Global Patent Index - EP 1155358 B1

EP 1155358 B1 20040908 - A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT REGULATION

Title (en)

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT REGULATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR WECHSELSTROMREGELUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE REGULATION DE COURANT ALTERNATIF

Publication

EP 1155358 B1 20040908 (EN)

Application

EP 99967731 A 19991229

Priority

  • US 9931154 W 19991229
  • US 11419598 P 19981230

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0039653A1] Circuitry and methods for regulating alternating current regulation uses energy storage and release principles to boost or buck voltage to permit regulated ac operation with parallel and series bi-directional switch elements (12) and (13) operated at either variable duty cycles or frequencies to accommodate bipolar ac operation. Each bi-directional switch element may include a diode bridge (8) or (10) and directionally limited switches such as semiconductor switches. The system can be used to regulate ac even during sub-cycle dips, can be used to simulate controlled dips, can be used to correct power factor for loads, and can be applied in multiphase operations.

IPC 1-7

G05F 1/12

IPC 8 full level

G05F 1/12 (2006.01); H02M 5/293 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G05F 1/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0039653 A1 20000706; AU 2396300 A 20000731; DE 69920052 D1 20041014; DE 69920052 T2 20050922; EP 1155358 A1 20011121; EP 1155358 A4 20020320; EP 1155358 B1 20040908; JP 2002534051 A 20021008

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9931154 W 19991229; AU 2396300 A 19991229; DE 69920052 T 19991229; EP 99967731 A 19991229; JP 2000591485 A 19991229