Superconductive voltage stabilizer
AssigneeSuperconductivity, Inc.
InventorsAge T. Visser, Robert C. Trendler, Paul F. Koeppe
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Abstract
A superconductive voltage stabilizer comprises an AC/DC converter, a voltage regulator, an energy storage cell and a superconducting energy storage coil. Alternating current is converted to direct current and stored in a superconducting coil. The stored direct current is selectively delivered to an energy storage cell to satisfy the energy requirements of a load. A voltage regulator senses the energy drawn from the energy storage cell and when appropriate releases stored energy from the superconducting coil to maintain a constant supply of energy to the load.
Claims12
A superconductive voltage stabilizer comprising:
- an energy storage cell for supplying energy to a load, said energy storage cell having a first input line, a second input line, a first output line, and a second output line, said output lines coupled to said load and cooperating to provide an output current path to said load;
- a voltage regulator in parallel with said first input line and said second input line;
- an AC/DC converter with an AC input connected to an AC supply line and producing a direct current output having a first DC terminal and a second DC terminal with said first DC terminal coupled to said first input line through a superconducting energy storage coil storing said direct current output and said second DC terminal coupled to said second input line whereby said energy supplied to said load to stabilize the operation of said load is restored to said energy storage cell by said voltage regulator which senses the voltage across said energy storage cell and delivers a portion of said direct current output stored in said superconducting energy storage coil to said energy storage cell in accordance with the energy requirements of said load.
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