Abstract:
A power supply circuit includes a transistor having a drain connected to an input voltage, a gate, and a source; a diode; a choke coil; a capacitor; a transformer; a control circuit that provides a drive signal for turning on and off the transistor to a primary winding of the transformer based on an output voltage; an overvoltage detection circuit that outputs an overvoltage signal when the output voltage is an overvoltage; and a short circuit that short-circuits the gate and the source of the transistor in response to the overvoltage signal.
Abstract:
A drive circuit for delivering high-level power to a load, and method of stopping a high power load from operating, are disclosed. The drive circuit includes a high power circuit capable of being coupled to the load and delivering the high level power thereto, and a to power circuit that controls the high power circuit. The low power circuit includes a first circuit portion that provides at least one control signal that is at least indirectly communicated to the high power circuit and that controls the delivering of the high level power by the high power circuit, and a second circuit portions coupled to the first circuit portion. The second circuit portion is capable of disabling the first circuit portion so that the at least one control signal avoids taking on values that would result in the high power circuit delivering the high level power to the load.
Abstract:
A drive circuit for delivering high-level power to a load, and method of stopping a high power load from operating, are disclosed. The drive circuit includes a high power circuit capable of being coupled to the load and delivering the high level power thereto, and a to power circuit that controls the high power circuit. The low power circuit includes a first circuit portion that provides at least one control signal that is at least indirectly communicated to the high power circuit and that controls the delivering of the high level power by the high power circuit, and a second circuit portions coupled to the first circuit portion. The second circuit portion is capable of disabling the first circuit portion so that the at least one control signal avoids taking on values that would result in the high power circuit delivering the high level power to the load.
Abstract:
A power conversion apparatus is obtained which detects a mis-connection of optical fiber cables based on a difference in mode of feedback signals, and changes a phase sequence in an automatic manner only with the use of a logical composition of a microcomputer control section. A drive circuit 2 for driving a semiconductor device 1 includes a test signal recognition section 31 that outputs inherent feedback signals 32 in response to a test signal 30 from a microcomputer control section 3. The microcomputer control section 3 includes an optical fiber mis-connection detection section 29, 33 that detects a mis-connection state of the optical fibers 8 based on the inherent feedback signals 32. The optical fiber mis-connection detection section compares the inherent feedback signals 32 with the individual normal feedback signals stored beforehand, respectively, and detects a mis-connection state of the optical fibers 8 when it is indicated that at least one inherent feedback signal does not coincide with a corresponding normal feedback signal.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system (10) operable to provide power and control through a rotating interface. The system (10) generally includes a control unit (12) and a distributor unit (14). The control unit (12) is operable to generate a power signal having a plurality of power transitions. The distributor unit (14) is operable to rotatably couple with the control unit (12), receive the power signal from the control unit (12), identify power transitions within the power signal, and generate a plurality of output signals corresponding to the identified power transitions. The distributor unit (14) is also at least substantially powered by the power signal to enable generation of the output signals.
Abstract:
A power conversion apparatus is obtained which detects a mis-connection of optical fiber cables based on a difference in mode of feedback signals, and changes a phase sequence in an automatic manner only with the use of a logical composition of a microcomputer control section. A drive circuit 2 for driving a semiconductor device 1 includes a test signal recognition section 31 that outputs inherent feedback signals 32 in response to a test signal 30 from a microcomputer control section 3. The microcomputer control section 3 includes an optical fiber mis-connection detection section 29, 33 that detects a mis-connection state of the optical fibers 8 based on the inherent feedback signals 32. The optical fiber mis-connection detection section compares the inherent feedback signals 32 with the individual normal feedback signals stored beforehand, respectively, and detects a mis-connection state of the optical fibers 8 when it is indicated that at least one inherent feedback signal does not coincide with a corresponding normal feedback signal.
Abstract:
A main driver, in which NPN and PNP bipolar transistors are connected in series, is driven by an output of a pre-driver having a first CMOS circuit driven by an input signal. An assist circuit having a second CMOS circuit driven by the input signal and also having a current limit resistor is provided, and an output of the main driver is assisted by an output of the assist circuit. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a short circuit current in a transistor output circuit, to increase and decrease an output signal to an power-supply potential (upper limit) and a ground potential (lower limit), and to smoothly change the output signal near the power-supply potential and the ground potential. Further, an intensity of electromagnetic noise is reduced and a switching output having a sufficiently large amplitude is supplied.
Abstract:
A volt-second balanced, power factor correction (PFC), pulse-width modulation (PWM) two-stage power converter. A first PFC stage receives an AC input signal and forms a regulated intermediate output voltage. A second stage receives the intermediate output voltage and forms a regulated DC output voltage. A level of the intermediate output voltage is monitored and used to adjust the duty cycle of a main power switch in the PWM stage. By adjusting the PWM duty cycle based on the level of the intermediate output voltage, rather than the DC output voltage, the PWM converter is volt-second balanced. Further, when a controller for the power converter is implemented as an integrated circuit, a pin is not required for monitoring the regulated DC output. Accordingly, the number of pins is minimized.
Abstract:
A protection system for a thyristor valve composed of a plurality of thyristors connected in series. The protection system includes a forward voltage detection circuit for generating a forward voltage signal, a first reverse voltage detection circuit for detecting that a reverse voltage in excess of a first reverse voltage level is applied to the thyristor to generate a first reverse voltage signal, and a second reverse voltage detection circuit for detecting that a reverse voltage in excess of a second reverse voltage level larger than the first reverse voltage level is applied to the thyristor to generate a second reverse voltage signal. The protection system further includes a protection circuit for detecting a first time period during when the first reverse voltage signal is outputted and a second time period during when the first reverse voltage signal is outputted and the second reverse voltage signal is not outputted, for adding the first and the second time periods to generate an addition signal, for generating a decision signal when the addition signal is smaller than a second predetermined value, and for generating a protection gate pulse based on the decision signal when the forward voltage is applied to the thyristor. The protection gate pulse is applied to all of the thyristors.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a circuit arrangement for monitoring a thyristor via a signal transmitting device which is connected on its input side in shunt with the thyristor and to the output of which a light emitting diode is connected for sending light signals to an evaluating device. To obtain a particularly simple and therefore operationally reliable design of such a circuit arrangement, and to achieve the emission of light signals with particularly high light output, the signal transmitting device contains a rectifier arrangement followed by an integrating stage, followed in turn by a threshold voltage switch which changes to a current-conducting state as soon as the voltage drop across it exceeds a predetermined threshold value. No separate power supply is required.