Pulse-train drive system for electrostatic generators and motors

Post, Richard F.; Cook, Edward G.

Title: Pulse-train drive system for electrostatic generators and motors

Patent · Tue Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1489973

Post, Richard F.; Cook, Edward G.

A novel motor drive system has been described for use in electrostatic generator/motor systems based on the time variation of capacity of a rotating condenser comprised of segmented rotor and stator elements. It takes advantage of the fact that the motor action of such a system depends only on the rms value of the drive pulses, which therefore can be formed simply by periodically interrupting a high-frequency ac wave train. This new circuitry simplifies the drive system and takes advantage of recent developments of devices used in the art of inversion of dc voltages to high-frequency (tens of kiloHz) ac.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 10,110,146

Application Number:: 14/503,214

OSTI ID:: 1489973

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Sep 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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