Power supply

In combination, a high magnitude electrostatic potential supply, an electrostatic potential utilization device, and means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device, the coupling means consisting essentially of a discrete number of lumped resistors and a discrete number of conductors for connecting the resistors together in a network, and for conecting the network to the electrostatic potential supply and to the utilization device, the electrostatic potential supply comprises an operating potential source, a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a high potential rectifier and multiplier, means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding and means for coupling the secondary winding to the high voltage rectifier and multiplier, and the means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device consists essentially of the discrete number of lumped resistors and the discrete number of conductors for coupling the high potential rectifier and multiplier to the utilization device, the means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding comprises a regulator for providing regulated operating voltage and means for switching the regulated operating voltage across the primary winding, a resitive voltage divider, means for coupling the resistive voltage divider across the high potential rectifier and multiplier, and means for coupling a portion of the resistive voltage divider to the regulator, current sensing means and means for coupling the current sensing means in series with the regulator.

In combination, a high magnitude electrostatic potential supply including a pair of output terminals across which high magnitude electrostatic potential is supplied, an electrostatic potential utilization device, means for coupling the utilization device to one of the terminals, at least one discrete resistor, and means for coupling the at least one discrete resistor across the terminals to provide a current flow between the terminals through the at least one discrete resistor, the current flow tending to reduce the high magnitude electrostatic potential across the pair of output terminals, the means for coupling the utilization device to one of the terminals consisting essentially of a conductor having substantially no distributed capacitance and substantially no distributed resistance, the electrostatic potential supply comprising an operating potential source, a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a high potential rectifier and multiplier, means for coupling the operating potential souorce to the primary winding and means for coupling the secondary winding to the high voltage rectifier and multiplier, and the means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device consisting essentially of the conductor for coupling the high potential rectifier and multiplier to the utilization device, the means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding comprises a regulator for providing regulated operating voltage and means for switching the regulated operating voltage across the primary winding.

In combination, a high magnitude electrostatic potential supply including a pair of output terminals across which high magnitude electrostatic potential is supplied, an electrostatic potential utilization device, means for coupling the utilization device to one of the terminals, at least one discrete resistor, and means for coupling the at least one discrete resistor across the terminals to provide a current flow between the terminals through the at least one discrete resistor, the current flow tending to reduce the high magnitude electrostatic potential across the pair of output terminals, the means for coupling the utilization device to one of the terminals consisting essentially of at least one discrete, lumped resistor and at least one conductor having substantially no distributed capacitance and substantially no distributed resistance, the electrostatic potential supply comprises an operating potential souorce, a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a high potential rectifier and multiplier, means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding and means for coupling the secondary winding to the high voltage rectifier and multiplier, and the means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device consists essentially of the at least one discrete lumped resistor and the at least one conductor having substantially no distributed capacitance and substantially no distributed resistance for coupling the high potential rectifier and multiplier to the utilization device, the means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding comprises a regulator for providing regulated operating voltage and means for switching the regulated operating voltage across the primary winding, the at least one discrete resistor comprises a resistive voltage divider across the terminals, and means for coupling a portion of the resistive voltage divider to the regulator, current sensing means and means for coupling the current sensing means in series with the regulator, the current sensing means feeding back regulator current flow information to the regulator.

In combination, a high magnitude electrostatic potential supply, an electrostatic potential utilization device, and means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device, the coupling means consisting essentially of a conductor having substantially no distributed capacitance and substantially no distributed resistance, the electrostatic potential supply comprises an operating potential source, a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a high potential rectifier and multiplier, means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding and means for coupling the secondary winding to the high voltage rectifier and multiplier, and the means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device consists essentially of the conductor for coupling the high potential rectifier and multiplier to the utilization device, the means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding comprises a regulator for providing regulated operating voltage and means for switching the regulated operating voltage across the primary winding, a resistive voltage divider, means for coupling the resistive voltage divider across the high potential rectifier and multiplier, and means for coupling a portion of the resistive voltage divider to the regulator, current sensing means, the current sensing means comprising a portion of the resistive voltage divider, a bandpass filter, means for coupling the current sensing means to the bandpass filter, signal processing circuitry, means for coupling the bandpass filter to the signal processing circuitry, and means for coupling the signal processing circuitry to the operating potential source.

In combination, a high magnitude electrostatic potential supply, an electrostatic potential utilization device, and means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device, the coupling means consisting essentially of a discrete number of lumped resistors and a discrete number of conductors for connecting the resistors together in a network, and for connecting the network to the electrostatic potential supply and to the utilization device, the electrostatic potential supply comprises an operating potential source, a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a high potential rectifier and multiplier, means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding and means for coupling the secondary winding to the high voltage rectifier and multiplier, and the means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device consists essentially of the discrete number of lumped resistors and the discrete number of conductors for coupling the high potential rectifier and multiplier to the utilization device, the means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding comprises a regulator for providing regulated operating voltage and means for switching the regulated operating voltage across the primary winding, a resistive voltage divider, means for coupling the resistive voltage divider across the high potential rectifier and multiplier, and means for coupling a portion of the resistive voltage divider to the regulator, current sensing means, the current sensing means comprising a portion of the resistive voltage divider, a bandpass filter, means for coupling the current sensing means to the bandpass filter, signal processing circuitry, means for coupling the bandpass filter to the signal processing circuitry, and means for coupling the signal processing circuitry to the operating potential source.

In combination, a high magnitude electrostatic potential supply including a pair of output terminals across which high magnitude electrostatic potential is supplied, an electrostatic potential utilization device, means for coupling the utilization device to one of the terminals, at least one discrete resistor, and means for coupling the at least one discrete resistor across the terminals to provide a current flow between the terminals through the at least one discrete resistor, the current flow tending to reduce the high magnitude electrostatic potential across the pair of output terminals, the means for coupling the utilization device to one of the terminals consisting essentially of at least one discrete, lumped resistor and at least one conductor having substantially no distributed capacitance and substantially no distributed resistance, the electrostatic potential supply comprises an operating potential source, a transformer having a primary winding and a second winding, a high potential rectifier and multiplier, means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding and means for coupling the secondary winding to the high voltage rectifier and multiplier, and the means for coupling the electrostatic potential supply to the utilization device consists essentially of the at least one discrete lumped resistor and the at least one conductor having substantially no distributed capacitance and substantially no distributed resistance for coupling the high potential rectifier and multiplier to the utilization device, the means for coupling the operating potential source to the primary winding comprises a regulator for providing regulated operating voltage and means for switching the regulated operating voltage across the primary winding, the at least one discrete resistor comprises a resistive voltage divider across the terminals, and means for coupling a portion of the resistive voltage divider to the regulator, current sensing means, the current sensing means comprising a portion of the resistive voltage divider, a bandpass filter, means for coupling the current sensing means to the bandpass filter, signal processing circuitry, means for coupling the bandpass filter to the signal processing circuitry, and means for coupling the signal processing circuitry to the operating potential source.