Dc arc weld starter

Patent Application · Fri Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6723810

Campiotti, R H; Hopwood, J E

A system for starting an arc for welding uses three DC power supplies, a high voltage supply for initiating the arc, an intermediate voltage supply for sustaining the arc, and a low voltage welding supply directly connected across the gap after the high voltage supply is disconnected.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7311781
• Application Number: ON: DE90014679; PPN: US 7-311781
• OSTI ID: 6723810
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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