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Title: Up-and-down chopper circuit

Abstract

An improved Up-and-Down Chopper Circuit is provided which is useful for voltage regulation in a bi-directional DC power system. In the down mode, power is switched from a DC power source to a lower voltage energy storing load while in the up mode stored energy in the load is transferred to the higher voltage source. The system uses Darlington transistor switches in a conventional connection. The improvement relates to circuit additions to eliminate the effects of inter-electrode capacitance inherent with this Darlington transistor switching arrangement.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Hermosa Beach, CA
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863382
Patent Number(s):
US 4161023
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
E(40-1)-2908
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
up-and-down; chopper; circuit; improved; provided; useful; voltage; regulation; bi-directional; dc; power; mode; switched; source; energy; storing; load; stored; transferred; darlington; transistor; switches; conventional; connection; improvement; relates; additions; eliminate; effects; inter-electrode; capacitance; inherent; switching; arrangement; voltage source; dc power; power source; stored energy; voltage regulation; energy storing; chopper circuit; darlington transistor; up-and-down chopper; voltage energy; transistor switch; /363/323/327/

Citation Formats

Goffeau, Jacques R. Up-and-down chopper circuit. United States: N. p., 1979. Web.
Goffeau, Jacques R. Up-and-down chopper circuit. United States.
Goffeau, Jacques R. 1979. "Up-and-down chopper circuit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863382.
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title = {Up-and-down chopper circuit},
author = {Goffeau, Jacques R},
abstractNote = {An improved Up-and-Down Chopper Circuit is provided which is useful for voltage regulation in a bi-directional DC power system. In the down mode, power is switched from a DC power source to a lower voltage energy storing load while in the up mode stored energy in the load is transferred to the higher voltage source. The system uses Darlington transistor switches in a conventional connection. The improvement relates to circuit additions to eliminate the effects of inter-electrode capacitance inherent with this Darlington transistor switching arrangement.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979}
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