IP Library Granted Patent US 8,971,081
Granted Patent B2
US 8,971,081 · App. 13/072,299 · Granted Mar 3, 2015

High voltage inverter device for delivering a high-power AC high voltage

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Patent No.
US 8,971,081
App. No.
13/072,299
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The high voltage inverter device receives, as an input voltage, a DC voltage or a voltage within Safety Extra Low Voltage composed of a DC component with a pulsating flow superposed thereon. The input voltage is switched by a switching element to pass an exciting current to excitation windings on a primary side of a plurality of separate transformers having same characteristics to simultaneously excite the excitation windings. Output windings of the plurality of transformers are connected in parallel or in series with one another, and time axes of waveforms of output voltages of the output windings are synchronized. Thereby, a high-power high voltage is outputted continuously, stably, and safely from both ends of the output windings connected in parallel or in series.

Claims (7)

1. A high voltage inverter device that receives, as an input voltage, a DC voltage or a voltage composed of a DC component with a pulsating flow superposed thereon, switches the input voltage to pass an exciting current to an excitation winding on a primary side of a transformer, and outputs a high voltage from an output winding on a secondary side of said transformer,

wherein said transformer is composed of a plurality of separate transformers having same characteristics, excitation windings of said plurality of transformers are connected in parallel and simultaneously excited, output windings of said plurality of transformers are connected in parallel or in series with one another, and time axes of output voltage waveforms of the output windings are synchronized, and

wherein each of said plurality of transformers is a resonant transformer whose output voltage is proportional to a sharpness of resonance Qe.

2. The high voltage inverter device according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of transformers are composed of three transformers having same characteristics, excitation windings of said three transformers are connected in parallel and simultaneously excited, and output windings of said three transformers are connected in series with one another.

3. A high voltage inverter device that receives, as an input voltage, a DC voltage or a voltage composed of a DC component with a pulsating flow superposed thereon, switches the input voltage to pass an exciting current to an excitation winding on a primary side of a transformer, and outputs a high voltage from an output winding on a secondary side of said transformer,

wherein said transformer is composed of a plurality of separate transformers having same characteristics, excitation windings of said plurality of transformers are connected in series and simultaneously excited, output windings of said plurality of transformers are connected in parallel or in series with one another, and time axes of output voltage waveforms of the output windings are synchronized, and

wherein each of said plurality of transformers is a resonant transformer whose output voltage is proportional to a sharpness of resonance Qe.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2013
From: TOHOKU RICOH CO., LTD.
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030218/0781 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2011
From: KAMATA, HISAHIRO
To: TOHOKU RICOH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026037/0393 →