit voltage to the output load voltage.
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- Filed December 13, 1996 and granted February 22, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 13, 2016.
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