Input impedance networks with power recovery
AssigneeAdvanced Energy Industries, Inc.
InventorGideon Van Zyl
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Abstract
Input impedance networks and associated methods are disclosed. An input impedance network comprises a source-terminal-pair configured to couple to a power source, a recovered-power-terminal-pair configured to couple to a power sink, a transmission line coupled to the source-terminal-pair that comprises M sections, and N clamping circuits. Each of the N clamping circuits is configured to clamp at least one of voltage or current in one of the M sections, and a power recovery circuit is coupled to the N clamping circuits to enable recovered energy to be applied to the recovered-power-terminal-pair.
Claims19
An impedance network comprising:
- a transmission line comprising a plurality of sections;
- a plurality of clamping circuits, each of the plurality of clamping circuits configured to clamp at least one of voltage or current in at least one of the plurality of sections;
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- a power sink coupled to at least one of the plurality of clamping circuits, wherein the power sink comprises a power source comprising a circulator.
An impedance circuit comprising:
- a transmission line;
- circuitry configured to clamp at least one of voltage or current in a plurality of sections of the transmission line;
- a circuit coupled to the circuitry to apply power to a terminal of the impedance circuit;
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- a circulator coupled to the terminal.
A power system comprising:
- a power source comprising a circulator;
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- an impedance network coupled to the power source, wherein the impedance network comprises:
- a transmission line coupled to the power source;
- circuitry configured to clamp at least one of voltage or current in a plurality of sections of the transmission line;
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- a circuit coupled to the circuitry to apply power to a terminal of the impedance network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.