Module power supply
AssigneeIon Tech Limited
InventorsRobert B. Smith, Gary E. Thornton
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Abstract
A multisource power supply for supplying a plurality of various power levels from a common AC source, including a plurality of switchable power source modules, a power line conditioner PLC including a high voltage switching supply and logic level supply coupled between the AC source and each of the power source modules, a common controller coupled to each of the power source modules for setting and monitoring the output of each of the modules, each of the modules being removable from the multisource power supply, and an interlock control responsive to removal of any of the modules for disabling the high voltage switching supply.
Claims14
A multisource power supply used in supplying a plurality of predetermined power outputs from a common AC source, comprising
- a plurality of switchable power source modules, each of said modules being removable from said multisource power supply,
- a power line conditioner including a high voltage switching supply and a first logic voltage supply coupled between said AC source and each of said power source modules, and
- a common controller coupled to each of said power source modules for outputting control signals for setting and for receiving data signals for monitoring the power output of each of said power source modules,
- wherein said power line conditioner further includes an internal interlock control responsive to removal of any of said power source modules for disabling said high voltage switching supply and said power sources modules transform said high voltage switching supply into said plurality of predetermined power outputs in response to receipt of control signals from said common controller.
The supply of claim:
- 1, wherein said power line conditioner further provides a second logic voltage supply, said internal interlock control upon activation disrupting only said high voltage supply and said first logic voltage supply.
A multisource power supply used in supplying a plurality of predetermined power outputs from a common AC source comprising
- a plurality of switchable power source modules, each of said modules being removable from said supply,
- a power line conditioner including a high voltage switching supply and logic level supply coupled between said AC source and each of said power source modules, and
- a common controller coupled to each of said power source modules for outputting control signals for setting and for receiving data signals for monitoring the power output of each of said power source modules,
- wherein said power line conditioner further includes an internal interlock control for sensing removal of any of said modules for disabling said high voltage switching supply, and
- wherein each of said power source modules includes a source of pulses operatively coupled to said controller, a transformer for transforming said high voltage switching supply into one of said plurality of predetermined power outputs, a gating circuit coupled to said source of pulses and responsive to pulse inputs for driving said transformer to provide one of said plurality of predetermined power outputs, and means located between said source of pulses and said gating circuit for increasing the swing of said pulses, thereby creating faster rise times of the leading edges of said pulses to increase the switching speed of said gating circuit.
A multisource power supply used in supplying a plurality of predetermined power outputs from a common AC source, comprising
- a plurality of switchable power source modules, each of said modules being removable from said supply,
- a power line conditioner including a high voltage switching supply and logic level supply coupled between said AC source and each of said power source modules, and
- a common controller coupled to each of said power source modules for outputting control signals for setting and for receiving data signals for monitoring the power output of each of said power source modules,
- wherein said power line conditioner further includes an internal interlock control for sensing removal of any of said power source modules for disabling said high voltage switching supply, and
- wherein each of said power source modules include a source of pulses operatively coupled to said controller, a transformer for transforming said high voltage switching supply into one of said plurality of predetermined power outputs, a gating circuit coupled to said source of pulses and responsive to pulse inputs for driving said transformer to provide output power, and means located between said source of pulses and said gating circuit for increasing the swing of said pulses, thereby creating faster rise times of the leading edges of said pulse to increase the switching speed of said gating circuit,
- said power line conditioner further including a first source of clock signals coupled to each of said power source modules, and
- said controller including a second source of clock signals, said first and second sources of clock signals being asynchronous.
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