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OwnerMark Lowther, Govarthanan Rengamuni +2inventors
InventorsMark Lowther, Govarthanan Rengamuni, Paramasivam Shanmugam, Sankar Selvakumar
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A hybrid-powered (HP) power source (HP power source) for a welding or plasma cutting system comprises: power inputs including an AC input for AC power and a battery input for battery power; an HP power converter to convert one or more of the AC power and the battery power to a weld power for welding or plasma cutting when the HP power converter is turned ON; and ON/OFF control circuitry including a user switch and which is coupled to the power inputs and the HP power converter, wherein the ON/OFF control circuitry is configured to turn ON the HP power converter upon actuation of the user switch while the HP power converter is turned OFF, wherein the ON/OFF control circuitry is configured to connect to the HP power converter whichever of the AC power and the battery power is or are present upon the actuation.
A hybrid-powered (HP) power source (HP power source) for a welding or plasma cutting system, comprising:
A method performed in an HP power source including an AC input to receive AC power and a battery input to receive battery power, an HP power converter to produce weld power when the HP power converter is turned ON, and a user switch, wherein the method comprises:
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