Abstract:
The invention is directed to a voltage rectifier (23) comprising at least two diode arrays (33, 34, 35, 36) each comprising plural diodes (33a, 33b, 33p, 34a, 34b, 35a, 35b, 35p, 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36p) connected in series. The diode arrays are arranged in an enclosure (47). The diode arrays are arranged in a special arrangement for providing an even distribution of a field strength. According to an embodiment and with respect to the figures, the vertical distance between an enclosure (47) and the diode arrays (33, 34, 35, 36) increases when horizontally distancing from the direct current terminals. Further, the invention provides a voltage generator (21) and a voltage rectifier (23) having such a voltage rectifier.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for driving a gas discharge lamp and relates to a lamp driver circuit for driving a gas discharge lamp in accordance with said method. The method comprises supplying a current to the gas discharge lamp, reversing the direction of the current supplied to the gas discharge lamp and, substantially simultaneously, generating a relatively high voltage. The generated high voltage serves to prevent a series of re-ignitions of the gas discharge lamp that may lead to visible flickering of the gas discharge lamp or to extinction of the gas discharge lamp.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a DC/AC power inverter control unit of a resonant-type power converter circuit (400), in particular a DC/DC converter, for sup- plying an output power for use in, for example, a high-voltage generator circuitry of an X-rayradiographic imaging system, 3D rotational angiography device or X-raycom- puted tomography device of the fan-or cone-beam type. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a resonant-type power converter circuit which comprises an in- terphase transformer (406) connected in series to at least one series resonant tank circuit (403a and 403a' or 403b and 403b') at the output of two DC/AC power inverter stages (402a+b) supplying a multi-primary winding high-voltage transformer (404), wherein said interphase transformer (406) serves for removing the difference (DI) in the resonant output currents ( I 1 and I 2 ) of the DC/AC power inverter stages (402a+b). Furthermore, the present invention is dedicated to a control method which assures that the interphase transformer (406) is not saturated. This control method ensures zero current operation and provides for that input power losses can be minimized.
Abstract:
Determining estimations of states of a physical system (2) by using an observer (4), which comprises a mathematical model (6) of the physical system. The observer (4) is supplied with a value of at least one entity (Y1, Y2, Y3, ...) of the physical system and values of input entities (IN) supplied to the system also, to provide estimated values of entities (Y1b, Y2b, Y3b, ...) of the model. At least one estimated value (Y1b) is compared with a related given reference value (Y1ref) to provide an error value (e1). The given reference value (Y1ref) is compared with the related monitored entity (Y1) and when (ttrig) becoming equal the error value (e1) is used for correction of the estimated values (Y1b, Y2b, Y3b, ...).
Abstract:
An electrical inverter 18 for transforming an DC current into an AC current comprises at least one half-bridge 54. The half bridge 54 comprises at least two series connected semiconductor switches 58a, 58b, 58c, 58d interconnecting an input terminal 54, 56 with an output terminal 50 of the inverter 18. A snubber capacitor 62a, 62b is connected in parallel to at least two semiconductor switches 58a, 58b, 58c, 58d of the half bridge 54.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for determining an output voltage or output current in an SMPS circuit 10 are described. The SMPS circuit comprises a switching element 18 which in operation is switched according to consecutive switching cycles. An electrical value I L within the SMPS circuit 10 is compared to a reference value I ref . The electrical value I L varies within the switching cycle such that is equal to the reference value at least once during each cycle. The comparator signal comp is evaluated to determine timing information t of an instant of change in the signal. The timing information t is used for determining the output voltage V out,Av or output current I out,Av.
Abstract translation:描述了用于确定SMPS电路10中的输出电压或输出电流的装置和方法。 SMPS电路包括开关元件18,其在工作中根据连续的开关周期被切换。 将SMPS电路10内的电气值I L L SUB>与参考值I SUB ref进行比较。 在开关周期内,电气值I L SUB>在每个循环期间等于参考值至少一次。 评估比较器信号comp以确定信号变化瞬间的定时信息t。 定时信息t用于确定输出电压V OUT,Av /或输出电流I OUT,Av。 SUB>
Abstract:
A pre-conditioner circuit comprising first and second pre-conditioner modules (10, 12), each having an input (Vin1, Vin2) and an output (Vout1, Vout2), the outputs (Vout1, Vout2) being coupled to respective load modules (14, 16). The output (Vout1, Vout2) of each pre-conditioner module (10, 12) is serially connected to the input (Vin2, Vin1) of the other pre-conditioner module (12, 10), such that an arbitrary series of parallel connection of the load modules (14, 16) can be achieved, depending on the rout voltage (Vin). Thus, low voltage components can be used in pre-conditioner modules (10, 12) and the load modules (14, 16), without the need for over-dimensioning.
Abstract:
A hybrid analog/digital circuit comprises: an analog difference element (60) configured to output an analog difference signal (d) corresponding to a difference between an input analog signal (s meas ) and an analog feedback signal (s bias ); an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) (62) configured to generate a multi-bit digital representation (D) of the analog difference signal; digital control circuitry (64, 66, 68) including at least a digital integrator or digital summer (64), the digital control circuitry configured to generate a digital control signal (S BIAS ) based on the multi-bit digital representation of the analog difference signal; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) (70) configured to generate the analog feedback signal (s bias ) having an analog value corresponding to a digital value of the digital control signal; and an output unit (72, 74) arranged to output a digital output signal (S MEAS ) equal to or derived from the digital control signal.
Abstract:
Current switching point determination devices use two comparators with fixed threshold values. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a power inverter control device for switching point determination is provided which comprises a filter circuit and a subsequent single comparator. By this arrangement, the time event is independent of the amplitude and for sufficiently small frequencies also of the frequency.
Abstract:
A controller is described, which is particularly suited for a power supply with switching elements (S1, S2), such as a switching mode power supply. The controller comprises a logical unit (18) which calculates a binary state value Z k by a first logical operation from a binary input value I and a prior binary state value Z k- 1 . The logical unit further calculates a binary output value Y by a second logical operation from the binary input value I and the binary state value Z k . In this way, fast and efficient fully digital control may be realized especially for a switching mode power supply, where the binary input value I is a comparator value and the binary output value Y is used to drive the switch elements (S1, S2). An adaptation unit (20), which may be a signal processor, determines the logical operations and delivers them to the logical unit (18) during operation of the controller unit (16).
Abstract translation:描述了一种控制器,其特别适用于具有开关元件(S1,S2)的电源,例如开关模式电源。 该控制器包括逻辑单元(18),该逻辑单元通过第一逻辑操作从二进制输入值I和先前的二进制状态值Z(SUB)k-1计算二进制状态值Z k SUB> SUB>。 逻辑单元还根据二进制输入值I和二进制状态值Z k SUB>通过第二逻辑运算来计算二进制输出值Y. 以这种方式,尤其对于开关模式电源可以实现快速且高效的全数字控制,其中二进制输入值I是比较器值并且二进制输出值Y用于驱动开关元件(S1,S2)。 可以是信号处理器的适配单元(20)确定逻辑操作并在控制器单元(16)的操作期间将它们递送到逻辑单元(18)。