Regulated DC output power supply for amplifiers
AssigneeCrown Audio, Inc.
InventorGerald R. Stanley
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Abstract
A power supply for supplying a DC voltage from an AC supply voltage provided by an AC voltage source to an amplifier includes a plurality of input lines coupled to the AC voltage source a rectifier coupled to the input lines to provide an unregulated positive DC voltage component and an unregulated negative DC voltage component, first and second regulators coupled to the rectifier and generating controlled positive and negative DC voltage components, and a plurality of output lines coupled to the regulators. The regulators augment the unregulated positive and negative DC voltage components with the controlled positive and negative DC voltage components to create positive and negative DC voltages on the output lines.
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A power supply for supplying a DC voltage from an AC supply voltage provided by an AC voltage source comprising:
- a rectifier adapted to be coupled to the AC supply voltage to rectify the AC supply voltage to an unregulated DC voltage component which is positive relative to earth and an unregulated DC voltage component which is negative relative to earth;
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- a first and second regulator coupled to said rectifier, said first regulator regulating only a portion of said unregulated positive DC voltagze component to augment said unregulated positive DC voltage component with a controlled positive DC voltage component, thereby creating a positive DC voltage, said second regulator regulating only a portion of said unregulated negative DC voltage component to augment said unregulated negative DC voltage component with a controlled negative DC voltage component, thereby creating a negative DC voltage.
A power supply for supplying DC voltage from an AC supply voltage comprising:
- a transformer coupled to the AC supply voltage to transform the AC supply voltage to a first AC voltage;
- a primary rectifier coupled to said transformer to rectify said first AC voltage to a first unregulated DC voltage component which is positive relative to earth and a second unregulated DC voltage component which is negative relative to earth;
- a first and second regulator coupled to said primary rectifier, said first regulator regulating only a portion of said first unregulated DC voltage component to augment said first unregulated DC voltage component by generating a controlled positive DC voltage component, thereby creating a positive DC voltage;
- said second regulator regulating only a portion of said second unregulated DC voltage component to augment said second unregulated DC voltage component by generating a controlled negative DC voltage component, thereby creating a negative DC voltage.
An amplifier power supply for supplying a DC voltage from an AC supply voltage comprising:
- rectifying means for rectifying the AC supply voltage into an unregulated DC voltage component which is referenced to ground, and
- regulation means coupled to said rectifying means for receiving said unregulated DC voltage component from said rectifying means and regulating only a portion of said unregulated DC voltage component to augment said unregulated DC voltage component with a controlled DC voltage component, thereby producing a DC voltage.
An amplifier power supply for supplying a DC voltage from an AC supply voltage comprising:
- transformer means for transforming the AC supply voltage to a first AC voltage;
- rectifying means coupled to said transformer means for rectifying said first AC voltage into a first unregulated DC voltage component which is referenced to ground;
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- regulation means coupled to said rectifying means for receiving said first unregulated DC voltage component and regulating;
- only a portion of said first unregulated DC voltage component to augment said first unregulated DC voltage component with a controlled DC voltage component, thereby providing said DC voltage.
A power supply for supplying DC voltage from an AC supply voltage comprising:
- transforner coupled to the AC supply voltage to transform the AC supply voltage to a first AC voltage;
- a primary rectifier coupled to said transformer to rectify said first AC voltage to a first unregulated positive DC voltage component and a first unregulated negative DC voltage component;
- a first and second regulator coupled to said primary rectifiers said first regulator augmenting said first unregulated positive DC voltage component by generating a controlled positive DC voltage component to create a positive DC voltage;
- said second regulator augmenting said first unregulated negative DC voltage component by generating a controlled negative DC voltage component to create a negative DC voltage;
- a controller coupled to said first and second regulators to monitor for fault conditions;
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- a protective crowbar coupled to said output lines and operated by said controller.
A power supply for supplying DC voltage from an AC supply voltage comprising:
- a transformer coupled to the AC supply voltage to transform the AC supply voltage to a first AC voltage;
- a primary rectifier coupled to said transformer to rectify said first AC voltage to a first unregulated positive DC voltage component and a first unregulated negative voltage component;
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- a first and second regulator coupled to said primary rectifier, said first regulator augmenting said first unregulated positive DC voltage component by generating a controlled positive DC voltage component to create a positive DC voltage;
- said second regulator augmenting said first unregulated negative DC voltage component by generating a controlled negative DC voltage component to create a negative DC voltage;
- said transformer including first and second sets of contacts said first set of contacts routing said AC supply voltage through said transformer to transform said AC supply voltage into said first AC voltage, the second set of contacts directly coupling the AC supply voltage to said primary rectifier.
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